Sadly, shady business practices are far too common in the world of ELT. It runs the gamut from schools using bogus self-employed contracts all the way up to grifters who set up fake schools to fleece students of their cash. At the union, we consider it our duty to share information when it appears a school is not … Read more
Being in a union means having support when you have problems at work. It also means being part of a community – and nothing builds community like free pizza and drinks! Over the course of 2025, we’re hosting a series of “TEFL Town Hall” events. The first two have been in London, but we’re proud … Read more
We’re proud to be hosting the second “TEFL Town Hall” in London on May 2nd. As before, it’ll be an opportunity to meet with fellow ELT workers, do some fun activities, and, of course, free pizza and drinks! It’ll be at our union office at the May Day Rooms on Fleet Street with doors opening at 6:30 … Read more
Our union is proud of the support we’ve been offering to British Council English Online teachers over the past few years. This recently culminated in a long article in the Guardian, which you can find here. The article, entitled British Council accused of forcing gig economy teachers into ‘feeding frenzy’ for work, details the precariousness … Read more
Joining a union means having support if you ever have a problem at work. But it’s more than that: it’s a community of folks who care about the jobs and care about each other. Bosses try to play us off each other: competing for hours in the lean times, scrambling to get that coveted guaranteed-hours … Read more
The TEFL Workers’ Union has gone public with a dispute with English Express/Real Action, a charity language school based in North West London. At issue is unpaid and late wages, bogus self-employment, and bullying management. Teachers at English Express first reached out to the union when they were informed that the school had far less … Read more