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British Council reviews

3.7

64% would recommend to a friend

(2,312 total reviews)
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Ciarán Devane

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45% positive business outlook

British Council has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,312 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 Gemeinnützige Organisationen & NGOs industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
4.0
Jul 22, 2024

A satisfying place to work

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Worthwhile projects. Nice colleagues. Flexible working.

Cons

Regular restructures were demotivating: Moved to new projects by senior management choice, not by carving own career path.

1.0
Jul 22, 2024

Avoid!!

Recommend
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Pros

I can't say there are any

Cons

You are treated with such contempt, they have a very undignified system they give a date & time for all tutors at the same time to 'assign them selves lessons' which means around 300 tutors are frantically clicking away at slots desperately trying to get some lessons for that week, and if you are in a lesson at the time of the so called 'drop' you don't have the chance to assign your self any lessons so you have no work for that week. They have too many tutors and not enough classes so the best option for them is let the teachers fight it out amongst themselves. Even though teachers have complained about the system time and again it falls on deaf ears. The teacing material is terribly, usually the material is the wring level for the student or students are put in the wrong level class, you tell the managers and they do nothing about it. I'm not sure who puts the teacing material together but it's awful , I feel sorry for the poor students. Pay is very poor and no cares when you ask why teachers are not getting a well deserved pay rise.

1.0
Jul 22, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

None. This is not a dynamic industry.

Cons

Very low pay and not many benefits.

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