ESL School Administration

Welcome to the ESL School Administration section of TEFL.net, where you can find practical advice on matters such as setting up a school, staff employment and relations, school resources and marketing.

ESL School Management Forum
Discussion of issues related to ESL school management and administration

How To Start a Language School
Tips and pointers on starting, equipping and promoting an ESL school

Language Schools for Sale

Find language schools for sale around the world. Advertise school for sale

SAC Shock! Tips for Self Access Centres
Students can suffer from "SAC shock" when faced with the choice between just two books. Often, the best we can hope for is that they take the one with the nice new cover. The worst-case scenario is that they give up the whole idea...

Staff Management

Post a Job Ad
Find teachers fast by placing your job announcement on the TEFL.net ESL jobs board

ESL Recruitment - An Overview
Why recruitment is a key to success in your school, and how to get it right

ESL Recruitment - The Interview
A structured approach to interviewing prospective teachers

Induction Guidelines for Your New Staff
The importance of welcoming and integrating new teachers for efficient school management

TEFL Teacher Development
Benefits and techniques of teacher training and development

Dealing With Problem Staff
Keys to maintaining discipline and staff harmony

ESL Marketing

Marketing Your Language Program 101
Practical advice on the best ways to market any ESL course anywhere

How to Promote Your Language Program in a Tough Market
Hands-on advice on promoting ESL courses in tough times

ESL Study Abroad Directory
Add your English School or TEFL Course to the EnglishClub.com ESL World Directory. Free listings.

TEFL Course Database
Add your teacher training course to the TEFL Course Directory. Free listings.

ESL Marketing
How to promote your ESL product or service to English learners worldwide

TEFL Marketing
How to reach TEFL teachers worldwide

ESL Resources

Pronunciation Training Tools for Teachers
Pronunciation is probably the most difficult of the language skills to teach, yet it is equally one of the most important. Because of the problems that teachers have in understanding and teaching pronunciation, it tends often to be forgotten and left untaught. Pronunciation Power is an award-winning pronunciation training program that is valuable for student and teacher alike, clearly demonstrating with video and animation how to make each of the 52 sounds of English. This program is used by thousands of universtities and language schools around the world, and is available as a stand-alone CD version or downloadable network version.

School Administration Software for Smaller Language Schools
Provides school owners and administrators of smaller language schools with background information on school administration software.