Teaching in London

Want to teach in London; what can London teach you?

Are you considering teaching in the UK, or are you just recently arrived in London and feeling disorientated and confused? There’s no need to panic! Teachers4london is a website just for people like you, designed to answer all your questions and prepare you for living in one of the biggest cities in the world. Teachers4London has all the information you need, or will show you where to find it. Accommodation, visas, finding work, places to go and how to get around safely and cheaply; everything you need is right here! Make the most of your time in London, by equipping yourself with the knowledge to make your arrival less daunting and more exciting. Teachers4London will give you the insider info that makes you feel like a local.

Working in London opens up a whole new world of opportunities and experiences. A thousand years of history and a hundred different cultures have forged the city into the fascinating and exciting melting pot it is today. Over the centuries the city has expanded as workers, fortune-seekers and immigrants have settled in the suburbs, forming rich ethnic micro-communities. Chinatown feels like the orient, with its Chinese street signs, telephone boxes and wonderfully aromatic restaurants. Brick Lane is a great place to sample authentic Indian food and go bargain shopping at the colourful street markets. Various parts of North London have strong Greek and Turkish influences and in Soho Italian pizzerias, sit next to wonderful spaghetti houses and chic coffee shops.

TimePlan Education Ltd, the UK’s leading teaching recruitment specialists, has been bringing Australians, Canadians, Kiwis, South Africans and dozens of other nationalities to this country for nearly twenty years. TimePlan are experts at helping overseas teaching staff to adapt to the London lifestyle, find work and providing useful advice on everything from tax to travel. TimePlan regularly hosts socials for our teaching staff, giving them the chance to meet like-minded people with similar backgrounds to mingle and share experiences with. These evenings are held in a traditional London pub in central London, only a few metres away from Nelson’s Column. The socials are regularly attended by dozens of lively teachers and fun-loving support staff from all over the world from Trinidad to Zimbabwe, so there are always interesting conversations going on.

Working in London has many advantages for teaching staff. You can gain first-hand experience of a myriad of cultures, in some challenging schools. The wages you can earn in the UK are also extremely competitive, especially if you are taking savings back to your home country. If you love to travel, there are few places in the world more convenient for reaching Europe, Africa, North America or the Caribbean. Flights to Europe are frequent and often ludicrously cheap and with the world’s biggest airport, Heathrow, on your doorstep flights to New York, Boston or Florida can be as low as £100.

London really offers an unparalleled experience; steeped in history and culture, vivacious, beautiful and exhausting. It really is a whole world in one city!