An anonymous former teacher at Kaplan Pathways lays out what it’s like to work under a precarious contract and in the absence of supportive managers. But it doesn’t have to be this way. This is exactly why the TEFL Worker’s Union is organising at Kaplan. We all deserve stable hours permanent contract and a predictable … Read more
The TEFL Workers Union is proud to have interviewed Tyson Seburn. Tyson is an English language teacher who has been a consistent voice for LGBTQ+ inclusion in the industry and has even produced a prototype on what a non-heteronormative text book could look like. Check out his work and follow Tyson on Twitter @seburnt Tell … Read more
Teachers at Interac, which provides English teachers to public and private primary schools in Japan, are on strike in an effort to secure decent pay and secure employment. While management have engaged in negotiating sessions with their workers’ union, TOZEN, school bosses have refused to budge on certain key demands. Faced with such intransigence, workers … Read more
We are proud to announce the formation of the Kaplan Pathways Workers for Justice. After years of organising in the TEFL Workers’ Union, we thought it was finally time to make it official. What is it? This campaign challenges the unfair working practices championed by Kaplan and brings workplace organisation, solidarity, aid, support, training and … Read more
We at the TEFL Workers’ Union stand in solidarity with striking teachers and admin staff all over the country. We would like to express our solidarity with all UCU’s demands listed below: address the scandal of the gender, ethnic, and disability pay gap end contract casualisation and rising job insecurity tackle the rising workloads driving … Read more
Teachers at Escape English, on Oxford Street in London, have secured a pay scale for the first time. This saw the pay of some increase by more than a third. A teacher from Escape English said: “No one expects to get rich teaching English, but we do expect to be treated with respect and paid … Read more