Discovery Summer is recruiting committed professional EFL teachers for residential summer posts in leading UK boarding schools. Experienced and newly qualified teachers are welcome to apply. You will need a CELTA, TESOL, PGCE or equivalent TEFL qualification.

You will be responsible for planning and delivering high-quality, engaging English as a Foreign Language lessons for international children and teenagers.

Lessons are lively, interactive, and fun. Learning activities help international students develop accuracy, fluency, and confidence in spoken English. You will also complete related lesson admin tasks (e.g. lesson planning and marking) and assist with pastoral duties.

We aim for the highest professional standards in every aspect. Successful candidates genuinely enjoy working with young people to ensure they have an unforgettable learning adventure.

If you are looking for work with young learners/teens with an experienced team, we would love to hear from you.

Contracts available for 2-4 weeks + 2 day paid induction.

Locations and dates (including staff induction):

• Benenden School, Kent (8-12 years, 13-16 years) Wed 8 July - Fri 7 Aug
• Marymount International School, Kingston-upon-Thames (8-13 years) Fri 17 July - Sat 1 Aug
• Shrewsbury School, Shropshire (11-16 years) Mon 29 June - Wed 29 July
• Winchester College, Hampshire (13-16 years) Wed 1 July - Fri 31 July

You will be responsible for planning and delivering high-quality, communicative EFL lessons. Lessons will include engaging activities to help students develop accuracy, fluency and most importantly, confidence in spoken English.

Duties:
-20 hours teaching per week
-Attend meetings, plan lessons
-Carry out some additional duties each week e.g. wake-up, bedtime, house night games
-Ensure safeguarding and welfare of students and respond sensitively to pastoral matters
-Sleep on-site, normally in a room near the students

The working week:
-Residential staff work a 6-day week
-1 x 24-hour period off per week. (Shrewsbury - Sundays, Winchester - Sundays, Benenden - Wednesdays, Marymount - Sundays)
-Some time off on working days
-As we expect staff to work hard, we offer excellent rates of pay and provide meals and accommodation at the school.

We are a family-run organisation with over 20 years experience running top quality summer programmes. We have truly multinational courses with limits on each language group. In 2025 we welcomed students of 42 different nationalities. Up to 10% of students are British: our English Student Hosts who are fully integrated with the programme.

Working with Discovery Summer provides an excellent opportunity to join an experienced team (70% of our 2025 staff had worked with us before) and acquire new teaching skills at a British Council accredited school. In our 2023 British Council inspection we were awarded 12 strengths.

Please see our website for the full job description, online application form and details of the application process. We run a rolling recruitment programme so please apply asap.

Discovery Summer is committed to ensuring the safeguarding of children and young people and we expect our staff to share this commitment. To this end, all references will be followed up, gaps in CVs must be explained satisfactorily and appropriate criminal checks will be required prior to confirmation of appointment.