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Name: The TEFL Org
Address: Suite Number 4, 8 Church Street, Inverness, Highland
Rating: 4.59

4.6 Rating 10,099 Reviews

94 %

of reviewers recommend The TEFL Org

4.6

Based on 10,099 reviews

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Established in 2008, The TEFL Org is the UK's most experienced and accredited TEFL course provider offering classroom, online & combined TEFL courses.

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The TEFL Org 5 star review on 22nd March 2026

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“For me, at this time, the jury is still deliberating... as we might say. I have not received a review of the last (fifth course) of the 120-hour training. I submitted my final exam one day before the course expiration date (On April 17/expiration on April 18). Thus, I do not know if I have passed the final course, today being 4/30/25. I found the course to be sufficiently rigorous. As a native English speaker with with a critical ear for abused uses of English, I found the level of training to be challenging. The tutors held the line on the teaching/training standards, requiring me to 'try it again'. Throughout the course, the most difficult concept for me was getting a solid understanding of 'discover the meaning'. I can't yet say if it was the way this idea was coached or if I simply did not spend enough time working to grasp the idea. I enjoyed taking the ten-item tests with the option to repeat the test for better scores. It served as motivation for me to review my understanding and knowledge of the readings. My least favorite encounters were the video exchanges. The presentations in the videos were fast moving and I became critical of the 'speed-talking' by the video instructors. (I kept thinking how is this effective communication for English learners; trying to absorb vocabulary and meaning at such a pace.) I started reading the dialogue scripts for a clearer understanding of the lessons. As a result of taking this training I feel prepared to develop lesson plans that benefit English-learners and provide them with the confidence to use the language.”

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Posted 11 months ago

Hi Terry, Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts on the course! We're glad to hear that you found the training rigorous and challenging, which is exactly what we aim for. It's great to know that the tutors pushed you to improve, as feedback is such a vital part of the learning process. We appreciate your feedback on the video pacing. We'll certainly take this into consideration for future updates. We completely understand the wait for your final exam results can be frustrating, abut I can see that you have now passed - congratulations! If you have any further questions or need support, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Best wishes, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 11 months ago

“I recently completed the TEFL course and I'm blown away by the comprehensive curriculum, engaging instructors, and supportive community. The course not only equipped me with the skills and confidence to teach English abroad . The training was practical, relevant, and tailored to real-world teaching scenarios. I'm now excited to embark on my TEFL journey, knowing I have a solid foundation to build upon. Highly recommend this course to anyone looking to start a rewarding career in teaching English overseas!.”

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Posted 11 months ago

Hi Lidija, Thank you for your fantastic review! We're so glad to hear that you found the curriculum comprehensive and that the instructors and community supported you throughout your journey. It's wonderful to know you're feeling equipped and confident as you begin your TEFL adventure! If you have any questions or need further assistance down the line, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Best wishes, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 11 months ago

“The online course was easy to follow and assignments were relevant. Sometimes, the guidance wasn't clear that lesson plans had to sue the exact TEFL method in order to pass. Tutor was quick to mark and give feedback though so never an issue.”

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Posted 11 months ago

Hi there, Thank you for your review! We’re pleased to hear that you found the online course easy to follow and the assignments relevant. We appreciate your feedback regarding the clarity of the guidelines for lesson plans, and we'll work to address that to enhance the learning experience further. If you need any further assistance or have questions as you move forward, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Best wishes, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 11 months ago

“The journey was a good one and each and every lesson was easy to learn and understand.”

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Posted 11 months ago

Hi Fathima, Thank you for your wonderful review! We’re delighted to hear that you found the journey enjoyable and that our lessons were easy to learn and understand. Should you have any further questions or need support as you continue your teaching journey, don’t hesitate to reach out. Best wishes, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 11 months ago

“I am satisfied with my courses and feel like I learned a lot.”

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Posted 11 months ago

Hi Angie, Thank you for your wonderful review! We’re thrilled to hear that you found your courses satisfying and that you gained a lot from them. If you have any questions or need support as you continue on your teaching journey, don’t hesitate to reach out. Best wishes, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 11 months ago

“Best TEFL course ever! i became more sure of myself and they teach everything clearly.”

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Posted 11 months ago

Hi Francesco, Thank you for your fantastic review! We're very happy to hear that you found our TEFL course to be the best and that it helped boost your confidence. It’s wonderful to know that our clear teaching approach made a difference in your learning experience. Should you have any further questions or need support as you embark on your teaching journey, please feel free to reach out. We're here to assist! Best wishes, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 11 months ago

“The TEFL Org provide a good breadth of information across what appears to be the main topics of which an ESOL teacher would be expected to have knowledge and be able to teach. At the end of the 120 hours I felt like I had learned a lot but was a bit unsure if I had enough to teach. Completing the 20 hour face 2 face (on line) weekend really brought it all together for me. The only down side would be the support I received from my tutor. He didn’t seem to have any interest in marking my assignments and the comments felt like irrelevant cut and paste jobs from having marked previous students. The online tutor in direct contrast was incredible with a huge amount of energy, amazing subject knowledge and very useful feedback. (Thank you Elizabeth!) Not sure what the Delivery questions were about- this was all on line.”

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Posted 11 months ago

Hi Gabrielle, Thank you for your thoughtful review and for sharing your experience with us! We're pleased to hear that you found the breadth of information valuable and that the face-to-face weekend helped to solidify your learning. We apologise for the inconsistency in the support you received from your tutor; your feedback is important, and we will address this internally to improve our tutoring service. If you have any further questions or need additional support as you continue your teaching journey, please feel free to reach out. We're here to help you succeed! Best wishes, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 11 months ago

“The content is excellent and very comprehensive. The quizzes enhance the learning through gap fillers, MCQ, true or false, and assignments incrementally help the learner to use and implement theory into practice through the designing of lesson plans. It provides a hands-on opportunity to design them. However, at times there are multiple issues in the videos related to audio. Moreover, subtitles combined with sub-headings such as "lead-in," "Presentation," etc as applicable at transitions in the video would help the learner to follow the videos of classroom lessons without having to shift from video to transcript. Also, quite a few times, I observed there were issues with the website when the quizzes were being answered: the answers were not updated especially during second attempt onwards. In addition, the drop down answers to fill gaps in a sentence were far too small to see and select. This is a major issue when answering such quizzes. As far as editing and submitting assignments is concerned, there could be a provision to include illustrations such as the timelines. If possible, there could be a warning when the text exceeds the word count beyond the allowed 10% excess word limit. In fact, there was no warning regarding the minimum word count required for assignments, i.e. permissible minimum word count is only 10% less than the maximum word count: if the maximum word count is 600, a minimum required is 540 words and excess words is 660 words which is 10% more or less than the declared "maximum" word count. This ambiguity or unspoken role (minimum word count for passing) could create unnecessary attempts. Nevertheless, generally speaking, the instructions are clear and detailed. The tutor (Denise Hart) was very helpful with detailed instructions to improve the assignment. Sometimes, the error was on my side due to a long and comprehensive requirement for passing the assignment. Regardless, the tutor was very patient to point out areas needed to improve the written assignment. However, the issue regarding a minimum word count requirement was only clarified on specific inquiry. My penultimate observation is regarding student data or information available with the tutors. They didn't seem to have or didn't check the records for the name of the learner. Denise definitely had checked the data for the recorded name, in spite of the glitch. The virtual classroom tutor seems to have taken the name from the zoom window rather than the official data that may have been available to her. Last but not the least, as I have mentioned in another place through email, the profile updation is also a problem especially when the name is updated. It took all the updated info instead of only retaining the last update. Hence, there is evidently a glitch in the software. I am reporting all of the above based only on my own experience. Malcolm F Ezekiel”

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Posted 11 months ago

Hi Malcolm, Thank you for your detailed feedback and for taking the time to share your experience! We're delighted to hear that you found the course content comprehensive and the quizzes beneficial for applying theory to practice. We also appreciate your insights regarding the audio issues in the videos and the suggestions for improved subtitle formatting. Your recommendations for enhancing the quiz interface and assignment submission guidelines are invaluable as we continually work on improving the learner experience. We're glad to hear that Denise was able to provide the support you needed with your assignments. We'll certainly look into the concerns you've raised about data accuracy and profile updates to ensure a smoother process for all students. If you have any further thoughts or need additional assistance, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We’re here to help! Best wishes, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 11 months ago

“It was a very well thought out, thorough and enjoyable course to do. I learnt so much about the English language and now feel confident that I can pass this on to new students confidently. The tutors were prompt in their marking and gave great feed back.”

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Posted 11 months ago

Hi Jo, Thank you for your lovely review! We're happy to hear that you found the course to be enjoyable but thorough in providing you with the training you need to now feel prepared to teach English! If you ever need further support or resources as you continue your teaching journey, please don't hesitate to reach out. Best wishes, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 11 months ago

“I feel well-prepared to teach students at any level, as the course was immersive and my tutor was highly responsive, providing additional guidance and resources to enhance my skills.”

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Posted 11 months ago

Thank you so much for your review! We're really pleased to hear that you feel well-prepared to teach at any level, and it's great to know that our immersive course and responsive tutors have made such a positive impact on your skills. If you ever need more resources or guidance as you embark on your teaching journey, don’t hesitate to reach out. We're always here to help! Best wishes, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 11 months ago

“I found the content challenging and a great refresher for terms and concepts I had forgotten about. However, this course did not do a great job teaching how to write a lesson plan. What would have been more effective is to show the lesson plan in conjunction with the video. I also wish there was more diversity with the skill level of the videos. It was the same group for most of the videos, whom I thought had a pretty good grasp on English. But again, telling us what level those groups were would have been helpful.”

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Posted 11 months ago

Hi Lindsay, Thank you for your feedback! We're glad to hear that you found the content challenging and a helpful refresher. Your suggestions regarding the lesson planning component are noted, and we understand how this may have improved your experience. Regarding the diversity of skill levels in the videos, we appreciate your input and will consider it as we work on future content. If you have any other thoughts or questions, feel free to reach out. We’re here to help! Best wishes, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 11 months ago

“Good pacing, great content, overall the course super informative, helpful, and fun - the classroom videos could use some cuts in between to make them more engaging”

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Posted 11 months ago

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! We're really glad to hear that you found the course informative, helpful, and fun. Your suggestion regarding the classroom videos is invaluable – we always appreciate feedback that can help enhance the learning experience. If you have any more thoughts or questions, just let us know. We're here for you! Best wishes, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 11 months ago

“The courses were easy to understand the quizzes and assignments were a way to know how much I had actually understood the course. Overall, its a course everyone can and should take whether they plan to pursue a teaching career or not.”

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Posted 11 months ago

Hi Pragya, Thank you for your wonderful review! We're thrilled to hear that you found the courses easy to understand and that the quizzes and assignments helped you gauge your learning. If you have any further thoughts or questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We're always here to help! Best wishes, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 11 months ago

“I would not recommend this platform to anyone. Poor tutor support, vague feedbacks, lack of communication, non response for complaining or demands. Delay in feedback delivery. The worst experience with online platform.”

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Posted 11 months ago

“Overall the course was excellent and I learned a lot. It is a bit disconcerting to be asked to feed back as I haven’t finished all the courses I signed up for in the bundle, but have been issued with a certificate which includes some of the additional advanced courses that I have completed in addition to the main diploma. Hopefully when I finish the last two courses these will be added to the certificate and it will be reissued to show everything? I did ask for support after I failed the Telephone Teaching add-on course for the second time. The answer was confused and perverse. It is nothing personal about the advisor, although I did wonder if it was a real person or an AI answering because the answer did appear to include an AI hallucination (something which was illogical or factually incorrect that a thinking real person would not have written or said). Apologies to your support staff if they were just having a bad day. Telephone Teaching Course final question (17) Another teacher asks you for ideas for activities that can be used at each stage of a group PPP telephone class on the past simple tense. Which of the following is NOT a suitable activity? 1) For a lead-in get students to tell each other what they do on their holidays, get some feedback and write it on the interactive whiteboard. 2) For a presentation elicit the past forms of regular and irregular verbs and get students to write them in columns on the interactive whiteboard. 3) For a practice display a gap fill on screen - students have to complete the gaps with the past form of regular and irregular verbs. 4) For a production display a list of sentences that all have past simple errors. Students identify the errors and correct them. I wrote to support and asked for help … The question is confusing because it says that the activities have to be suitable AT EACH STAGE, which makes no sense because none of the activities can be used at each stage, we use different types of activities at each stage not the same types of activity at each stage. Is my neurodiversity getting in the way of my understanding? I added ... 1) This is suitable, assuming the teacher has an interactive whiteboard, there are two answers with an interactive whiteboard and they can’t both be NOT suitable, so this has to be suitable even though an interactive whiteboard is a physical thing not a virtual zoom / teams software thing. 2) This cannot be suitable because assuming there is an interactive whiteboard in the location where the teacher is, however unlikely that is, the students will not be able to write on it as they are not in the same room. This is therefore NOT suitable. 3) Students can look at the screen and verbally state what the past forms of the verbs are, so this is suitable, and therefore NOT NOT suitable. 4) This is probably the answer the test is looking for, because it describes structured practice in an activity that is supposed to be free production, so the question might be about a classroom PPP lesson and isn’t actually anything to do with the telephone teaching course. They answered in red … Yes A is suitable lead-in. B: This is not suitable as they cannot have access to this board. C: This activity relies on a visual component, i.e., displaying a gap fill on screen. In a telephone class, students cannot see anything. There's no screen, so they wouldn't be able to read the gaps or complete the task effectively. D: Making a list of sentences is not free practice so not production. So, this is NOT suitable and is the correct answer. This reply is just nonsense. According to support the last three are not suitable, but the question states only one is not suitable. They argue that A is suitable because it has the teacher writing on an interactive whiteboard, but that C is not because in a telephone class students can’t see anything including a whiteboard. According to the question it is a group class, not an individual one, so some form of software whiteboard screen is likely to be available given the context of the question. Further the support answer agrees that B is a NOT suitable answer, which was the answer I chose as NOT suitable. My answer should therefore not have been marked wrong as I correctly identified one of the NOT suitable answers. There are other occasional examples of irrational and incorrect wrong answers being required in other tests throughout the course. It also shows that the question writer here cut and pasted this question in from a classroom teaching course, because it belongs in a module about the specifics of PPP classroom lessons. It isn’t testing material covered in the Telephone teaching course so is quite unfair. It would have been clearer as a classroom course question if it had asked “Which activity is not suitable for that stage of a PPP lesson?” (not at each stage). However support clearly did not understand this any better than I because they also got hung up on whether there was an interactive whiteboard or not and somehow used that to justify their ‘correct answer’. Overall though, I thoroughly enjoyed taking the course, thank you.”

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Posted 11 months ago

Hi Richard, Thank you for your thoughtful review! We're thrilled to hear that the course has been beneficial for you overall. We understand your concerns regarding the feedback process. We strive for clarity, so we'll certainly take your feedback on board. Please be assured that you are receiving replies from real staff members - we do not use AI during marking course work or in customer service. It's certainly not uncommon for some questions to cause confusion, and we value your perspective on the matter. This will be passed to management to look into further. If you have any further questions or need assistance as you complete the remaining courses, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We're here to support you! Best wishes, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 11 months ago

“All the TEFL courses provide a great opportunity to learn and develop new teaching skills. The variety of the material is outstanding.”

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Posted 11 months ago

Hi Mathias, Thank you for your amazing review! We're delighted to hear that you found our courses to be such a great opportunity for learning and skill development. The variety of material is indeed designed to keep things engaging and effective. If you have any additional feedback or questions, please feel free to reach out. We're here to support you! Best wishes, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 11 months ago

“I really enjoyed it , and it is quite easy to naviguate I might suggest to split the methodology module in two because it is really long otherwise the rest is very well organised and the videos are of good quality thank you”

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Posted 11 months ago

Hi Malika, Thank you for your fantastic review! We're so glad to hear that you enjoyed the course and found it easy to navigate. Your suggestion to split the methodology module is appreciated and we'll certainly take it into consideration for future updates. It's great to know that you found the video quality to your liking! If you have any more feedback or need assistance, feel free to reach out. We're here to support you! Best wishes, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 11 months ago

“Due to the exclusive reliance on written correspondence, in the absence of telephone or voice communication, the risk of miscommunication and decreased efficiency is significantly heightened.”

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Posted 11 months ago

Hi Charlotte, Thank you so much for your feedback! We understand your point about the reliance on written communication. As our tutors support a number of students at once, we've found that the best way to ensure everyone receives a timely response - and that coursework is marked within the promised 48-hour window - is by keeping communication to email. This helps our tutors stay focused and avoid delays that might come from needing to step away from marking to take calls. If you ever have concerns or need further clarification, please don’t hesitate to reach out via email. We're here to assist you! Best wishes, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 11 months ago

“I did a TEFL course in order to get access to certain job vacancies I hadn't seen anywhere else. I passed the course (teaching neurodiverse students), which I found interesting and useful. I'm sure it will be a useful addition to my CV. However, the job vacancy I am less happy with. I want to teach during my summer break in Ukraine or Poland and have secured a couple of short engagements in Poland outside of TEFL.org. The TEFL.org vacancy shown for a summer camp has 3 different ways to contact them and they have not replied on any of them. As I have not seen this camp advertised anywhere else, I am starting to think that it doesn't exist. Certainly, other places at least have the courtesy to send you a 'thanks, but no thanks' email or indeed an automatically generated 'Don't call us, we'll call you' reply. In this case, zero. Can you please confirm whether this vacancy is indeed a genuine offer?”

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Posted 11 months ago

Hi Anthony, Thank you for sharing your experience with us! We’re pleased to hear that you found the TEFL course interesting and useful. We're sorry to hear about the lack of response regarding the job vacancy you inquired about. We understand how frustrating that can be! Unfortunately, we simply post jobs on behalf of employers, so we are not associated with any employer direct. If you are having any issues contacting an employer, or finding their website, please reach out to the team at jobs@tefl.org, and they can help you further. We're here to help you as best as we can! Best wishes, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 11 months ago

“The lessons were absolutely constructive. The material was clear at all levels. I like the variety of courses offered since they develop cognitive abilities. Nothing is lacking in terms of knowledge. The support of the tutors was continuous. Thank you Mr. Thomas and Mr. Alex! I recommend it without reservation.”

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Posted 11 months ago

Hi Eleni, Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We're thrilled to hear that you found our lessons constructive and the material clear across all levels. It's great to know that the variety of courses met your expectations and helped develop your cognitive abilities. We're especially grateful for your praise of the continuous support from your tutors, Thomas and Alex. If you ever have more feedback or need assistance, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We're here to help! Best wishes, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 11 months ago

The TEFL Org is rated 4.6 based on 10,099 reviews