In the TEFL world, it’s crucial to know your worth. Like anyone in any industry, you’ve got to make a living. Teaching English as a foreign language is one of the most exciting, stimulating and endlessly rewarding ways to pay the bills, of course. For any teacher, though, actually being able to pay those bills […]

16 July 2013 Once bitten by the travel bug there is simply no going back, wanderlust is a common symptom and an innate desire to discover and explore will stay with you forever. TEFL supports a traveller’s needs; funding your travels and providing a stepping stone from country to country where students and employers welcome […]

by Amy Renders My first job was in Peru. I worked for a private language school teaching children age 6 and over as well as teaching basic and advanced adults. It was challenging and nerve wracking but at the same time rewarding and I got to meet loads of people from all over the world. In […]

9 January 2013 As I make my way home for Christmas on the train from Seville to Malaga, I finally have time to reflect on the last eight months. At the beginning of 2012, I was working as an assistant manager in a bar/restaurant in Glasgow. Unbeknown to me at that time I would soon […]

28 December 2012 It is hard to define a typical day in the life of a VESL volunteer in Sri Lanka, as there is so much variety (which is one of many reasons why I love it so much)! However, I have included below some of the highlights that make it a real pleasure to […]

5 December 2012 After taking a year out from work in Scotland, I decided to pursue my goal of travelling around the world. On my return I was weighing up my options which were go back to the old job in Scotland or try something different. I had heard of TEFL on my recent travels and decided […]

by Amy Dunkley 3 October 2012 This time last year I was having a minor meltdown. My flight was four days away, I still hadn’t got my visa, and fitting my life into a 25kg suitcase seemed like mission impossible. A week after my graduation I had dropped the bombshell on my parents that actually […]

2 August 2012 We love to hear from our students to see where their TEFL certificate has taken them. Get some inspiration from Emma, a TEFL Org graduate, who is using her TEFL qualification to teach English in the UK and Finland. Here’s her story… Last year I decided to take a The TEFL Org course, […]

Updated: 28th December 2017 Once you have completed your TEFL training you will be all set to start looking for that all-important TEFL job. TEFL Org course graduates can log on to our TEFL Jobs Centre and apply for any number of teaching positions all over the world. Some employers will ask you to send […]

29 June 2012 TEFL attracts gap year students, travel enthusiasts and also qualified teachers who are out of work. As the demand for PGCE teachers in the UK plummets, the demand for native English TEFL teachers worldwide continues to rise. In the UK last year over 38,000 teachers were unemployed – more than double the figure from 5 […]