TESOL Planet provides the TESOL Teaching community with current TESOL teaching jobs, TESOL Teacher Training, and TESOL Information for those English speaking teachers looking to Teach English as a Second Language around the world. TESOL planet is here to help all TESOL teachers make informed choices about their TESOL teaching career.
Welcome to TESOL Planet!
What our Teaching Program offers:
Read more about our Teaching Program here: http://www.bucklandgroup.org/sub/teaching_program.htm
Watch some fun videos of our current teachers here: http://www.bucklandgroup.org/video.htm
See photos of all Buckland teachers: http://www.bucklandgroup.org/sub/teachers.htm
Connect with current and previous Buckland teachers by joining our Facebook Group: Buckland International Education Group
http://www.facebook.com/groups/10943944164/
Qualifications
Responsibilities
Maximum of 15 teaching hours per week delivered to students. Some schools also require that you participate in English corner (open talking and games) for two hours per week in the evenings. You may also be asked to join in special celebrations and promotional activities.
Read more about the job details: http://www.bucklandgroup.org/sub/openings.htm
Read our sample contract: http://www.bucklandgroup.org/sub/sample.htm
How to apply:
For more information, please email a brief resume and a recent photo of you to
Ms. Ping at
Please state your nationality in your email subject title
Who’s Buckland?
We are a TESOL teacher recruitment & training agency for foreign teachers in China. We have placed over 1200 foreign teachers in our 800+ partnered schools all over China since 1999. Every year we assist over 120 foreigners in setting up everything they need to start out teaching in China – from visas to apartments– Buckland Group is there to help out its teachers, 24/7.
Visit us on the Web: http://www.bucklandgroup.org
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