Hi guys!
Here at i-to-i we've been looking at ways to boost your CV and your teaching experience.
After a a tip from Spidermiss about TEFL volunteering, we have found some great volunteer projects across the UK and Australia helping refugees and immigrants learn English. The hours are flexible, you can gain extra experience that can really help you stand out from the crowd, and you could help change peoples' lives.
If you're interested there are a number of different organisations which can help you begin your work as a TEFL volunteer. Some of them also provide extra training for the job. What more could you ask for??
UK
The Refugee Council http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/volunteering/volunteer/where_you_can_volunteer
Sheffield Association for the Voluntary Teaching of English (SAVTE) http://www.savte.org.uk/index.html
Leeds Asylum Seekers Support Network (LASSN) http://www.lassn.org.uk/
Australia
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.au/getinvolved/volunteer.html#qld
Mission Australia
http://www.missionaustralia.com.au/news/media-releases/402-national-volunteers-week
Australian Government: Department of Immigration and Citizenship
http://www.immi.gov.au/living-in-australia/help-with-english/amep/teaching-english/home-tutor.htm
I'm still looking into projects across the US, Canada and New Zealand, so stay posted. If anyone has anywhere they recommend, feel free to post.
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As promised here is a link for Teaching English to migrants and refugees across New Zealand.
http://www.esolht.org.nz/tutors/
Hi,
I found this kind of work just by going into local centres and asking, there are always some in cities, usually in areas where there are immigrants and fairly easy to find. The first place I tried was called the Sikh Resource Centre, where they suggested other places to me. Look out for anywhere with links to minority groups; information and cultural centres abound when you look for them and many are in the phone book. Some need help and some don't. If you go in and talk to people rather than emailing it helps in two main ways - people appreciate a personal approach as it shows you might take some interest in their project rather than just your CV. Also it allows you check a place out before you make any commitment.
The other benefit is that they may know other places you can try, give you good directions, and may know the people involved, so can tell you whether or not it's worth trying there.
My experience is that in places that are funded by Bristol College I am only allowed to be a classroom assistant as I am not qualified to be a teacher with them (no degree). At the Sikh Centre I take a much more active part and have done a lesson on my own when the tutor was on holiday.
Unfortunately, adult community education in Bristol is about to get hit by massive budget cuts and the centre where I help may have to close this year. This may also be true in many other areas of the UK, so be quick, and sign any petitions that come your way! This will have a massive effect on this community and it's a real shame, but cuts will happen somewhere for sure.
Monique has made a group called 'United Kingdom' which also has some useful links for work and volunteering.
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