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Like a Rolling Stone · Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Posts: 872

Hi,

What are the standard requirements for working for the British Council teaching English?

Does each branch have its own criteria?

The website for the British Council doesn't seem to be very helpful. Confused

Like a Rolling Stone · Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Posts: 872

HMMM....Any help at all? Anybody know? Sad

paulmanser · Joined: 28 Nov 2005 Posts: 403

From their website;

CELTA/TRINITY
BA degree in any subject
2 years TEFL experience in any country/place of work.

Like a Rolling Stone · Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Posts: 872

Thanks Paul, do you have a link? I don't know it. I think I looked at the wrong place. Where can you study CELTA/Trinity?

paulmanser · Joined: 28 Nov 2005 Posts: 403

http://www.britishcouncil.org/teacherrecruitment-careers-minimum-requirements.htm

there you go, above

Working for the british council/International House is the HARDEST places to work for. Your average private school in Poland ect only ask for TEFL cert, CELTA/TRINITY or any other UK university tefl CERT or 4 week TEFL cert that has 120 hours or more with 6 hours teaching practice plus degree and EU passport. plus native speaker.

As for getting a CELTA/TRINITY, go to CACTUS, just type CACTUSTEFL in the search bar and it will come up one way or another.

Why British Council anyway? Your have a easier time going for a average private school anywhere in the world, because its like applying for university, cambridge want THE EBST where as a NORMAL school want the average at best ect.

Im sure you understand me

anyway ask again if theres more info you want

happy to help.

good luck.

Like a Rolling Stone · Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Posts: 872

Thanks Paul Manser. WOW! looks like the place is a bit out of my league Shocked

I thought it might be a good place to work, me being from Blighty and all. But I will keep looking.
Spasiba!

paulmanser · Joined: 28 Nov 2005 Posts: 403

Private message me if you want more info,a nd HAHA yes im avoiding british council, International House too. I'd for anything but those. out of my league too. Bit like applying for top universities.

stillnosheep · Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 2068 Location: eslcafe

International House elite? I beg to differ.

Better than many other schools? Yes. Elite? No.

They are not even amongst the very best schools in the UK, let alone on a world scale. Perhaps Warwick would provide a better comparison than Oxford or Cambridge. Good in many areas, outstanding in a few, but not, on the whole, elite.