Application Method:
Please apply with a CV and covering letter highlighting why you believe you are suitable for this role.

Company Description:
The London School of English, is one of the top English language schools in the UK with over 100 years of experience. We offer a wide range of intensive and practical English courses tailored to help our clients confidently use English in various situations. Accredited by the British Council, English UK, Quality English, and a member of IALC, we pride ourselves on our unrivalled experience and high-quality courses. Our goal is to provide our clients with useful, stimulating, and fun experiences from the planning stage to after they return home.

Our centre is in Holland Park in West London. We offer year-round general English courses as well as courses in IELTS, Business and law. We run group courses as well as substantial 1-1 tuition programmes and much of our work involves ESP.


Role Description:
This is a full-time on-site role as a Teacher of English as a Foreign Language across the summer and potentially longer, mainly delivering General English classes to adults. Your day-to-day tasks will include delivering high-quality English language lessons, developing lesson plans, facilitating effective communication in the classroom, and providing training and support to students.


The Freelance Teacher is responsible for:
Course planning and delivery.
Course and materials development ensuring that they are innovative, effective and meet client and market needs.
Teaching on our range of scheduled courses, both group and 1-1, including specialised courses where appropriate.
Planning the timetable and preparing the lessons for these courses and writing materials where appropriate.
Ensuring that all courses are effectively and efficiently delivered, of the highest possible quality level and relevant to the needs of the participants.
Carrying out all courses-related administration: assessing students levels, keeping up-to-date attendance records, completing daily record sheets and handovers, conducting individual tutorials and writing brief student reports / notes on students.
Being conversant with the operation of technical equipment, MS Office computer-aided teaching and learning facilities and platforms for online delivery and making appropriate use of these for lesson delivery.


Candidate Profile - Qualifications/experience (essential):
A CELTA / Trinity Cert TESOL (or equivalent) and a minimum of 2 years ELT experience in both group and 1-1 classes at different levels.
Computer literate.
Working in a client focused multi-cultural environment.

Candidate Profile - Qualifications/experience (desirable):
DELTA or relevant MA plus a minimum of 5 years ELT experience across a range of course types (Business, ESP, EAP, Exams) and levels.
Computer literate with experience of delivering online lessons e.g., Zoom as well as good knowledge of online teaching tools and techniques.
Experience in industry e.g., business, law, engineering etc.

Person Specification - Qualities/skills required:
Articulate, organised, and professional.
Warm, friendly, and empathetic with an ability to build relationships with colleagues / clients.
Client focussed with high standards of customer service.
Interest in CPD and pedagogical developments.

Person Specification - Qualities/skills desired:
Ability to develop and change in response to feedback / client needs.
Collaborative approach, with interest in improving the company and practices.

We work in and believe in safer recruitment.

Our Purpose :
We help people to communicate across borders and cultures.

Our Values:
We are proud of what we do
We go the extra mile
We communicate honestly and openly
We innovate and improve
We are a team; we get things done together

Degree Required

Applicants should have one of the following required qualifications:
Cambridge CELTA, Trinity CertTESOL, Trinity DipTESOL, Trinity DipTESOL, Cambridge DELTA

Teaching experience: 3 years

Native level English speaker preferred