When we were at the 'lets-move-to-France-why-not' planning stage and I was first in the queue for voluntary severance from the NHS, I was offered some meager funding towards training for 'gainful employment' elsewhere. Sounded good to me.
I took a TEFL course having held a desire since being about 4/5 years old to be a bossy teacher type person. Anyone who knows me well will recognize the cap-that-fits!
The course lasted about 6 months and I emerged with a Level 2 TESOL Certificate with Business, assured this would guarantee good pension subsidies over the channel.
Well I was right, it could.
I am now listed with several language hosting companies, who place French students with families for a week of intensive English language submersion. We hosted successfully last year and it is lucrative, although a shed load of work!
Since then I have not pushed very hard to find paid work as ironically I think my French language is not good enough and I am too busy pottering to commit to anything with set hours!
I have though kept busy with voluntary work.
I run the local Franglais group which has been a great success, and also tutor privately on both a 1:1 basis and in a group. I enjoy this immensely and feel I am giving something back to France even if it just local people speaking 'English' with a grand Scottish accent! Och aye the noo!
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