First time teaching review in Korea

I travelled to South Korea in 2024 with The Fewer Things and was placed in Hagwon school in Incheon. I was incredibly nervous about the prospect of doing this and weighed it up for years. I finally took the leap and contacted TFT! I contacted them on the website first before sending in an application and they were super helpful with at answering my questions. My dream was always to move to Korea and I am so happy I decided to go with this agency, everything was taken care of and I could focus on completing my TEFL course and language classes with Joo (who was the amazing tutor you get set up with).

The team did give me a heads up that working in a Hagwon is a lot more hands on and strenuous than working somewhere like Thailand, and they even advised I could start off there and move to Korea later, but I was determined to for South Korea and after the first couple months I started to feel comfortable with the teaching and working hours. The hours are long but it is very rewarding and the benefits make up for it. The school as very supportive and they understood it was my first time teaching and offered me support when I needed it.

I'd recommend TFT to anyone!