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

4.6 Rating 10,484 Reviews

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4.6

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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 12th June 2026

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“Very thorough and detailed course, with plenty of repetition so that there's no risk of concepts not sticking. Presented clearly overall, with the odd less than obvious assignment that would benefit from a reformulation and maybe some additional material. Feedback can be a bit too succint in explaining what is being sought for by the examiners.”

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Posted 9 hours ago

“It is a good course filled with lots of short clips, quizzes and a few assessments to check your knowledge. Very easy to navigate and you have a tutor to contact if you need help throughout.”

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Posted 1 day ago

“A thorough course with 2/5 modules that provided excellent videos as well as an opportunity to read the information. I personally found the videos a great way to learn. I was hugely disappointed that the 'Teaching Large Classes' module had absolutely no video footage of demonstrating what teaching this type of group may look like. The videos up to this point demonstrate teaching adults in small groups of 6 or 8. The concept of teaching 30 people in a regular school environment is a massive leap, therefore suggesting large classes could be 60-100 people is an exponential leap. In my view, (as a secondary school teacher) this absolutely needs video footage to show how to implement the teaching styles advised. I was hugely disappointed with this module. A vision is a thousand words. Seeing this working would definitely give me a positive vision towards accepting such a challenge. As it is, I feel the teaching styles suggested are currently something that looks good on paper, but the reality implimenting them, is probably less successful. I would like to know why this is not a visual element of the course? It seems logical to show 'teachers' what this would look like given Western education does not have such large classes and therefore the concept is not on our radar. I definitely recommend this being addressed within the course. I struggle with dry eye syndrome so having 2 of the 5 modules spoken through as videos really helped. It meant less screen time reading. I would have found that really helpful in the other 3 modules as I could have listened rather than read them. Having a quiz element at the end of topics was a good way to refresh learning for me and not too pressured, so I enjoyed doing them. I bought the course in hast during Black Friday, in November 2025, thinking it was a deal, however, I've seen it as the same deal all the time. This feels disappointing. To add to my disappointment, I was also under the impression I could start the course when I wanted. I knew I was away for 2 months and that my intended start date was late Jan 2026. Unaware my start date was the day I purchased the course, I lost 2 months working time on it and had to purchase extra time. I feel this was not explained clearly when purchasing the course. I would recommend the course. I have learnt much given English Language is not my teaching subject at work.”

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Posted 3 days ago

Hi Nicola, Thanks for taking the time to leave such a detailed review. We're really pleased to hear that you found our course thorough and that the videos, quizzes, and different learning formats helped support your learning. We also really appreciate you sharing your experience as a secondary school teacher, as this gives valuable insight into how the course content translates for educators coming from different teaching backgrounds. Your feedback about the Teaching Large Classes module is really helpful. While the module is designed to introduce strategies and approaches for managing larger groups, we appreciate that practical classroom footage would be a valuable addition. We'll make sure this feedback is passed on to our course development team for consideration in future updates. We're also sorry to hear that the course access period and Black Friday offer weren't as clear as they should have been. Our courses are designed to begin from the date of purchase rather than the date a student chooses to start - something we state on our website. Thank you again for highlighting both the positives and the areas where we can improve. We're delighted to hear that you've gained so much from the course and that you'd still recommend it to others. Warm regards, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 2 days ago

“It would be helpful to have an indication at the start of each module, the expected duration (i.e. the hours indicated on the certificate) - this would help a lot with time planning. The assignemtns could be structured much clearer. From the forums it is clear, that I am not the only one with this opinion and it is sometime unclear what is really required. Furthermore, a better question deliniation would improve the assignments too. If a subsequent question has nothing to do with the previous, it would be better to deliniate it as "Question 2" and not as " task 2 or a. b. c. under Question 1", for example. Questions seem to be confusing, becuase one tries to understand them in light of other tasks grouped under the same question. With one of the lesson plans, it was designated a Question number and then had a., b., c... subsections. This would suggest that these need to be answered separately. It would be more helpful it at the start of the question, it states that the follwoing points need to be included in a sinlge lesson plan, rather than trying to answer each subsection separately. This helps to not waste one the the attempts when submitting the assignments for marking.”

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Posted 3 days ago

Hi Nikki, Thanks for taking the time to share such detailed feedback. We really appreciate you highlighting these areas. We'll make sure your feedback is shared with the team so we can look at ways to improve the layout, wording, and guidance provided. Thank you again for taking the time to provide such constructive feedback. We hope you still found the course valuable overall and wish you all the best with your TEFL journey. The TEFL Org Team

Posted 2 days ago

“The course itself was good. All the people in the videos were great, except for one (male) instructor who I felt was pretty boring (won’t mention names). Whilst the overall course was good, it would be beneficial to have someone check over all your video content as a few wouldn’t load or had glitches in it (they would play for awhile then stop. Also, some of the videos in the latter units were from 2024. No one wants to watch a two year old video when it comes to education. Spend some time creating new videos for each year as websites/apps/etc have changed and videos need to be always with updated/current information. Thank you”

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Posted 5 days ago

Hi Kellee, Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We're really pleased to hear that you enjoyed the course overall and found the instructors engaging. We really appreciate your feedback about the video content. We’re sorry to hear that you experienced issues with some videos not loading properly or stopping partway through. We’ll pass this on to our course development team so they can look into the affected content and make sure any technical issues are addressed. Your comments about keeping videos up to date are also really valuable. We’re always reviewing and updating our course materials, and we understand how important it is that examples, platforms and teaching resources reflect current practice. We’ll make sure your suggestions are shared with the team as we continue improving the course. Thanks again for sharing your experience and helping us make the course better. The TEFL Org Team

Posted 2 days ago

“The lessons are very good. Viewing recorded live classes is very helpful.”

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Posted 5 days ago

Hi Charles, Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We’re glad to hear you enjoyed our lessons and that viewing recorded live classes is helpful. Warm regards, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 2 days ago

“I always enjoy the class material and the wait it is presented. However, the period of time to get the feebacks from tutors is too long. Also, the videos should be updated.”

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Posted 1 week ago

Hi Indira, Thank you for your feedback. We’re glad you enjoy the class material and presentation pace. To ensure our tutors can provide every student with comprehensive, high-quality feedback, they require up to 48 hours to mark coursework. In the meantime, students are welcome to continue working through the next modules, so they can keep making progress without losing any time on their course. Thank you again for your feedback, and we wish you all the best in your TEFL journey! Warm regards, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 1 week ago

“I found the platform user-friendly, i.e., easy to navigate and aesthetically pleasing (simple but effective and functional). I also appreciate that the course content had various media for engagement, e.g., videos, quizzes, and assignments.”

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Posted 1 week ago

Hi Zakiyyah, Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re glad to hear the platform is user-friendly and that the varied media keeps the content engaging. If there’s anything else you’d like to discuss, feel free to reach out. Warm regards, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 1 week ago

“It was OK.”

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Posted 1 week ago

Hi Marija, Thank you for sharing your feedback. If there’s anything specific you’d like to discuss or any area you think could be improved, feel free to reach out to our support team. Warm regards, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 1 week ago

“Poor grading and feedback schedule. Could’ve had it done a week sooner if the 48hr grading requirement was upheld”

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Posted 2 weeks ago

Thank you for sharing your feedback, Mason. We’re sorry to hear the grading and feedback schedule didn’t meet your expectations. Our tutors do have a busy schedule of marking all their student's course work, so they do require the full 48-hours to ensure the feedback given is accurate and detailed. Our 120-hour TEFL course is also a 6-month course, so could not be done within 1-week. If you’d like to discuss this further, please contact our support team. Warm regards, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 1 week ago

“I found the course to be very well structured and helpful in terms of learning skills to be a teacher aswell as the content to teach. I was suprised that there was no tutor for the grammar section as I felt this to be a very important part of the course. Learning online has been very different for me as there were no real discussions. The teaching online part of the course would have benefitted from watching a demo teaching session using one of the platforms. Overall though a positive process. Thank you”

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Posted 2 weeks ago

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re glad the course structure and content were helpful, and we’re sorry about the lack of a grammar tutor and limited online discussion. We’ll pass your comments to the relevant team. If you’d like to discuss this further, please contact our support team. Warm regards, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 2 weeks ago

“I thought it was good and learned a lot about methodology. The only negative was the grammar course. It jumped around in beginning and then got more organized. Thought it would be better from beginning to divide the grammar into clear sections from start. I would like to learn in order as teach from beginning to more advanced english.”

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Posted 2 weeks ago

“The TEFL course teachings were clear comprehensive for a certificate. The one issue I had was with the tutor, Steven. He systematically failed my tests and told me to repeat his feedback back to him. He also used the exact same feedback, no matter what the test was on. Word for word. He was definitely a bot, yet the one time I used AI to double check my work before I sent it in (I followed protocol, explaining that I only did so because I didn’t understand why I kept having to retake tests) he gave a lengthy railing on how AI cannot possibly help with checking over work because it doesn’t have the technology yet. This goes against the AI tool chest that is explained at the beginning of each test. I should add that I’ve been teaching internationally for almost thirty years, I have a Masters degree and simply took the TEFL to help my students. Please either address Stephen’s job security issues (if he is a person) or change the bot’s voice from irate to helpful.”

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Posted 2 weeks ago

Hi Rebecca, Thank you for sharing your experience. We’re glad the TEFL course content was clear and comprehensive, but we’re sorry to hear about the issues with the tutor. We’ll take your feedback seriously and pass it to the relevant team. If you’d like to discuss this further, please contact our support team. Warm regards, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 2 weeks ago

“Thorough course”

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Posted 2 weeks ago

Hi there, Thanks for sharing. We’re glad you found the course thorough. Warm regards, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 2 weeks ago

“I enjoyed the courses and the variety of methods used. I would have valued seeing videos of lessons with groups at different levels rather than the same one each time.”

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Posted 3 weeks ago

Hi Patricia, Thanks for sharing your feedback. We’re glad you enjoyed our courses and the variety of methods offered. We’ve also noted your suggestion about including videos of lessons with groups at different levels. We wish you all the best in your TEFL journey! Warm regards, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 2 weeks ago

“The course provided by the organisation was helpful in becoming comfortable with teachin, particularly English as a second language.”

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Posted 3 weeks ago

Hi Tyler, Thanks for sharing. We’re glad our course was so helpful in becoming comfortable with teaching, particularly English as a second language. Warm regards, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 3 weeks ago

“Amazing , helpful teachers; Great and super practically useful knowledge in lessons; if I have one minor complaint it’s that I had trouble with the classroom section as it took quite a long time for me to be able to do it. Thankfully, I eventually was able to get into it live, and though I also feel as though they should clarify that the classroom section that is required does have homework between lessons, aside from that it was a really useful and good experience. Aside from that, this is a bit more minor but I feel as though some of the lesson modules can seem a lot longer than others by a large mile; still, it’s completely doable though. Overall I am so happy TEFL I got my certification thru TEFL org!”

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Posted 3 weeks ago

Hi Conor, Thanks for sharing your experience. We’re so glad you found the tutors helpful and the knowledge gained in lessons so useful. We’ll take your feedback into account as we continue to refine the modules and clarify requirements. Best of luck with your TEFL journey! Warm regards, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 2 weeks ago

“TEFL is excellent for new teachers (teaching for 5 or less years). It introduced great pedagogy and strategies that would give new teachers confidence in a classroom setting and plenty of ideas. It’s even good for veteran teachers, such as myself, who may have become complacent in our teaching to better hone our skills and current lessons, to look at new methodologies to bring to the classroom, and to improve ourselves. The struggle I had with TEFL is that my experience as a veteran teacher, (teaching for 22 years and being an ESL coordinator for the last 10 of those years), I felt like my experiences were dismissed and ignored on assignments. On several assignments, even if I used verbiage that demonstrated that I was “eliciting” teaching/learning, the fact that I didn’t actually write the word “elicit” seem to mean my lesson was instantly a failure. Another example, I had the assignment where students had to listen to the song, “Don’t worry, be happy.” On my lesson plan I wrote that the students would have the lyrics and the vocabulary would be color coded so that they (the students) would be able to see where the vocabulary was being used. As a native English speaker, who also knows the song very well, I STILL used closed caption to see the words just so I could see where the vocabulary I was using was placed in the sentence of the song just as a helpful visual. It wasn’t about reading the lyrics, it was a sentence stem to help while listening to the lyrics, which is an ESL strategy that I currently use, however, that assignment was marked wrong. Yet, I did notice in the next module it was actually mentioned that the teacher should have the vocabulary shown so the students could see it, making it feel like a contradiction to what was being graded on that previous assignment. Last, there was a video where a tutor demonstrated a “bad lesson” where he spoke quickly, was unorganized and barely listened to the students. While I got the gist of why this was shown, it was overly dramatic, so the point was almost lost. Why not have a video where the tutor maybe forgot to use the “target language” or didn’t have free time at the end for the students to practice. This would demonstrate more effectively how missing those steps could lead to a bad lesson versus showing a lesson that just pure chaos. Having said that, I did appreciate the online modules and the best ways to engage students as I believe this will be the start of my focus in teaching.”

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Posted 3 weeks ago

Hi Marselus, Thank you for sharing such a thorough perspective. We’re glad you found the pedagogy and engagement valuable. We’re sorry to hear some experiences felt dismissed and the grading felt inconsistent. Our tutors do have to ensure structured marking to ensure we meet our accreditators high standards but we’ll take your feedback on board. Wishing you all the best in your TEFL journey! Warm regards, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 3 weeks ago

“Overall I was pleased with the program. It felt achievable and worth the effort. My only frustration came from the homework feedback. I often felt there was a checklist of words and if I didn’t have those then I would have to resubmit. Or even if it was passed first time there was little encouragement.”

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Posted 3 weeks ago

Hi Nicole, Thank you for sharing your experience. We’re glad the program felt achievable and worthwhile, and we’re sorry the homework feedback came across as a checklist. We appreciate this honesty and will pass your feedback to the team to consider how feedback can be more supportive and varied. Warm regards, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 3 weeks ago

“Overall, I had a positive experience with TEFL.org. The course content was detailed, well organized, and easy to navigate. I especially appreciated having an assigned tutor who could provide individualized feedback on lesson planning and teaching methodology. I definitely feel more confident in my understanding of lesson structures and classroom techniques after completing the course. My biggest criticism was the grading process. I felt my tutor graded far more harshly than necessary, often failing assignments not because the lesson was incorrect or ineffective, but because it didn't match his personal approach to teaching. In several cases, it felt like there was only one "correct" way to complete an assignment, despite there often being multiple pedagogically sound approaches to lesson planning. Some revisions also came down to adding or changing only a few words rather than demonstrating a misunderstanding of the material. I also wish there had been more variety in the written assignments. Many followed a very similar format, and after a while it felt like I was trying to predict exactly what the tutor wanted to read rather than demonstrating my own understanding of the concepts. I think incorporating more practical or scenario-based assessments would better evaluate a student's teaching ability while allowing for some creativity. Overall, I still enjoyed the course and would recommend it to others, particularly because of the quality of the learning materials and the flexibility of studying at your own pace. I just think the assessment process could be improved to better recognize that there is often more than one effective way to teach.”

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Posted 3 weeks ago

Hi Talya, Thank you for sharing your detailed feedback. We’re glad the course content, organisation, and tutor feedback were positive overall. We understand your concerns about the grading approach and the variety of written assignments. Our tutors do have to ensure structured marking to ensure we meet our accreditators high standards. We'll certainly pass on your feedback to look into further. Warm regards, The TEFL Org Team

Posted 3 weeks ago

The TEFL Org is rated 4.6 based on 10,484 reviews