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[knurri]

Hello. As a new teacher heading out to Poland in the next month, I have been applying to many schools. I have been reading posts here for a few months and was wondering your opinions on Bell International and Contact Education. I have learned about Profi, so i will stay away.

Thanks in advance.

[gregoryfromcali]

If Bell offers you a job and you like the pay, then take it.

[returner]

Contact Education are an agency. Their website is www.contacteducation.co.uk. Neither their tefl.com ad nor their website gives an address, but they claim to be based in the UK.

[knurri]

yes, Contact kind of makes me leery as they do not have a physical address to mail things to, and no phone contacts. Yet on their contact page they have a woman with a phone headset on. i guess they don't run schools but are a recruiter. I will stay away.

[Pollux]

Granted, they don't have a phone number on their site, but that doesn't mean that you should stay away from them. Some schools prefer to use recruiters, so what? A well respected school I used to teach for uses Contact now for whatever reason. I'd say don't be put off by this practice, and don't think it's a scam, unless they require you to pay to get a job.

[caramel]

Go for Bell they are one of the best schools to work for in Poland in terms of support, training and money.