English 1 reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(1,201 total reviews)
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Adele Bai

82% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

English 1 has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,201 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The English 1 employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Educación industry (3.7 stars).

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4.0
Nov 25, 2019
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Pros

Opportunity to meet people from all corners of the world, travel around China to teach at summer camps, good chance to improve for inexperienced teacher

Cons

too many teaching hours and cover classes, not much encouragement for experienced teachers, salary is not high enough

4.0
Nov 25, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

The people that you meet at EF, be it the children, or your work associates, are a big part of what makes EF a great place to work. There is an atmosphere of community and friendship in which people will gladly help each other when it is needed. Centres arrange meals, activities and group training regularly through which you can make some strong and rewarding friendships. EF take care of their employees from arrival to in centre work ensuring that the new recruits settle in quickly at their new centres. This makes the transition to a new country with a different culture smooth and exciting. Furthermore, EF hold monthly events for which teachers can apply for and be selected for. I myself attended an event where a large group of EF teachers were afforded the opportunity to try rock climbing free of charge. This was an enriching event where we were able to network with our colleagues, and make new friends from other centres. This was an amazing activity, and there were many more that i could apply for. I recommend getting involved with these as much as possible. All in all, my experience with EF has mostly been fun, engaging and has promoted personal and professional growth.

Cons

Although my time with EF so far has been great, there were a few issues with in centre induction, though my personal experience of this may have been due to restructurings and people being away when i arrived. However, because of these things, many of the induction stages were foregone or overlooked, essentially meaning i had to find information myself, or ask a lot of questions to eventually get simple answers that i should have been informed about. Though this was not great, it did not impact my overall enjoyment of the process.

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English 1 Response
6y
Thank you for your detailed review. We are happy to hear that your overall work experience at EF has been fun and engaging and has also promoted your personal and professional growth. We agree on the importance of having a strong induction for new teachers. You will be pleased to hear that we are currently implenting a new learning management system (LMS) to ensure that all teachers have access to the most up-to-date training and information.
4.0
Nov 23, 2019

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Pros

great opportunity to experience another country.

Cons

Setting yourself up to live in another country will be almost entirely up to yourself. Expect little help from EF headquarters.

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English 1 Response
6y
Thank you for taking the time to share your EF experience. We take great pride in the relocation assistance we provide all teachers, which starts even before a teacher leaves their home country, and continues with onboarding upon arrival followed by both regional and center induction.
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