The TEFL Org Reviews

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

4.6 Rating 9,685 Reviews

94 %

of reviewers recommend The TEFL Org

4.6

Based on 9,685 reviews

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Customer Service	4.5 out of 5

About The TEFL Org:

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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Suite Number 4,
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The TEFL Org 5 star review on 14th May 2025

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“I really enjoyed the course. The bite size capsules made learning the material easy. What did throw me off was the fact that my tutor had spelling mistakes in his feedback. I found that off-putting. It was as if a bot was answering me, not a real person. Or perhaps a person from India that does not even speak English but puts my answer into some kind of AI processor. Not cool!”

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Posted 1 year ago

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your feedback about your experience with The TEFL Org! We truly appreciate your kind words and we are thrilled to hear that we have been able to meet your expectations. We are delighted that you found our program to be informative and well-structured. It is indeed our goal to provide comprehensive and high-quality TEFL training that equips our students with the necessary skills and knowledge to excel in the classroom. We constantly strive to make our courses engaging and accessible, so it's fantastic to hear that we have hit the mark for you. We are sorry to hear that some of your tutor's feedback had typos. We will certainly look into this further. Please be assured though that it is always a student's assigned tutor who will reply to them - we never use AI or automated replied for our feedback. Wishing you every success in your teaching endeavors! Warm regards, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 1 year ago

“I recently completed the 120-hour Premium TEFL Course. The course was very good in terms of both content and presentation of the material. I feel confident that I am able to teach English as a foreign language in a variety of settings and with a variety of methods. My tutor always provided helpful feedback on my assignments very fast. The course does a pretty good job at making the material interesting, and the teaching materials from the course are available to download which is a great bonus. I have two complaints: 1) The course is far longer than 120 hours! The course vastly over-estimates how quickly the average person can complete it. When I signed up for the course I was told that most people complete it within 4-6 weeks, but I fail to see how that is possible. It took me over six months to complete (I worked on the course for an average of 1-3 hours per day). Granted, I was sometimes busy with other things and so I did not work on the course every day, but I was told when I signed up that the course is designed to be flexible so that it can be completed even by people with full-time jobs. I am sorry, but this is a bare-faced lie. I cannot comprehend how someone is able to complete the course within 4-6 weeks, unless they are skipping through slides without reading the informaton presented, or skipping the videos without watching them (to progress to the next module, you must answer multiple-choice quizzes, but since you can re-take these if you fail, it would in theory be possible to skip content this way). Unless you want to cheat like this, or spend many hours every day on the course, you should in my opinion allow a minimum of three months for the course (longer if you are working). 2) TEFL forces you to pay extra if you do not meet their arbitrary deadline. The course expires after six months, and if you are running out of time to complete it (having already paid), you are FORCED TO PURCHASE AN EXTENSION, for an extortionate price. The course itself is very good value for money, but this is offset by the COMPLETELY ARBITRARY imposition of a deadline, beyond which you will be FORCED TO PAY EXTRA to complete a course you have ALREADY PAID FOR!! As I mentioned above, since the course actually takes far longer than the estimated time, this means that I imagine many people fall into this trap and I would not be surprised if this is how TEFL makes a lot of their money. I can see no valid reason why the courses expire, other than to force customers to pay extra in this underhanded way. If not for these two factors, I would give the course 5 stars, but being deceived about how long the course takes, and then forced to pay extra, leaves a very bitter taste in the mouth to say the least.”

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Posted 1 year ago

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your feedback on The TEFL Org! We are thrilled to hear that your experience with our organisation has been positive overall. Providing excellent customer service and a memorable learning experience is our top priority. Thank you also for sharing your honest feedback with us. We offer 5 to 7 months to complete our courses - depending on the course you choose. Most students on average complete them within 12 weeks. This is simply an average though, so some students can take longer and others complete them much sooner. As our courses are flexible it means that our students can complete as much or as little as they like each week. We also keep track of these statistics to ensure we're providing accurate information, so please be assured the stats we provide are based on an average of all our students. We would also ike to clarify that no student is ever forced to purchase an extension. This is completely the choice of the student. We ensure that the timeframe of our courses are clearly advertised on our website, and the student's account. So our students can always know the deadline of their course to plan their studies around this. Should they need more time then we do indeed offer the option to purchase an extension. Thank you again for your feedback, and we wish you all the best in your TEFL journey. Kind regards, The TEFL Org team

Posted 1 year ago

“The overall quality was above average. Considering the amount of errors in both answers and questions and not being able to find the answers for several questions, even though looking up the resources mentioned in the "what to reviews before taking the quiz". The appointments at the end gave a good insight and were neither too hard nor too easy. I'd suggest at least 4 tries before the support as to be written to. Because sometimes you get something wrong even when looking it up correctly in the course materials.”

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Posted 1 year ago

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your feedback on your experience with The TEFL Org. We greatly appreciate the valuable insight you have provided. We will certainly look into your feedback further. If you ever need further assistance or have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to our dedicated customer support team. We're more than happy to help make your experience even better. Thank you once again for your feedback and for choosing The TEFL Org. We look forward to serving you again in the future! Warm regards, The TEFL Org team

Posted 1 year ago

“The online course materials are ok but some of the assignements aren't well formed leaving you unsure what is required, especially in the methodology diploma.”

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Posted 1 year ago

Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review of your experience with The TEFL Org. We truly value your feedback on our course. We will certainly look into your feedback further, but please don't hesitate to reach out to us with any further comments or concerns. Our dedicated team is always ready to help and ensure your journey with us is smooth and successful. Once again, we genuinely appreciate your feedback and thank you for choosing The TEFL Org. We look forward to serving you again in the future. Warm regards, The TEFL Org team

Posted 1 year ago

“Overall experience is OK, but just OK. Although you have provided a lot of demonstrated lessons, there are not any sources, such as websites or textbooks, from where tutors can teach vocabulary, reading, or listening to their future students. It would therefore be very helpful to have a few suggestions to come with the theoretical stuff. You have done so only in regard to the grammar section by recommending some book which is really good, but not with the other things”

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Posted 1 year ago

Dear Eli, Thank you so much for taking the time to share your feedback about The TEFL Org! We truly appreciate your feedback and will certainly take this into consideration. At The TEFL Org, we strive to provide exceptional customer service and ensure our customers' satisfaction. We are constantly working on improving our courses to offer the highest quality content. If there is anything else we can do to assist you or if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out. Our friendly team is always here to help! Best regards, The TEFL Org team

Posted 1 year ago

“Easy to navigate the course, I do not feel I have learned all the grammar topics there are so many of his was more or an intro really. My trainers feedback was sometimes confusing and I was not clear on how I could contact her directly to get clarification. This resulted me having to submit work multiple times I was not sure was correct just to get further feedback. The feedback was given in good time which was a positive. The course content was massively on face to face training but I want to deliver online. Luckily I have experience in online teaching but would have been better to focus more on this as it is the way the work is going. I am qualified and can now look for work but I still feel there will be a lot for me to learn.”

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Posted 1 year ago

Dear Helen, Thank you so much for taking the time to provide us with your valuable feedback about The TEFL Org. When a student first signs up for a course with us they are emailed by their tutor on how to contact them direct. The customer service team are also on hand to help should you have needed this. Our TEFL courses do certainly focus on the methodology of teaching, so as to help you become the best teacher you can be. Should you need more help in the online teaching field, please contact our customer service team who will be happy to offer further advice on this. Once again, thank you for your feedback and for choosing The TEFL Org. We look forward to being of service to you in the future. Warm regards, The TEFL Org team

Posted 1 year ago

“Far too many videos to watch, I liked the quizzes and the assignment length.”

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Posted 1 year ago

Dear Rachel, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review of The TEFL Org! We will certainly take on board your feedback for future changes. If you ever need any further assistance or have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. Our dedicated team is always here to help and support you in any way we can. Warm regards, The TEFL Org team

Posted 1 year ago

“I learned new pedagogies from my TEFL course and feel really happy I completed it. But I faced some issues with the course design. First: the way the course is organized is very confusing. The grammar module is listed first. It’s the most boring and because I thought the course had to be studied in the order it was set up, I spent months on it. Only when I moved to methodology did I realize that was really the most important module. Methodology was interesting and the classroom videos were useful. But when you download the course, the transcript of the videos don’t download. So you have to cut and paste the individual transcripts or download individual videos. This is a huge headache when it comes time to doing the assignments and you have to keep searching through the course to re-watch the right videos, instead of just reading the transcript. The other 3 modules are not particularly useful … telephone teaching should be called online teaching :), for one thing. The assignments were great and made me think hard. I wish there had been observation of real classes. But overall the course left me ready to start out in the TEFL world.”

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Posted 1 year ago

Dear Natasha, Thank you so much for taking the time to share your feedback on The TEFL Org. We're sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy the grammar course section. We do believe that covering some basic grammar helps to set the student up for the rest of the course. Although we do recommend completing each section in order though, this is certainly not essential. Thank you again for your feedback. If you ever have any questions or need any further assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. We're here to help in any way we can! Best regards, The TEFL Org

Posted 1 year ago

“this course was very boring btu easy”

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Posted 1 year ago

Dear Alison, Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience with The TEFL Org. If there is anything we can do to assist you or if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. We are here to help and ensure that your experience with The TEFL Org is as smooth and enjoyable as possible. Thank you again for choosing The TEFL Org. We look forward to being of further assistance to you! Warm regards, The TEFL Org team

Posted 1 year ago

“The course itself was very comprehensive with good examples and demonstrations. I especially like the tutor Joe from the first unit about Grammar. However, I did experience a number of problems. The assessments caused me several issues. Firstly, the examples chosen for questions were often not taken from explicit teaching in the course which made it hard to find appropriate answers. Secondly, I had problems with the assessor. Often I felt he marked me unfairly based on my responses, in the sense that he would fail for me when my answers were technically correct. There was also one occasion where he failed me, and it was only when I questioned why that he responded to say that my answer was in fact correct after all, despite me not having amended anything. I also felt that the course focused too much on teaching methodologies in a general sense, rather than being specific to the teaching of English. The main part of the course was the second unit which took up a lot of my time and which I felt was mostly unnecessary for me as I already have teaching experience and knowledge. I completed the course to learn more about teaching English as a foreign language, not just about how to teach in general.”

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Posted 1 year ago

Dear Felicity, Thank you so much for taking the time to write us a feedback about your experience with The TEFL Org. We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed our course overall. We will certainly look into your review regarding the assignments and tutor's feedback. We take all comments and suggestions seriously, so you can be sure this will be looked into to improve our courses even further. If you ever need any assistance or have any further questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. Our dedicated support team is here to help and we are always just an email or phone call away. Best regards, The TEFL Org team

Posted 1 year ago

“It was a good basic start out for me to get certified and learn the way to lay out a lesson. Thank you”

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Posted 1 year ago

Dear Benjamin, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a kind review of The TEFL Org! We truly appreciate your feedback and we're thrilled to hear that we have been able to make you happy. If you ever need any further assistance or have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. We are always here to help and support you on your TEFL journey. Warm regards, The TEFL Org team

Posted 1 year ago

“I loved the overall experience and materials, but my tutor was awful! She would send back an assignment with cryptic feedback and sometimes without even reading it because the changes asked where made! She was almost never available via email or reply very late, and never provided work for not helpful comments. Horrible.”

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Posted 1 year ago

Hi Alessandra,Thank you so much for taking the time to provide us with your feedback on The TEFL Org. We truly appreciate it! We're sorry to hear about your experience with your tutor. You can be sure that we take all feedback seriously, so this will be looked into further. If you ever need any assistance or have any questions in the future, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. We're here to help you every step of the way. Warm regards, The TEFL Org

Posted 1 year ago

“Teaches a lot. Could benefit from more interaction between students and teachers.”

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Posted 1 year ago

Thank you so much for taking the time to provide us with your feedback on The TEFL Org. We truly appreciate it! Warmest regards, The TEFL Org team

Posted 1 year ago

“The class was okay, but the quizzes and the tests were very vague. The instructions are not easy to understand.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“The overall course is well organized and some of the techniques seemed really helpful for teaching English in a newer and much easier way than traditional grammar courses. However, I think there may be a few issues with your some of the contents e.g. lesson videos, scripts and also assignment questions and answer requirements. Sometimes students’ voice or accent is not clear and also there is text missing in the scripts. There are assignment questions which are not clear on what they are asking for (e.g. In US Video Observation Course, unit 4 assignment, you are asking for specific information activity based on 10 reading comprehension questions but neither it is specifically mentioned in assignment question nor all of those questions students had in their hands were shown properly in the video or script). Moreover, I feel that the requirements of word limit are quite challenging for the type of answers expected. So, in my opinion, perhaps these things need to be updated for a better outcome from students. Lastly, this course may not be helpful for seeking jobs overseas, especially for those whose native language is not English (almost 95% companies offering jobs impose that strict criteria) therefore, this point could be highlighted in course description.”

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Posted 1 year ago

Dear Reezwan, Thank you so much for taking the time to share your review of The TEFL Org. We're happy to see you enjoyed the organisation of our course. Your course feedback is very much appreciated, as we will always look to improve our courses even further. A lot of our TEFL teachers are non-native speakers, and though some schools may indeed prefer native English teachers, many do not, as non-native speakers tend to have a better appreciation of English grammar. Depending on where in the world a teacher would like to travel, we often recommend that they consider a Level 5 course. This information is certainly available on our website, but the customer service team are also happy to answer any questions regarding this. Should you ever need any assistance in the future, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. We're here to assist you every step of the way. Best regards, The TEFL Org team

Posted 1 year ago

“It decent amount of information. Though a lot more could’ve been invested in how to develop a specific curriculum from beginner to advanced. How do those lessons break down In specific order?”

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Posted 1 year ago

Dear Kevin, Thank you so much for taking the time to provide us with your valuable feedback regarding your experience with The TEFL Org. We are constantly working on improving our courses and support system to deliver the best possible experience for our customers, so we are grateful for your feedback on our course. If there is ever anything we can assist you with or if you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to reach out. In the meantime, we look forward to supporting you in your TEFL journey! Warm regards, The TEFL Org team

Posted 1 year ago

“I was a little disappointed that feedback from the written assignments was limited to 2/3 sentences and the rest of the feedback had been copied and pasted - lots of which wasn’t relevant to me. Also I found the video on VYL games, in which the teacher runs out of ideas and so uses his mobile phone to search for more, incredibly unprofessional. What kind of example is this setting to new teachers? The rest of the course was interesting and easy to navigate.”

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Posted 1 year ago

Dear Dan,Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your valuable feedback on The TEFL Org. We greatly appreciate it when our customers share their experiences with us. We will certainly take your feedback on board as we work on improving our courses even further. Once again, thank you for your kind words and feedback. Warm regards, The TEFL Org team

Posted 1 year ago

“Learned a few aspects that will be helpful in the future. Recommend the course be updated as the videos appear dated.”

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Posted 1 year ago

Thank you so much for taking the time to provide us with your valuable feedback on your experience with The TEFL Org. Wishing you all the best in your TEFL journey!

Posted 1 year ago

“I would have greatly appreciated to have everything I did wrong marked. It made the pass/fail assignments difficult to understand what I needed to fix. I was only fixing things that were marked wrong and every time I resubmitted the assignments a new error was revealed. It felt like a waste. Just some thoughts.”

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Posted 1 year ago

Hi Michael! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us your feedback about The TEFL Org. We will certainly pass along your feedback to be looked into further. Thanks again, and we wish you all the best with your TEFL journey!

Posted 1 year ago

“Learned a few things I didn’t know. Interesting approach to the subject material. I did find it a little dated. Time to incorporate new methods of teachin/learning. A large part of functional learning from Western students anyway is from YouTube as an example.”

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Posted 1 year ago

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your feedback about your experience with The TEFL Org. We will certainly take on board your feedback. We sincerely appreciate your support and wish you all the best in your teaching adventures!

Posted 1 year ago

The TEFL Org is rated 4.6 based on 9,685 reviews