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Teachers of English as a Foreign Language

Teachers of English as a foreign language teach students to speak and write the English language, either for the first time or building on their existing knowledge.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£15,204
£37,369
£55,639

New workers start around £15,204. Normal pay is £37,369 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £55,639.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 17,838 vacancies for this type of job

3.55%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Organises students' participation in cultural activities and social events.

  • Sets and marks tests and gives feedback on student's performance.

  • Encourages conversations in English to improve students confidence and understanding.

  • Plans and prepares language lessons and materials.

  • Teaches English as a foreign language and assists in the tuition of foreign languages.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Lesson Planning

  • Mental Health First Aid

  • Student Development

  • Language Education

  • Working With Children

  • Virtual Learning Environments

  • Classroom Management

  • Employee Assistance Programs

  • Environmental Protocols

  • Educational Assessment

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Teaching

  • English Language

  • Communication

  • Planning

  • Interpersonal Communications

  • Management

  • Customer Service

  • Organizational Skills

  • Enthusiasm

  • Teamwork

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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Education Studies

University of Warwick

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Coventry · 2023-2024

Tariff points: 128/144

Education

University of Gloucestershire

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Cheltenham · 2023-2024

Tariff points: 96/112

Childhood Studies (SEN) Top up year

Canterbury Christ Church University

BA (Hons) · 1 Year · Full-time · Orpington London · 2023-2024

Tariff points: N/A

Education with Foundation Year

Keele University

BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time including foundation year · Keele · 2024-2025

Tariff points: 40/40

Early Childhood Practice

Middlesbrough College

FD · 2 Years · Part-time · Middlesbrough · 2023-2024

Tariff points: 48/48

Education Studies

University of East London

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Stratford · 2023-2024

Tariff points: 112/112

Education

University of Plymouth

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Plymouth · 2023-2024

Tariff points: 96/112

Early Childhood Top-Up

Havant and South Downs College

BA · 1 Year · Full-time · Waterlooville · 2023-2024

Tariff points: 240/240

Early Childhood Studies

University of Hull

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Hull · 2023-2024

Tariff points: 104/104

Education

University of Southampton

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Southampton · 2023-2024

Tariff points: 128/128

Learning Support

University Centre Rotherham

FD · 3 Years · Part-time · Rotherham · 2023-2024

Tariff points: 64/64

Early Childhood Studies (Top-up)

London Metropolitan University

BA (Hons) · 2 Years · Part-time · Islington · 2023-2024

Tariff points: N/A

Liberal Arts with Year Abroad

Queen Mary University of London

BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time with time abroad · London · 2023-2024

Tariff points: 120/120

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