Feedback on my experience with Gotoco in their Bali teaching program (June-Aug 2023)

I was with Gotoco this year on their Bali program which was from June till August!
The group comprised of around 70 of us and I was impressed by how well-organized the program was. We had 2 weeks of teaching introduction where we had classes and games about how to teach (how to lesson plan, methodologies for different age groups, etc.) plus 2 lessons a week of Balinese classes (Bahasa). In addition to that, we also had our TEFL online course for which we got plenty of support. It sounds hard but it really wasn't- there was plenty of time for all. Note that most of the people, including myself, were doing it for the first time so the program curriculum was taking that into account!
After those 2 weeks of introduction, we got our classes allocated (on a random basis) and I got to teach grade 3(8-9 year olds). In Bali, students start English at that age so I was their first Engish teacher (how adorable, right). We had 2 hours per day teaching classes (5 days a week) plus lesson planning that wouldn't take longer than an hour.. so 3 hours in total :)) So as you can see, there was plenty of free time to explore the island! We also got one week off without teaching to explore Bali.

Logistics: We stayed in a village close to Ubud that was lovely, and the cost of the stay was fully covered. Flights plus travel to and back from the school, and 3 meals per day were covered too! Everything is funded by the UK gov though, so you would need a British citizenship/ student visa/settlement or pre-settlement status!