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Richard Davie • September, 06 2020

Behind the scenes of recruiting an English teacher

If you have no teaching experience, reading job advertisement after advertisement asking for one year or more teaching experience can be disheartening. It’s the old Catch 22 situation. Don’t be disheartened. Recruitment isn’t as straightforward as it...

Maria Di Mario • September, 06 2020

TEFL tips: how to teach writing

Of the four language skills - reading, writing, speaking and listening – writing can feel like the most difficult skill to teach. Building writing practice into classroom time doesn’t always feel like a dynamic way to use student-teacher time, but we...

Maria Di Mario • September, 01 2020

From Scotland to Barcelona: Craig’s TEFL adventure

It’s coming up to the end of the year and we thought it’d be nice to catch up with some of our graduates and find out what they’ve been doing since they finished the TEFL Iberia course. First up is Craig from Paisley who studied with us in the summer...

Richard Davie • September, 01 2020

From Wales to Barcelona - Amy Wong

We love catching up with past graduates to hear about their experience of the TEFL course and what they’ve been doing since graduation. And if you’re thinking about doing a TEFL course or teaching English in Barcelona, it’s always useful to hear abo...

Richard Davie • August, 31 2020

From Sheffield to Barcelona - Meet Guy Smith

Guy graduated from the University of Sheffield and is now teaching English in Barcelona. We caught up with him a few months after his TEFL course to get his thoughts on the TEFL market and find out what he’s doing. What was your previous education an...

Maria Di Mario • August, 20 2020

TEFL problems solved: how to handle a student crush

As a TEFL teacher, you’re often teaching students who are the same age as you or potentially older, which can change the dynamics of the student-teacher relationship. Teaching someone a new language can lead to, at times, quite personal conversations...