The articles in this section are all about what it is like to live around the world as a TEFL teacher.
They look at the practical side of life once you have found a job: passports & visas, what to pack, what to take with you, what to do once you arrive in your new home. Full of highly practical advice on what it’s like living abroad as a TEFL teacher they cover everything from personal safety abroad to how to watch television from back home.
International Schools are generally schools based in one country but which use a curriculum and teaching methods from another country. For example, in most countries of the world you will find schools which teach all subjects in English, with British teachers, with a British style uniform, based on British school […]
Insurance/Health Cover is a very important issue, but also a personal one. Some TEFL teachers will not travel without, other teachers don’t even think about the idea. This article looks at different sorts of insurances you might want to consider before heading overseas and teaching. What we present here are […]
IATEFL is the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language. It is a respected organization set up in the UK in 1967. It brings together over 4,000 teachers & administrators, writers, publishers and other professionals involved in teaching English as a foreign language. It holds regular conferences […]
TEFL teachers head abroad all the time to spend a year or more teaching in a new country. During that time it’s important to stay connected by phone and email and on the internet, not only to keep in touch with family and friends back home, but also to access […]
Do you want to teach English abroad? Quite simply, this this article will tell you how you can become a TEFL teacher abroad. Speaking English It’s going to sound obvious, but first, you must speak English well. You don’t have to be a native speaker, but an extremely proficient command […]