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cmumby
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 Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 9:47 am Post subject: opportunities for ESL teacher returning to the UK |
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I am an ESL teacher currently living overseas and planning to return to the UK next year.
I am interested in finding out what opportunities there are for a CELTA qualified teacher of 9 years with experience teaching adults and children Cambridge Exams and children IGCSE-ESL and IB English B. I have also been an IELTS writing skills examiner and oral examiner for FCE and CAE. |
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demitrescou
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| Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 8:33 am Post subject: |
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| Not many really. Sorry. |
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Tudor
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cmumby
Have you checked out the UK forum on here? There may be posters on there who can offer some ideas, although having read through some of those posts recently I'd say demitrescou's reply is probably pretty accurate.
Good luck. |
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SahanRiddhi
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| Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 3:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Let me get this straight. You want to teach ESL in the UK, and you have CELTA, IGCSE-ESL, IB English B, IELTS, FCE and CAE. OK. Do you want to do this ASAP? Unfortunately, you may be SOL. |
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demitrescou
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| Let me get this straight. You want to teach ESL in the UK, and you have CELTA, IGCSE-ESL, IB English B, IELTS, FCE and CAE. OK. Do you want to do this ASAP? Unfortunately, you may be SOL. |
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nickpellatt
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I think it probably depends on where you are re-locating to in the UK. Where I live on the South coast there are opportunities for EFL work all year, but it can be difficult to get your foot in the door. With your experience I would guess you would be someone the reputable language schools would be keen to meet, and I would guess you would have a good chance with the tertiary colleges and adult learning centres.
Ive looked at/applied for, such jobs in the past, and they do exist. Id look at some TEFL job websites and see what the market has in the area you are moving back to. TEFL.com lists 174 UK jobs, and they arent all summer ones. |
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wangdaning
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| I am sorry, but a bit confused by this thread. Is there not a market for teaching English to all the immigrants to the UK? |
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naturegirl321
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Have you checked places like
the Chronicle
TESOL.org
HigherEdJobs |
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Teacher in Rome
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| I am sorry, but a bit confused by this thread. Is there not a market for teaching English to all the immigrants to the UK? |
Publicly funded courses for ESOL have been slashed.
A couple of days ago, figures released showed there was 100,000 + net migration to Britain (i.e. more people coming in than leaving). This is partly accounted for 50,000 fewer Britons leaving, and 50,000 extra Poles coming in. The report was accompanied by a photo showing a guy looking for work in a shop window. All the job notices were written in Polish or other Eastern European languages, so no, as an immigrant you don't necessarily need to learn English!
The conservative government want to cut immigration to the "tens of thousands". An interesting comment was that they can't do this through EU immigration, and they'd find it hard to do it through immigration for family purposes. The only way they'll cut it is through extra-EU immigration of students, or workers with skills (which the economy desperately needs). |
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demitrescou
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| Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 7:57 am Post subject: |
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| I am sorry, but a bit confused by this thread. Is there not a market for teaching English to all the immigrants to the UK? |
A significant proportion of them (if not most) have no interest in learning English.
They hang out in their own little communities and form their own little societies with their own banks, supermarkets etc. They don't need English and are often not very interested in mixing with the English speaking community. |
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Sashadroogie
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| A similar attitude can sometimes be seen with TEFLers abroad... |
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basiltherat
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| Is there not a market for teaching English to all the immigrants to the UK? |
In a speech recently, cameron declared that all immigrants MUST learn English. However, it's a policy that will determine whether or not that happens and if there is one coming soon (which I doubt) you might be in luck. I really don't think the immigrants are going to be able to or be willing to fiork out themselves to learn English. That's the least of their priorities, i'd imagine.
As others have said, cut backs are the norm now. I don't think the government will start spending even more money on these immigrants.
Try the local adult education centres in your area. There are some expat workers from places like Japan and Korea who take courses there; at least, in my area there are.
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the_thinker
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As far as I'm aware, the teaching options in the UK are:
private language schools: OK with your qualifications, but difficult to live off the wages offered
teaching ESOL in FE colleges: need specific qualifications (a kind of add-on course is available for the CELTA, which takes nine months if I remember correctly), pay better but not great
teaching at universities: need an MA for a full-time position, might get a few hours here and there with a diploma-level qualification |
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Sashadroogie
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| I thought that the add-on was to the DELTA, no? |
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Kofola
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| Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 10:22 am Post subject: |
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| I thought that the add-on was to the DELTA, no? |
I believe that for teaching ESOL in state colleges you usually need the Additional Diploma in Teaching English (ESOL) in the Lifelong Learning Sector (ADTE(E)LLS) |
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