how much can you earn teaching english as a second language in London?

Answer 1

Mate, I don't know but I'd pay you a million quid a year.

NOBODY here can speak English. There are so many immigrants who don't bother to learn the language before they come over, but what's even worse is that there are many people for whom English is their first language, and yet are almost incomprehensible due to their poor grammar, terrible accents and use of slang.

Answer 2

ESL teachers are extensively employed in all English speaking countries because of the large number of immigrants as another answer mentions. I have only seen a few job postings on the Internet (such as Dave's ESL Cafe) for ESL teachers in England and they were not specifically London locations. You may find a posting for a London job but I think it would be unlikely. Most postings for any teaching job in any EU country will also specify "Must be a holder of an EU passport". There are exceptions such as:

http://www.pilgrimsrecruitment.co.uk/job_efl_teacher.html
At this training center, pay is £290.00 per week plus food and board (about 572 U.S. dollars).

Several considerations will affect your job search. Firstly (as the British say), England has a shortage of jobs compared to those looking for jobs. They will get many more local applicants than foreign, if they advertise locally. Secondly, you didn't mention your nationality and that could play an important role in this job hunt. If you are from North America, your American accent will not be well accepted. Speakers of British English tend not to approve of American grammar ("I have gotten better" as opposed to British "I have got better"), pronunciation "sek-re-tair-ee" as opposed to "sek-re-tree" for secretary) and word use (carckers, buscuits, car bonnets, sidewalk, etc.) but they should know this going into the employment relationship. They cannot expect an American to suddenly try to speak British English just because he has a job in London. But if the business has customers who speak little or no English, they may accept an American teacher since even turning out speakers of American English is a close second to turning out speakers of British English. The students often don't have a strong preference as they don't make much of the distinction.

Take a look at:
http://europa.eu.int/eures/home.jsp?lang=en
to find out about some job opportunities.

Take a look at:
http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/europass/home/hornav/Introduction/navigate.action
to find out about Europass, a collection of documents that will be useful in your quest.

Answer 3

I was offered £20k but turned it down as it wasn't enough to look after the family as well as myself. London is an expensive place to work. There are well paid jobs going but there are also lots of jobs where the pay is just enough to rent a room and buy food. You need to decide if you are looking for experience, a career, or travel. If you are looking for good money, look at Japan or the oil-rich countries perhaps. If you are looking for a good time, look at Greece or Spain. If you are looking for a bit of both, look at London or Asia. If you are willing to take a risk, apply for lots of jobs and go where the offer takes you. There is far more competition for TESL jobs in the UK than there is abroad.

Answer 4

look at www.prospect.ac.uk , the salary starts from 13.000-18.000 , with years of experience it raises up to 25.000 ... i'd be a teacher if it was better payed..

Answer 5

Umm...maybe I'm really confused....but isn't English their first language???