British Council

General Info

Working with partners in the UK, the British Council helps to share British expertise and talent with over 100 countries worldwide.

Looking for an opportunity to teach English abroad? Interested in teaching Young Learners? Want to progress your career in TEFL?

We work together with our partner organisations overseas to provide opportunities for young people to work as language assistants both in the UK and 18 countries around the world.

We recruit EFL teachers with specialist qualifications and experience all year round for over 100 teaching centres. We are the leading employer of English language teachers in the world and our teaching centres are equipped with the latest materials, technology and support.

We have a reputation across the world for delivering an excellent standard of English language teaching, and for employing the best teachers in their field.

If you're dedicated to cross-cultural development and looking for challenging opportunities, we have a range of jobs on offer throughout the year, across the globe. We are also keen to establish professional partnerships with organisations and individuals in the fields of education and culture.

Whether you are curious to know what EFL stands for or already established with an ELT career and looking for a new challenge, these pages contain useful information for you. You can find out why TEFL is so important to us, and see where our current vacancies are. If you see something you like, you can even apply right now!

If you're dedicated to cross-cultural development and looking for challenging opportunities, we have a range of jobs on offer throughout the year, across the globe.

Placement Info

If you're an English language teacher and UK national, we can offer you teaching opportunities in our centres across the globe.

Because our organisation is so large and spreads across the world, we can offer teachers good opportunities to build a career within our own network. This is the real value of what we call network teachers contracts.

All the contracts issued from London (this accounts for about half our full-time teachers) are reliable and secure and carry equal status across the globe.

Network contracts usually run for two years, after which you may be able to renew your contract for a further year or apply for a job in a different country. Teacher's salaries are determined by each centre. They take into account both local living conditions and costs and are competitive with other local ELT employers.

Network teachers receive airfares, baggage allowance, medical insurance and paid annual leave. We will make matching contributions to a pension scheme for teachers who meet qualifying criteria.