Why work as a teacher?
Learning English is a vital skill for children living all over the world and it massively opens up the possibilities for their futures. A teach abroad program gives you the chance to share your language with speakers of other languages, and also learn about the culture of your students – all while helping them to develop a skillset that will be genuinely useful for them in life.
For those looking to gain an internationally recognised and accredited TESOL or TEFL course qualification, and be paid to teach in a school abroad – do bear in mind that you will need to be a native English speaker with a BA degree.
If you don’t have a degree yet then don’t worry as we also have lots of fantastic volunteer teaching opportunities available.
Why different types of courses?
As well as TESOL and TEFL courses, there are also ESL teaching courses available (although these tend to be less popular these days) for people who want to become an English language teacher. These stand for:
- TESOL – Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
- TEFL – Teaching English as a Foreign Language
- ESL – English as a Second Language
For more information about how we select our childcare and teaching abroad programs, and support our volunteers, read our child protection and safeguarding policies.
You can also read more about how teaching on your gap year can help develop your professional skills.
