Location
  • China
    • Beijing
    • Shanghai
    • Guangzhou
    • Hangzhou
    • Jinan
    • Chongqing
    • Shenzhen
    • Zhengzhou
Length
26 - 52 weeks
Classroom Audience
Elementary Middle School High School

Program Details

Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree or higher
  • Ability to a pass a criminal record check
  • In good health
  • Enthusiastic, outgoing and ready to make a change
Job Type
Government
Classroom Audience
Elementary Middle School High School

Pricing

Salary / Benefits
Salary ranging from 8000 to 18,000 RMB per month
Paid winter vacation in January for around four weeks
120 Hour TEFL Course
Teacher training/Orientation
10 month paid teaching placement in a city of your choice,
Free accommodation/Housing allowance
Group chat with other TFT participants
Starting Price
790
Price Details
£650 programme fee:

What's included?
Online 120 Hour Advanced TEFL Course
Orientation and teacher training in country
Organised trip to historical landmarks and monthly meet ups
Full guidance and support throughout the whole process and once in China
Assistance with criminal record check, visa process and authentication of documents
A guaranteed paid placement teaching English in China with a government funded public school
The Fewer Things Survival Guide to China
Private group chat with all applicants
What's Included
Accommodation Some Accommodation Airport Transfers Meals SIM cards Travel Insurance Visa Wifi
What's Included (Extra)

120 Hour TEFL Course, 2 week summer camp in Beijing, a 10 month paid teaching placement in a city of your choice, free accommodation and 12 weeks holiday.

Mar 19, 2025
Jan 31, 2025
46 travelers are looking at this program

About Program

China is our most esteemed graduate program and we've welcomed hundreds of grads out to this amazing country over the years:

💰 - Earn between 10,000 to 20,000 RMB monthly
🏡 - Housing allowance for duration
❄️ - 4-6 week winter vacation every January
✈️ - Flight from home country to China reimbursement
📃 - Visa and documentation fee reimbursement (varies by city)

Also, indulge in perks like:

📚 - A comprehensive 120-Hour Advanced TEFL course
🎓 - In-person teacher training in China
🤝 - Round-the-clock guidance and support
🛂 - Full guidance with visa formalities
💼 - A guaranteed paid position in a vetted school
📖 - The Fewer Things Survival Guide to China
📖 - TFT's Lesson Plan Library

Seize this golden chance to hone your teaching skills in one of the globe’s most captivating nations. Be a part of TFT's award winning China Program in 2024!

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At The Fewer Things, our approach to ethical programming is deeply rooted in mutual respect and reciprocity. We ensure that while our participants gain enriching experiences, host communities in Asia are empowered, their environments protected, and their cultural heritage upheld. This holistic approach safeguards the authenticity of experiences for future travelers, all the while championing the well-being and growth of our host communities.

Program Highlights

  • ✈️ - 4-6 weeks winter vacation
  • 📱- Group chat with TFT participants
  • 🏫 - Public School Placements Only

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Program Reviews

4.98 Rating
based on 53 reviews
  • 5 rating 98.11%
  • 4 rating 1.89%
  • 3 rating 0%
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  • Benefits 4.75
  • Support 4.95
  • Fun 4.85
  • Facilities 4.65
  • Safety 5
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Sarah
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

A great adventure

Before choosing The Fewer Things I looked at a few other options but the reviews and offer they had were amazing so me and my boyfriend decided to go for it and It has not disappointed. We have been in China for 6 months now and honestly can't see ourselves going back to the U.K. anytime soon. The apartment we got downtown Shanghai is great and only a 5 minute walk to the metro station, so it is not that far to get to our school (about 30 minutes)

The teaching is fun and pretty relaxed, you can end up doing teaching the same lesson a few times a week because you don't always see the same the same class twice in a week. But that means less lesson planning!

We really liked the social side of things in the run up to China and once here, Jaemi from The Fewer Things creates a group chat with all of the applicants, so you get to know people before you even arrive and everyone helps each other out with the online TEFL and visa process. I would recommend this programme to anyone 100 times over.

99 people found this review helpful.
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George
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Canadian in China!

I was surprised and pleased at the sheer amount of support and help I received from Jaemi and The Fewer Things before and after I landed in China. It has been a great experience and I’m so pleased I finally made the leap. I was a little nervous to go to China and my dad was freaking out completely but they supported me to make the move.

I throughly enjoyed the Tefl training, it had special section which were specific to teaching Chinese students which was the most helpful part for me, as I had no idea what it would be like!

I am very thankful for this opportunity

97 people found this review helpful.
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Rob
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

The Fewer Things

I started my journey teaching abroad in Nanjing, it is such amazing place and when I first got here the teachers at coordinator at my schools were so welcoming It was something I had been nervous about in the run up to China. But once I got there they were all proper lovely.

The summer camp in Beijing was really useful to me and seems to help other teachers too. Everyone in my group had just graduated apart from one older man but he had never taught either. I felt The Fewer Things did a great job of helping me with pretty much everything really, they were on their to help me whenever I needed.

93 people found this review helpful.
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Toni
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Teaching in Nanjing

I was placed in Nanjing by The Fewer Things and I’ve loved it since being here. China can be tough some times but the people I’ve met here have been amazing and I’ve enjoyed meeting new friends.

The TEFL course and summer camp were the most helpful parts of my whole experience and really taught me a lot about teaching Chinese students. I had experience teaching before this at home in the U.K. but it is completely different!

Thank you Jaemi and the team for giving me an amazing time.

Holiday time!

91 people found this review helpful.
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Fran
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Shanghai!

The teaching programme ran by TFT is one of the best things I have ever been a part of, the Summer Camp you get to go on before starting your placement is a lot of help (although intense) it is 10 days of teaching students and you are in the classroom with 2 other teachers so the work load is balanced, it was a great way to get over my initial nerves of teaching.

The support I received from the coordinator was great and he was always available to help me with and questions I had. I would recommend this programme to anyone who is looking for a new adventure.

If you did this all over again, what's one thing you would change?
I was supposed to sign up with a friend but she dropped out before we came, I would have loved to have shared this experience with someone I'm close with.
100 people found this review helpful.
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Ryan
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Teaching in China

From the moment I applied to The Fewer Things I knew I had made the right decision, I was given so much support with everything in terms of visa, flights and the legal side of things. Jaemi even organised my documents for me as I was busy in my last year of Uni.

I have been in Shanghai for 4 months now and thoroughly enjoy life here, the teaching is easy and relaxed and I have a lot of free time to roam around the city. I have met many new people here and even now have a girlfriend who is here from Vietnam.

What is your advice to future travelers on this program?
Make sure you have enough spending money for your initial month here. I brought 4000 RMB and it was just enough to get by but would recommend a little more if you are going out a lot.
97 people found this review helpful.
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Paula
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

The Fewer Things - Teach in China

I could not recommend this programme more, I was hesitant to apply because I am not a native-english speaker but because my degree was from a U.K. university, Jaemi was able to accept me and placed me in a school Beijing. The support I received on the build up and once in China has been amazing and I have felt like everything has just fell in to place.

I teach around 15 hours per week with no office hours and my accommodation is provided not far from school, it is a shared house with 2 other teachers from the US and Canada.

I have just started my winter break and am about to leave for Thailand!

What is your advice to future travelers on this program?
Don't let your nerves get the better of you because everything works out just fine in the end.
100 people found this review helpful.
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Kim
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Teaching in Shanghai, China

I am very happy to have chosen The Fewer Things to help me embark on my adventure in China. Jaemi has been beyond helpful throughout the entire process - from answering all my questions as I contemplated teaching abroad, to going out of his way to help with last minute visa issues. Living in Shanghai has been a very rewarding experience thanks to the arrangements and guidance that Jaemi sensibly prepared before and during my time in China. I couldn't be happier to have come to Shanghai and recommend this experience to anyone considering teaching abroad. Whilst every adventure has its rewards and challenges, Jaemi is always just a message away to help you remedy any problem and to make sure you find your balance.

What is your advice to future travelers on this program?
Be open-minded and don't hesitate to ask for help! Acquiring some basic Chinese phrases and vocabulary will also help tremendously whilst getting accustomed to daily life in China.
95 people found this review helpful.

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