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jools230575
Joined: 30 Apr 2006 Posts: 6
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Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 2:18 pm Post subject: Advice needed on finding jobs |
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Hi there
I am a newly qualified teacher (Trinity certTESOL) looking to find work in the UK.
A couple of weeks ago I scored a job at my local language school for the month of July but so far this is all I have been able to get.
To be honest I want to avoid the summer school jobs as I don't want to end up being a part time parent.
What advice can folks offer a newly qualified teacher looking to get a steady income from TEFL teaching?
Are there any agencies for TEFL teachers?
How about internet based teaching?
At the moment I need to earn enough to pay my bills (and a HUGE loan).
Any help or advice is greatly appreciated
Jools |
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thrifty
Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1665 Location: chip van
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Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:25 am Post subject: |
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The Middle East or get out of TEFL. |
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lolwhites
Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 158 Location: France
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Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:52 am Post subject: |
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I'm afraid thrifty probably has a point. As a newly qualified TEFLer, your chances of finding work in the UK outside of the summer months are slim. Work slows down a lot after the summer and the "lucky" few who get kept on have Diplomas and/or lots of experience.
You've nothing to lose by registering with an agency that deals with FE colleges e.g. Protocol, but don't hold your breath. |
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jools230575
Joined: 30 Apr 2006 Posts: 6
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Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 8:36 am Post subject: |
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What agencies are there for TEFL teachers?
I found there is a Protocol in my local college so I am going to see them.
Thanks for the help so far |
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Will.
Joined: 02 May 2003 Posts: 783 Location: London Uk
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 12:29 pm Post subject: |
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BIG hint...
teach ESOL at your local college. not in a language school.
Agency hourly rate from �15 to �18 an hour. (They charge the school/college another �5 or 10 on top of that)
College lecturer �20 in that region. |
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teflexpert
Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 21 Location: Rochester, UK
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Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 9:00 am Post subject: Work in the UK for a new tefler |
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I agree with the others, I'm afraid. Without experience, it's really difficult to get taken on by anyone who pays above the norm. I would say that you really need to go for the summer schools to get a bit of experience under your belt. Even then, when I have run summer schools I usually look for teachers with at least 1 year's experience. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news - and Good Luck! |
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lolwhites
Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 158 Location: France
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Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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The bottom line is that everyone has to do some time in the trenches, it goes with the territory. |
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Av
Joined: 01 May 2005 Posts: 3 Location: UK
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Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:15 am Post subject: |
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The Europa Pages site has some useful resources for TEFL NQTs, including some specialist recruitment agencies that offer positions in the UK, as well as abroad - http://www.europa-pages.com/uk/TEFL-Info.html |
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wheatifus
Joined: 09 Jan 2005 Posts: 14 Location: nowhere of any particular interest
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Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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Or maybe not the most exciting place to be, but you could head to Bournemouth (if experience is all you're mainly after)... loads of work all year. I've heard Brighton and Eastbourne are the same. |
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southern bluefin
Joined: 16 Feb 2007 Posts: 12
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 1:28 am Post subject: South Korea |
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Hi Jools - how are you?
Have you thought about South Korea? see Dave's job board - sorry, don't mean to patronise! And there are employers who will pre-pay the airfare to SK. I don't think the Middle East is the best place to start for new ESL teachers. My advice: get some experience in SK, save some money and enjoy yourself, then, if you want to go to the Middle East, take your time and make sure you find a good employer. |
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Robski
Joined: 18 Feb 2007 Posts: 50 Location: Middle Europe
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 4:50 am Post subject: |
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Hi Jools. After 12 years of this TEFL game what could I say to advise you?
I had a very good time in Poland in the early days. I didn't make a shed load of money there but I cut my teeth, got treated very well for the local conditions, was respected at a 'teacher'. I'm now stuck in Saudi Arabia trying to make a few quid before I probably do something else, such as driving a bus.
But you say that you're a part-time parent, and you didn't say how old you are or - crucially - where you are. TEFL in London, Brighton, Eastbourne, Bournemouth, and the regular EFL hot spots is very different to anywhere else in the UK. In the Midlands there are no private TEFL schools, just FE colleges. A lot of FE colleges don't do EFL (E. as a Foreign Languae) but ESL (E. as a second language) where you teach to Indians, Africans, Pakistatnis etc. (Often they call it ESOL) But now those classes are full of Poles, Czechs, Slovaks all mixed in. It's not easy teaching but there is some work out there to be had.
I suggest, if you really want to stay in the game, you get a job in the pub to pay the bills (maybe not a chip van) and write to your nearest FE college to ask if you can do a couple of classes a week. That will give you plenty of time to prepare - which you will need - but it will keep your hand in before that really fabulous TEFL job comes around (??).
Trouble is - there is so much ESOL work out there that the cash-strapped FE colleges are trying to get that the pay will not be shit hot either - they are now behaving a bit like private schools to balance their budgets. But it MAY be alright enough for you not to feel (too) abused.
Take it easy.
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lolwhites
Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 158 Location: France
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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I'm not sure that Bournemouth has "loads of work all year". From May to September you'll have work coming out of your ears, but it's actually pretty seasonal and many get laid off in the autumn. Unless you have a Diploma, year round work is difficult to find. When I was there, many summer teachers only came to BoMo for the summer, then went abroad for the rest of the year.
Oh, and the Government is about to end funding for the majority of ESOL classes so that may well dry up too. |
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scot47
Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343
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Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 5:31 am Post subject: |
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'Go bind your sons to exile'
You see Kipling was right. Saudi Arabia is waiting for you - but get some experience in Korea first. South is easier than North |
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