The TEFL Workers’ Union is proud to be hosting a meet-up for language school workers in and around Manchester. The event, which is free, is on Saturday March 16th from 6:00 – 8:00pm at the Working Class Movement library in Salford (M5 4WX). It’ll be a relaxed environment with drinks and snacks. There’ll be a … Read more
With union support, a public campaign, and legal representation, a London-based TEFL teacher has secured an almost £40,000 payout from the Golders Green College and School of English. Ms V worked for Golders Green College & School of English from 2004 until her resignation in May 2022. Trouble began when the school introduced a contract … Read more
When workers at the UK College of English (UKCBC) in London were told they were facing redundancy, one of them, A, made the decision to reach out to the union. While going through a redundancy process is never easy, having the support of a union rep made all the difference when it came to securing … Read more
Everyone knows that a huge amount of the work that goes into teaching happens outside the classroom. In most areas of education, teachers are given paid preparation and admin time. This is rarely the case in TEFL and it’s certainly not the case for online teachers at the British Council. Below, our members at the … Read more
Time and again, the promises of online teaching schools fail to materialise. If we want to make things better, we need to hold online schools to account. And that will take a movement of teachers, for teachers. The reality of online teaching Whether we call it the gig economy, Uberfication, or platform-based learning, the move … Read more
This year saw the TEFL Workers’ Union continue to grow, campaign, and win. We’ve continued to hold ELT bosses to account, and shown that when we fight we win. Don’t mess with the union! 2023 saw a string of public victories for our union, alongside groups of workers raising issues of pay and conditions collectively. … Read more