TEFL courses in
Birmingham
If you can speak English then you can teach it! A TEFL England weekend and weekday course will give you the qualification and confidence you need to get your first paid teaching job abroad. Courses can fill quite quickly, so book early to avoid disappointment!
A TEFL England course comes with the following
- Classroom and/or online training
- Full job placement service
- Accredited TEFL certificates
- CV check
- TEFL career helpdesk
Course fees
Classroom courses from £195 & online courses from £165
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Venue
Our courses are held at the Ramada Hotel, 160 Wharfside Street, The Mail Box, Birmingham, B1 1RL. The number of the hotel is 0121 643 9344. The course runs from 9am to 8pm on Saturday and 9am to 6pm on Sunday.
The venue is easily accessible from all major routes in and out of Birmingham and only a short walk from New Street station, which provides rail links across the UK, including Birmingham International Airport (10 minutes).
TEFL courses in the UK
Getting there
Ramada Hotel
The hotel is situated on Level 7 of The Mailbox overlooking the canal. The Mailbox car park is fully secure and allows access to all levels by lift. For satnavs use postcode B1 1XL or Suffolk Street Queensway
The entrance to the car park is at the front of The Mailbox. The 24 hour rate is £18. If you would like advice on alternative parking please feel free to call the hotel.
From M6 South or North West: Leave the M6 at Junction 6 and follow the A38-M. Follow signs to City Centre, Bromsgrove A38 dual carriageway. Go under 2 tunnels. On exiting the second tunnel keep on the left hand lane, you are now on Suffolk Street Queensway. Look opposite the other side of the dual carriageway and you will see the Mailbox complex, turn around at your next available island and come back on yourself and park in the Mailbox.
From M5 South-West: Leave the M5 at Junction 3 and travel towards Birmingham City Centre along the A456- Hagley Rd- after approx 7 miles you will come to a large traffic island called Paradise circus take the 4th exit Suffolk street Queensway and follow instructions from M6 above.
From M40: continue onto M42 follow signs for M5 and follow instructions from M5 above.
Feedback from TEFL courses in Birmingham
Amy Coburn, Liverpool, Unemployed
Course taken: August '10
What I liked most about the course: Every aspect especially the grammar section help expand my knowledge further and the practice lessons teaching these subjects really benefitted me for my future career with TEFL.
Will Roberts, Rotherham, Extreme Sports Instructor
Course taken: August '10
What I liked most about the course: It was a little daunting being thrown into pratice lessons straight away but these proved very useful
Louise Stevenson, Warwickshire, Teacher
Course taken: August '10
What I liked most about the course: The content was useful and practical. The tutor was knowledgeable and friendly.
george allen, sutton coldfield, unemployed
Course taken: August '10
What I liked most about the course: learning of new skills, the advice given
Jane Peeler, Shropshire, Library and Resource Centre Manager
Course taken: August '10
What I liked most about the course: The content was comprehansive and it flowed well from topic to topic.
Emma Skipp, Warwickshire, Administrative Assistant
Course taken: August '10
What I liked most about the course: The tutor's knowledge and skills
Emma Skipp, Warwickshire, Administrative Assistant
Course taken: August '10
What I liked most about the course: The tutor\'s knowledge and skills
LOUISE SMITH, WARWICKSHIRE, Teaching Assistant
Course taken: August '10
What I liked most about the course: How interative it was
Siobhan Mullen, Birmingham, Media Lecturer
Course taken: August '10
What I liked most about the course: The opportunity to learn and practice teaching grammar
Andrew Williams, Warwickshire, ICT Technician
Course taken: July '10
What I liked most about the course: Everything on the course was good, enjoyed all of it.
Andrew Williams, Warwickshire, ICT Technician
Course taken: July '10
What I liked most about the course: Everything on the course was good, enjoyed all of it.
Simon Hodgkins, Coventry, Customer Service Agent (Call Centre)
Course taken: July '10
What I liked most about the course: The supportive environment. While I found parts of the course difficult particularly the Grammar section, felt supported both by the teacher and fellow students and left the course in a positive mood accepting that I needed to practice certain areas.
Natasha Dalley, Pontypridd, Lecturer
Course taken: July '10
What I liked most about the course: The tutors delivery style
Martin Yeates, , early retirement from NHS Chief Executive
Course taken: July '10
What I liked most about the course: outstanding tutor. very active and hands on course. very helpful advice and support as well as a structured interesting course structure.
Esther Keightley, Wilts, retail manager (sports) / part-time cycling journalist
Course taken: July '10
What I liked most about the course: structure
Alex Castle, Warwickshire, Teaching Assistant
Course taken: July '10
What I liked most about the course: The relaxed atmosphere and how much information was given
Alex Castle, Warwickshire, Teaching Assistant
Course taken: July '10
What I liked most about the course: The relaxed atmosphere and how much information was given
Rosa Venn, Southam, Student
Course taken: July '10
What I liked most about the course: Useful, engaging and fun activities
DAVID CATTELL, BIRMINGHAM, MSc Admissions and Recruitment Assistant
Course taken: July '10
What I liked most about the course: Thouroghly enjoyable and a real confidence booster
Andrew Polak, Wolverhampton, unemployed
Course taken: July '10
What I liked most about the course: The friendly, helpful tutor and relaxed atmosphere
Andrew Polak, Wolverhampton, unemployed
Course taken: July '10
What I liked most about the course: The friendly, helpful tutor and relaxed atmosphere
Zahida Khalid, Birmingham, ESOL tutor
Course taken: June '10
What I liked most about the course: The tutor presented the course and gave feed back
Trevor Cheng, Shrewsbury, n/a
Course taken: June '10
What I liked most about the course: The interactivitly no pressure
Trevor Cheng, Shrewsbury, n/a
Course taken: June '10
What I liked most about the course: The interactivitly no pressure
Grace Johnson, Craven Arms, Unemployed
Course taken: June '10
What I liked most about the course: Rachel was an excellent tutor
Chantelle Cole, Birmingham, Graduate
Course taken: June '10
What I liked most about the course: Being interactive and role playing
Maria Davis, Solihull, Retail operative.
Course taken: June '10
What I liked most about the course: Fun, Interesting, practical, exciting! I enjoyed the teaching practice the best and activities within the group. So cool!
Karim Jafri, Birmingham, Student
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: I learnt how simple it is to develop a lesson plan to teach a particular topic
Anna Katharina Mester, Germany, student
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: I found the course very useful and enjoyed it very much. I felt very comportable during the course even though I was very nervous before. It makes me feel much more confident to teach English abroad.
Anna Katharina Mester, Germany, student
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: I found the course very useful and enjoyed it very much. I felt very comportable during the course even though I was very nervous before. It makes me feel much more confident to teach English abroad.
Anna Katharina Mester, Germany, student
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: I found the course very useful and enjoyed it very much. I felt very comportable during the course even though I was very nervous before. It makes me feel much more confident to teach English abroad.
Anna Katharina Mester, B17 0NW, student
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: I found the course very useful and enjoyed it very much. I felt very comportable during the course even though I was very nervous before. It makes me feel much more confident to teach English abroad.
Anna Katharina Mester, B17 0NW, student
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: I found the course very useful and enjoyed it very much. I felt very comportable during the course even though I was very nervous before. It makes me feel much more confident to teach English abroad.
Lee Williams, Redditch, Administration Officer
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: Our tutor (Rich) was enthusiastic and entertaining throughout. He made the whole weekend a completely enjoyable experience. I felt that I gained most from the opportunity to plan and present our own mini lessons.
Clair Austin, Staffordshire, Admin support for NHS : (
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: Pretty much everything, it was interesting and doing games is always a winner! I liked that we were taught in the way we'd teach a class so you saw what you should be doing instead of just listening to someone talk to you all day.
Alison Ball, Aberystwyth, University Student, final year
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: involvement and demonstration; lots of ideas, and the practise (though more would have been useful)
Steph Stubbs, North Yorkshire, Data Entry Administrator
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: How interactive and varied it was. I learnt a lot and enjoyed doing it
luke fernando, south yorkshire, retired accountant
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: The knowledge and enthusiasm of the teacher
luke fernando, south yorkshire, retired accountant
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: The knowledge and enthusiasm of the teacher
luke fernando, south yorkshire, retired accountant
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: The knowledge and enthusiasm of the teacher
Piara Singh, Birmingham, Im an Esol and UK Citizenship Tutor
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: The Tutor and his style of teaching
Peter Bowler, Airdrie, trainee teacher
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: range of teaching activities provided
aaron rudd, Glasgow, Phlebotomist
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: It was accessible and fun
Katharine FreerNottingham, Starting new admin job on Monday.
Course taken: February '10
What I liked most about the course: Friendly atmosphere fostered by tutor engendered an excellent learning environment. Difficult subjects were interspersed with fun learning giving you time to absorb them before moving on.
Sheila ClarksonDevon, Educational Psychologist - recently retired
Course taken: February '10
What I liked most about the course: The very practical approach taken by the tutor provided lots of information about lesson structure and format.
Anthony PritchardNorthampton, Taken early retirement following Hotpoint manufacturing outsourcing project.
Course taken: February '10
What I liked most about the course: Good pace, good realistic examples, good sized class, and interactive.
Elizabeth HughesMitcheldean, Retail Manager
Course taken: February '10
What I liked most about the course: The interactiveness and the way steve made us feel at ease and made learning fun!
Nicholas FarrellSolihull, Chef
Course taken: February '10
What I liked most about the course: The people
Sarah WalshBirmingham, Operations Manager
Course taken: February '10
What I liked most about the course: Good pacing by the tutor, enthusiasm of the tutor, excellent mix of people on the course
Sarah WalshBirmingham, Operations Manager
Course taken: February '10
What I liked most about the course: Good pacing by the tutor, enthusiasm of the tutor, excellent mix of people on the course
Shreya VaghadiaCoventry, student
Course taken: February '10
What I liked most about the course: The enthusiasm and encouragement of the tutor
Mandy DobbinsStaffs, Retired - Corporate Banking Intranet Mananger
Course taken: February '10
What I liked most about the course: Learning German and teaching Spanish on the first day really positioned the course for me. It highlighted how difficult it can be to learn/teach a new language. We had lots of opportunities to learn and practice new skills. Steve is a great tutor!
Clair Prince, Nottingham, Financial Fraud Investigator
Course taken: February '10
What I liked most about the course: The Tutor was enthusiastic and well travelled, very approachable. Fast paced & fun.
“Joe is full of energy and very engaging. The course focuses on technique and approach rather than drilling.” Gary Mulder, Computer Engineer, Marlow