Explore China Through Teaching
Paid English teaching placements across China for UK graduates - great pay, visa and accommodation arranged, and a country waiting to be explored.
Teach in china
What is this?
One or two year placements in a real, paid English teaching role at a school in China.
The Teaching
You'll be teaching English to students aged 5–12 (depending on your placement). Lessons are structured, manageable, and genuinely rewarding. Most placements are 20–25 hours per week, leaving plenty of time to explore.
What's Included
Competitive pay for local standards, a work visa, and accommodation are all included, whilst we chaperone you through your first weeks in China - making sure you're settled, comfortable, and ready to thrive.
Teach in china
What is this?
One or two year placements in a real, paid English teaching role at a school in China.
The Teaching
You'll be teaching English to students aged 5–12 (depending on your placement). Lessons are structured, manageable, and genuinely rewarding. Most placements are 20–25 hours per week, leaving plenty of time to explore.
What's Included
Competitive pay for local standards, a work visa, and accommodation are all included, whilst we chaperone you through your first weeks in China - making sure you're settled, comfortable, and ready to thrive.
Explore china
Why now?
Wait Out The Tough UK Job Market
Rather than grinding through rejections, use the time intentionally - earn well abroad and come back with something genuinely impressive on your CV.
Explore One of the World's Most Exciting Countries
A civilisation thousands of years old that somehow also feels like the most forward-looking place on earth. Ancient temples and futuristic skylines. There is nowhere quite like it right now.
Your Time Is Still Yours
With 20–25 teaching hours a week, you'll have real breathing room. Build that side project, take an online course, learn Mandarin, or simply travel. This isn't just a job - it's a platform.
Explore china
Why now?
Wait Out The Tough UK Job Market
Rather than grinding through rejections, use the time intentionally - earn well abroad and come back with something genuinely impressive on your CV.
Explore One of the World's Most Exciting Countries
A civilisation thousands of years old that somehow also feels like the most forward-looking place on earth. Ancient temples and futuristic skylines. There is nowhere quite like it right now.
Your Time Is Still Yours
With 20–25 teaching hours a week, you'll have real breathing room. Build that side project, take an online course, learn Mandarin, or simply travel. This isn't just a job - it's a platform.
STeps
Application Process
Application
Interview Stage
Finding a School with a Good Cultural Fit For You
Visa Application & Accommodation Confirmation
Fly to China!
STeps
Application Process
Application
Interview Stage
Finding a School with a Good Cultural Fit For You
Visa Application & Accommodation Confirmation
Fly to China!
Enquire
Apply
Requirements
• TEFL certification (or willing to obtain one before departure)
• Native English speaker
• Teaching experience preferred but not essential
Who Thrives in This Role
• Conscientious and reliable — schools are counting on you
• Resilient and adaptable — living aboard in a different culture can be challenging for some
• Open-minded — willing to embrace a way of life very different from home
Ready to Apply?
Send your CV and a cover letter to applications@explore-china-through-teaching.com. In your cover letter, tell us who you are, why China, why teaching, and what you're hoping to get out of the experience.
Enquire
Apply
Requirements
• TEFL certification (or willing to obtain one before departure)
• Native English speaker
• Teaching experience preferred but not essential
Who Thrives in This Role
• Conscientious and reliable — schools are counting on you
• Resilient and adaptable — living aboard in a different culture can be challenging for some
• Open-minded — willing to embrace a way of life very different from home
Ready to Apply?
Send your CV and a cover letter to applications@explore-china-through-teaching.com. In your cover letter, tell us who you are, why China, why teaching, and what you're hoping to get out of the experience.
