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3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(2,307 total reviews)
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Ciarán Devane

63% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

British Council has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,307 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The British Council employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the ONG y Organizaciones sin fines de lucro industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
1.0
Jul 8, 2021

I wouldn't

Recommend
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Pros

If you're new to TEFL, or if you work somewhere like Monkey tree or Wallstreet it could be a positive step upwards. If you need teacher training it could be a good place to become familiar with ESL.

Cons

Where to begin? Working all weekend, working mornings and then coming back to work nights, low pay for Hong Kong. The adult classes use cookie cutter prescriptive materials that are painfully boring. Many teachers complain that they feel bullied by management. It's also looking very likely that since the grant was cut they are becoming more and more unable to compete in the market on a level footing, which may very well mean that they may close in the next few years.

5.0
Jun 15, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A professional place to work. My lead teachers and managers were amazing. I enjoyed teaching the students as they were mostly eager and motivated.

Cons

8 hours of teaching on a weekend was a killer but you get used to it.

3.0
Dec 7, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

High profile reputation. Good training & professional development opportunities. Reasonable pay.

Cons

Parachute managers who are overly concerned with furthering their personal ambitions. Lack of transparency & poor communication around change management & handling of poor performance. The place is full of managers but bereft of true leaders.

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