English First is a well organised
English First is a well organised, efficient company. The trouble is they don't pay very much. When I worked for them I was left to pay for electricity, premises, broadband and they only paid a measly £10.00 per hour. They always did impromptu, no warning lesson observations. The target criteria was unbelievably stringent given that I was teaching students aged 5-13, ie students without a very high level of English. I have over 20 years of teaching experience but I was spoken to as if I was a novice. They made simple things exceptionally complicated by deploying jargon when it wasn't needed. If I took a short convenience break I was monitored and reprimanded. Its better if you bring a bottle to class so that you can relieve yourself on the job. EF are a bunch of freaks. In short, I wouldn't recommend EF unless you happen to be absolutely stuck.