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Placing teachers since 2007Change your life and the
lives of others by
teaching abroad.
Real jobs. Real salaries. Real lives — not a holiday.
TEFL Heaven places teachers in 10 locations and guides you through every step.
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I wanted to be as prepared as possible before beginning my teaching career, and this gave me all the tools I needed to walk in with confidence.
I loved that it provided a community of future teachers and friends. The trainers had experience teaching in Thailand and could answer the many questions we asked.
I came for a year to save money for grad school. I stayed three. The morning freedom, the food, the travel: I didn't expect Korea to get under my skin.
I loved my experience in the TEFL course. The instructor who taught the course was incredible and I learned so many great things from him.
The interview was all about classroom experience and how I handled a room. The training gave me real answers to give, not guesses.
The course was well structured and the trainers were thorough and knowledgeable. You are taught by people who have actually done the job.
I loved meeting new people and going through the experience with them. The course was very engaging and the tutor was brilliant, with a wealth of experience.
I felt extremely prepared to teach after the TEFL course. We learned a lot and practised on real students before we ever started the job.
I loved my instructor. He was knowledgeable, funny and really supportive, and he helped me feel ready to stand in front of a class.
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Bring meaning and fulfilment by developing your leadership, teaching, and organisation skills. Let others be grateful for your contribution, while you grow in ways you never expected.
We've been placing teachers since 2007 — matching people to the right destinations, guiding them through the visa process, and staying involved throughout every contract. Over 3,000 lives changed, and every single one handled by a real person.
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This is the moment it's all for.
Not a holiday — a real job, real students, and a year that changes you as much as them.
10 programs. 10 locations.
Guaranteed school introductions, visa support, and in-country help. Pick your destination.
The classic. Beaches, temples, and a year you'll remember forever.
View program → SE Asia
Serious money on a teacher's salary. Scooter-fuelled, coffee-obsessed.
View program → SE Asia
The warmest classroom you'll ever walk into. Angkor on weekends.
View program → East Asia
Four seasons, perfect trains, ramen at midnight. A year unlike any other.
View program → East Asia
Free housing, severance bonus, K-BBQ weekends. The save-money post.
View program → Latin America
Train in the jungle. Teach in paradise. Pura vida isn't a slogan.
View program → Latin America
Colour, noise, tacos, and classrooms that will love you back.
View program → Europe
Mediterranean lifestyle with a paid teaching placement. Gaudí included.
View program → EuropeSpain's capital on a year-long visa that actually lets you work.
View program → Europe
Prague. Old Europe. Beer gardens. A teaching market that loves you.
View program →Teach abroad. Get paid to create.
Mike will show you how to share your year abroad properly — and we'll pay you $200 every time a friend books a program through your personal link. Included free.
A 14-lesson Creator Course
Content creation and storytelling — our Creator Framework, audience-building, and the viral blueprint. Taught by founder Mike Maitland (Bangkok, since 2007). Included free.
$200 for every booking
Share your personal link with friends, classmates and followers. Every person who books a TEFL Heaven program through it puts $200 USD straight in your pocket.
A teacher-creator community
Swap what's landing with the other TEFL Heaven teachers abroad — content ideas, what's working, what flops. Real teachers, not influencers.
This isn't a sales gimmick — it's our way of saying thank you for telling your friends. We've been doing it for our alumni for years; we just made it official.
A family business, not a faceless platform.
TEFL Heaven was founded in 2007 by Mike Maitland — a Scotsman who went to Thailand chasing a girl, married her, and built a family business placing teachers around the world. TEFL Heaven remains a family business. It remains personal.
Over 3,000 teachers placed. Every single one handled by a real person who has lived the life abroad and wants you to thrive in it too.
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26 destination guides — salary data, visa routes, and what life as a teacher is actually like. Research before you decide.
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10 locations, guaranteed school introductions, visa support, and in-country help. Programs vary — see exactly what's included.
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