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• Where and How You Want to Teach
Which country, culture, climate etc suits you?
What kind of work situation: employment in a language school, private tuition, volunteering or simply being a good neighbour? - Feel free to give us a call to discuss your options.
• Your Job Hunting Strategy
1. At distance using the internet, adverts, agent, or personal contacts.
2. On the spot measuring the market, networking and knocking on doors.
• Teaching English Abroad
As well as general TEFL in language schools, there is a huge market for business and technical English. The most typical employer is a private language school. Personal tuition is often possible and lucrative, but keep an eye on local tax and immigration issues.
If you are a qualified teacher (e.g. PGCE), you can also approach international schools.
Check working visa requirements before you travel as some countries only accept graduates.
Ask us for further advice.
Many TEFL TESOL jobs are advertised on the internet, but far from all. Being on the spot, and some times even at the right time of the year, is still important in many countries. You can also find TEFL vacancies in local English language publications such as newspapers, magazines or websites aimed at expats.
You can locate language schools by searching on the internet using for example “learn English” and the name of the town/city. Try both in English and the local language. The Yellow Pages is available in many countries both on paper and online. We have a database of contacts we will share with you too.
• TEFL TESOL Jobs in the UK
There are three main areas of Teaching English as a Foreign Language in the UK:
1. Colleges of Further Education and Skills for Life Programmes: These require specialist
qualifications. Contact LifeLong Learning on telephone +44 (0)20 7936 5798.
2. British Council accredited language schools: You need a degree and a TEFL qualification of
minimum 100 hours which also includes supervised teaching practice.
3. Private Tuition: You’ll be your own master and it is up to you which qualification you choose. Get in
touch if you want ideas and tips for finding your own students.
A TEFL or TESOL qualification is also useful if you are a mainstream teacher, teaching assistant or house parent with many immigrant pupils, train staff in a work place with foreign workers or work in residential activity centres.
• TEFL TESOL Career Development for UK Jobs
A good way into the UK language school market is to gather a couple of years teaching experience abroad and then add on further training at diploma level such as a LTCL Diploma TESOL or DELTA. There is also a range of degree course available of which some may be done by distance learning.
Foreign Office Travel Advice by Country
National Insurance and Tax for UK citizens abroad
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