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Placing teachers since 2007

Change 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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2007
Placing teachers since
3,000+
Teachers placed abroad
10
Program locations
Family
Business — Bangkok
Why teach abroad

Change your life — and others' — through teaching abroad.

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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Where we place teachers

10 programs. 10 locations.

Guaranteed school introductions, visa support, and in-country help. Pick your destination.

SE Asia
Tha
Thailand

The classic. Beaches, temples, and a year you'll remember forever.

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Vie
Vietnam

Serious money on a teacher's salary. Scooter-fuelled, coffee-obsessed.

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Cam
Cambodia

The warmest classroom you'll ever walk into. Angkor on weekends.

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Jap
Japan

Four seasons, perfect trains, ramen at midnight. A year unlike any other.

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Sou
South Korea

Free housing, severance bonus, K-BBQ weekends. The save-money post.

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Cos
Costa Rica

Train in the jungle. Teach in paradise. Pura vida isn't a slogan.

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Mex
Mexico

Colour, noise, tacos, and classrooms that will love you back.

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Bar
Barcelona

Mediterranean lifestyle with a paid teaching placement. Gaudí included.

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Mad
Madrid

Spain's capital on a year-long visa that actually lets you work.

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Cze
Czechia

Prague. Old Europe. Beer gardens. A teaching market that loves you.

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Mike Maitland and his family — TEFL Heaven, Bangkok
Meet the founder

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.

Mike Maitland — Founder, TEFL Heaven — Bangkok, since 2007 — Read the full story →

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