Program Reviews

Two long days over one weekend but enjoyable and educational. The tutor Simon had a wealth of experience which he used wisely to help us get the most from the time available. The right amount of practical tasks and plenty of class interaction to maintain interest and involvement. Great atmosphere created with plenty of encouragement, motivation and confidence-building. Quite a diverse group of students which added to the quality of the experience. This course is usually part of a longer online Tefl course with most students seeming to do the classroom element early in their online course. Although it's not required to have started the online studies before attending the weekend, I would recommend completing at least the online grammar module before attending, especially if you don't already speak grammar....

The TEFL weekend in Liverpool was very informative and gave us a good idea of the practical side of TEFL and complimented the online content well. Rachael was an amazing tutor, she was warm and welcoming and did well in keeping us active and interested during the long days. Her balance of professionalism and friendliness was phenomenal. Can't thank her enough. It was a good opportunity to network and meet other like minded people with similar ambitions. I was fortunate in that our small group bonded really well from the offset and I have no doubt that we will keep in touch in the future. The activities were presented clearly and we also took part in some educational games that you could use when teaching a class of your own. All in all, I would rate the program 10/10. It was intense and the days were long, but I enjoyed myself from begging to end.

I think the material used to teach is very understandable and focused. Some of the online tutorials I think could use updating they seem a bit old. The classroom weekend was excellent - mostly because of the tutor Simon who is so knowledgable and a great teacher.

I think the price for the course was good and we definitely get a lot from it. I think some people would benefit from longer classroom time with more presentation practice. I think that it should be advised to do the online study first and then the classroom as then this acts more as a consolidation and revision.

I think the online assessments work well and my tutor has been getting back to me with constructive feedback very promptly. Overall a well run course and I am happy i chose it.

I attended a 3 day weekday course in Birmingham and really enjoyed it. The tutor Rachael was extremely knowledgeable and helped us whenever we needed. We learnt a lot during the course and it was quite intensive but we had 2 small breaks and an hour's break at lunch each day.
We focused on different areas each day such as Skills lessons and Language lessons and classroom management. On our first day there were icebreaker activities to help us become familiar with one another on the course.
As the final activity each day, we were put into small groups and asked to prepare a 15 minute 'mini lesson.' We had an hour each day to plan our lessons, using what we had learnt earlier in the day. It was a challenging 3 days, but I had a great time during the course and I would 100% recommend it to anyone who is considering becoming a TEFL teacher!

Many thanks to Rachel for her great teaching and enjoyable TEFL course held in London last week. I enjoyed learning from Rachel as did the whole group. She knows the material inside out and was full of enthusiasm.

We covered a lot of material in three days from topics such as: ' Class Warmers, Grammar, Lesson Planning, Teaching Vocabulary to Games to mention just a few.' We even learnt how to speak some Indonesian too!

As a native English speaker, I also learnt how to teach English with members of the group from all over the world with different perspectives. We practiced teaching, which was daunting to start with, but enjoyable and fun with practice.

I met some great people on the course, which is a bonus!

Thank you Rachel
Best wishes from Chris Cordrey

Online Course TEFL 120 hour - It's great that you can do the course in your own time and extend if needed as I did due to family commitments. The tests/quizzes at the end of each section are great because you can re-take them thereby helping you to perfect your English and increase your end mark.

Advanced 30hr Business English Course - this was very helpful in understanding the expectations of teaching Business English.

3 day, weekday Classroom Course - run by Rachel Rowland, this by far has been the part of the overall course that has given me the confidence to feel that I can actually go out and teach! I had completed the above courses already but the way the 3 day course is structured, students with no TEFL knowledge were just as able to participate. Rachel created a supportive environment in which to learn and practice the skills of being a TEFL teacher. Her friendly, positive and clear approach made the three days enjoyable on an educational and practical level.

I had a every positive experience with the classroom part of the TEFL course. At first, I was skeptical at how would such as compressed classroom course would be engaging, and I was very pleasantly surprised. Asif is a very capable and experienced instructor. He did not spare a chance at sharing tips and situations related to TEFL in different contexts, which gave me enough background and confidence to walk into the job. The classroom experience included a lot of practical exercises and chances to practice all the concepts we were taught. The group dynamics in the course, very well-facilitated by Asif made it a lot of fun too. I left the course taking away tips and methods I will not forget, and look forward to apply. The selected venue was also very convenient and comfortable. Thank you.

This highly interactive course was a great introduction to TEFL for me. I had only just begun the online course so was entering as a full novice. In a packed 3 days I feel I learnt a huge amount about what's involved in planning and delivering lessons and taking responsibility as a teacher. Our teacher, Rachel, was terrific. She created a hugely positive and inclusive learning environment; encouraging questions and feedback throughout and sharing some extremely helpful and entertaining anecdotes from her own teaching experience. The exercises were very well constructed and really helpful in introducing the kind of materials we could use. I was never bored and always felt challenged in the course - but in a fun and supportive atmosphere! Great course, thank you.

This course is absolutely fantastic, mainly due to the excellent teaching of Rachel who helped guide me and the rest of the class through the tasks without any of them feeling unreachable.

The lessons were well structured, well-paced and nothing ever felt too rushed. Our teacher took time to answer our questions whilst also making sure that we were hurried along at points when people went too off-topic, setting an amazing example for us as potential teachers.

There wasn't too many people in the class and it didn't feel too crowded. I felt that I got enough one on one time, whilst also having a lot of group activities. The ideas given to us for lesson ideas were clear and fun, along with the lessons about teaching structures (PPP and skills lessons).

I would highly recommend this course to anyone that is looking to improve their TEFL teaching skills.

I had a very enjoyable and positive experience, all of my fellow students were extremely friendly and helpful. Despite being from a variety of different countries and backgrounds we all got on very well with one another and helped each other if necessary. As a result of the lessons we were taught I feel ready to teach English abroad now; I couldn't imagine becoming an effective Foreign Language English teacher without undertaking this programme, despite English being my mother tongue. Asif was a fantastic teacher, I wish I could've had teachers like him at school! He was extremely engaging and really motivated us to want to teach to the best of our abilities. Overall, I know I speak for everyone in the group when I say it was an extremely valuable experience and I'm thoroughly glad I did it.