British Council Language Assistants 2022/23

Hi, I was looking for a thread for the 22/3 applicants. I’m doing the application for Spain atm although only have very little experience teaching so unsure whether I will get accepted. What about you guys?

Hi I'm currently a fourth year languages student doing the program myself in the Malaga province. I just want to say that if you have facebook I strongly recommend joining the facebook groups for british council ELAs in spain for info and Auxiliares de conversacion (actually for american assistants) where I get half my materials plus the general ela group. Here's the links to the groups.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/363596581741945
https://www.facebook.com/groups/887860818457093
https://www.facebook.com/groups/540321153520074
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1293027697382684

All those groups will provide you with a wealth of information as you'll see this years lot figuring out the visa process together, people calming each others nerves, comiserating about bad schools in bad areas and many other things. I literally would not have survived this process or program without these groups so use them plus my main advice for you lot is patience with the application process is a virtue (PS if you bookmark the link to the portal or save it somewhere you can still access it after the application deadline and see the status of your application before they confirm it via email) and with the visa process just get started as soon as you get your nombramiento and where possible try to start gathering the documents earlier.

Best of luck! The 2021-22 lot were the brexit guinea pigs so I hope you guys have an easier ride than we did. I don't check this website often but feel free to PM me

I’m not a languages student but am finishing my undergrad this year. Are there many non language students that apply for the ELA as I’m yet to come across any! I am unsure whether this may disadvantage my application?

I’m not a languages student but am finishing my undergrad this year. Are there many non language students that apply for the ELA as I’m yet to come across any! I am unsure whether this may disadvantage my application?

Anybody here applying to China? I finished my application the other day!

Hi all and good luck with your application!

I have a technical question. I submitted my application on Monday 17th Jan, but didn't get any kind of confirmation email.
On the portal its saying awaiting reference on ID/type/stage. I thought the referees were emailed as soon as the application is sent which makes me think there's an issue, especially with not getting the confirmation email and my tutor would be pretty rapid with this kind of thing!
Am I panicking for nothing? I don't want to miss out this year!
Cheers, Peter

Hi! I am applying to China, I just haven't completed my application yet!

Hi there. Anyone else struggling to access the website? Saying it's busy due to high demand. My application is all ready to go but I just need to actually submit it!

Hi yes I'm the same, I still cant access it. Everytime I try to reword something as I proof read and then click save it says the application has timed out and nothing is saving. Its soo frustrating!