Freelance English Teacher

Location: Poland

The British Council builds connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language. We work in two ways - directly with individuals to transform their lives, and with governments and partners to make a bigger difference for the longer term, creating benefit for millions of people all over the world.

We help young people to gain the skills, confidence and connections they are looking for to realise their potential and to participate in strong and inclusive communities. We support them to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications. Our work in arts and culture stimulates creative expression and exchange and nurtures creative enterprise. We connect the best of the UK with the world and the best of the world with the UK.

These connections lead to an understanding of each other's strengths and of the challenges and values that we share. This builds trust between people in the UK and other nations which endures even when official relations may be strained. We work on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2019-20 we connected with 80 million people directly and with 791 million overall, including online and through our broadcasts and publications.

Location:

Wroclaw & Warsaw, Poland

Duration:
September 2025 - September 2026, renewable

Working Hours:

Most classes are delivered on weekday afternoons and evenings, Saturdays, and Sundays, depending on location

Salary:
Hourly rate based on a sliding pay scale

Role Context and Purpose

We are looking for freelance teachers to work with our academic and teaching teams in delivering lessons and services in Teaching Centres in Wroclaw, Warszawa, and Krakow. Candidates should have a keen interest in working with young learners, as demonstrated through current or past studies and experience, and a desire to work with a global leader in English teaching with access to professionally recognised training.

Wroclaw Teaching Centre (with about six teachers) delivers classes to about 200 students on-site. We teach both young learners (aged 6-17) and adults all year round.

Warsaw Teaching Centre (with over 50 teachers) delivers approximately 640 class hours to over 2200 students per week. These are delivered from our 21 classrooms on-site and at a number of off-site locations in and around Warsaw. We also deliver some corporate lessons and training in company locations.

Krakow Teaching Centre (with about 15 teachers) delivers classes to about 400 students. The Krakow centre has 6 classrooms and also works in several off site locations in Krakow city centre.

There are two 16-week semesters and summer courses providing English tuition for all age groups of learners and levels. We also run specialist corporate courses and cultural workshop programmes. Adult General English courses have started to run using a modular my Class model, which operates throughout the year outside the semester organisation.

Responsibilities

* Plan, prepare, and deliver a pre-agreed number of hours of high-quality English language teaching. This could include both adult and young learners.

* Monitor progress and provide regular feedback to help manage students' performance throughout the course, and actively promote learner autonomy.

* Contribute to the development, evaluation, and improvement of English language courses, materials, and related services, in order to meet students' needs by actively working as a member of the teaching team.

* Complete teaching-related administrative tasks to specified standards.

* Ensure safeguarding and guidelines are applied and upheld in line with standards and policy for the following areas:

* Child protection and adult safeguarding

* Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

* Safety and Security

A freelance teacher will be given up to 15 hours a week. However, this might vary depending on the city. Teachers must be able to cover the full-term teaching schedule for these classes, for example, a class every Saturday at 9:00-12:15 for the full sixteen-week term. There is also the possibility of work in the summer.

Requirements

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