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A shadow of its former self - Seoul, Korea - English Teacher British Council Employee Review

2.0
Oct 2, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Time off- generous holiday allowance Access to ICT Nice location to work in Private Healthcare 1000GBP bonus for finishing a 2 year contract flights to and from post for you and family Baggage allowance living in Korea - great food and people

Cons

Little or no support for working families Variable academic quality of material Limited funding for external training (DELTA, TYLEC etc) Poor work life balance 6:30am starts 10pm finishes Rolling cover - means you could work a morning shift pattern for 2 weeks, then an evening shift pattern for 2 weeks over two centres. Many teachers breaking contract

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