tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post7999115499508166558..comments2024-01-09T05:47:12.466+00:00Comments on <b>The TEFL Tradesman</b>: Speak Up! forced to Pay Up!The TEFL Tradesmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09213645150599522343noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-69540496771937865772014-12-13T21:15:56.494+00:002014-12-13T21:15:56.494+00:00I just noticed this on Dave's ESL Cafe...
I s...I just noticed this on Dave's ESL Cafe...<br /><br />I see from this month's edition of the EL Gazette that the awful 'school' in London known as Speak Up! has been subjected to an occupation by the Angry Language Brigade and International Workers of the World. <br /><br />The matter concerns the 'school' owner's insistence on foisting 3rd world conditions on his staffJihadi Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-65499435679436179092014-10-17T22:06:02.016+01:002014-10-17T22:06:02.016+01:00Oh dear, oh dear - how could it be? I see I'll...Oh dear, oh dear - how could it be? I see I'll have to give my BC colleagues a call and alert them to this.<br /><br />Meanwhile, perhaps Mr Fartan himself would like to issue a comment in response?<br /><br />Or perhaps I should give him a call!?The TEFL Tradesmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09213645150599522343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-47652737146805514412014-10-14T16:00:03.639+01:002014-10-14T16:00:03.639+01:00I was working with this bastard,and i know many pe...I was working with this bastard,and i know many people who was working with him.<br /><br />Do you want know another thing about him?<br /><br />Some months ago he was teaching in his school...nothing strange right?<br /><br />NO,IT'S STRANGE because...<br /><br />He doesn't have the qualification for teaching in a school accredited by British Council, so if the British Council will know Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-85987681210831979612014-08-24T23:15:48.821+01:002014-08-24T23:15:48.821+01:00Oh well Ken, good luck in your misguided quest to ...Oh well Ken, good luck in your misguided quest to make a decent living out of EFL/ESL.<br /><br />If you do ever manage to see the light and quit the game, please let us know what you're up to!The TEFL Tradesmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09213645150599522343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-7131951117600328612014-07-29T14:54:09.815+01:002014-07-29T14:54:09.815+01:00Hi
I have my PGCE and I very nearly have QTS EFL ...Hi<br /><br />I have my PGCE and I very nearly have QTS EFL is something I do to supplement my income for quiet times such as the summer break right now. I'm somewhat picky and won't even humour the £10/min wage places. My current work place pays £19 which is actually more than my state funded college (Oldham) pays (£17.50). <br /><br />Unfortunately my PGCE is in post compulsory English Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06919097907113636418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-71089639435595534032014-07-28T13:35:59.492+01:002014-07-28T13:35:59.492+01:00Ken, the only solution is to get out of EFL, perio...Ken, the only solution is to get out of EFL, period. If you enjoy your teaching, do a PGCE and become a proper teacher and get paid properly. <br /><br />I wrote a brief piece about this very subject on this blog some time ago. I'll try and find it for you (and everybody else) - when I can be bothered!<br /><br />Oh, and BTW, it's true that I myself have managed to escape from the The TEFL Tradesmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09213645150599522343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-30232016331397552152014-07-26T09:58:59.555+01:002014-07-26T09:58:59.555+01:00So really for EFLers what do you think the solutio...So really for EFLers what do you think the solution is? I have worked for state funded colleges and adult education centres run by councils with real progression for the students and I'm finding work to be OK paid but incredibly scarce.<br /><br />Is overseas the answer? I'm having trouble getting responses from Asia, lots of qualifications but zero responses. I'm told apparently it Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06919097907113636418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-38762312113704660182014-07-12T22:09:43.298+01:002014-07-12T22:09:43.298+01:00Yes mate, I did get it, but your story of Devil Wo...Yes mate, I did get it, but your story of Devil Worship in the DoS's office had the ring of fantasy about it. Especially as Speak Up! has no proper DoS.<br /><br />Mind you, the bit about Fartan carrying out acts of FGM sounds plausible. PLease send evidence!The TEFL Tradesmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09213645150599522343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-48252701425398897312014-07-12T14:15:50.784+01:002014-07-12T14:15:50.784+01:00Hey Sandy, where's my ciggies?! I sent U my st...Hey Sandy, where's my ciggies?! I sent U my story 2 weeks ago, but since then, nowt!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-5659201192129757432014-07-04T07:46:38.910+01:002014-07-04T07:46:38.910+01:00Never signed on in my life,mate! Unlike your bum-c...Never signed on in my life,mate! Unlike your bum-chum Paul Lowe. Might you be he? Puffing himself up like a rotting piece of road-kill and looking down his nose at people.More pertinently,Asian-run colleges often seem to be up to all sorts of shenanigans regarding student visas and the like. As for racism/religious bigotry,I was on the receiving end of it from that child-fondler Paul Lowe and hisWilliam Fredericksonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-35894000987146475622014-07-03T16:14:51.290+01:002014-07-03T16:14:51.290+01:00I dunno, Mr Fuckstickson. There's no mention o...I dunno, Mr Fuckstickson. There's no mention of the fact that Mr Lindsay is white in the hatchet job on him, but we do learn that Mr Fartan is of Asian extraction. They're both shits, but we only learn the ethnicity of one.<br />http://tefltradesman.blogspot.com/2011/11/regency-end-of-era.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-6609102127451938652014-07-02T22:45:30.238+01:002014-07-02T22:45:30.238+01:00William, what the fugg are you doing out of bed be...William, what the fugg are you doing out of bed before midday?<br /><br />Or is it your signing-on day?Son of Sandynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-48966203011832255472014-07-02T09:29:20.359+01:002014-07-02T09:29:20.359+01:00ERMMM...I meant that some numpty thinks its racist...ERMMM...I meant that some numpty thinks its racist to report crimes by ethnic minorities for that reason. Sorry,got a slight hangover this morning! Thanks for hammering the commenter who trotted out the old 'Islamic terror conspiracy' chestnut! If he wants to root such things out,I could show him where to look.William Fredericksonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-18030303766135378522014-07-02T09:19:56.427+01:002014-07-02T09:19:56.427+01:00Personally,I can't see the racist slant of you...Personally,I can't see the racist slant of your blog entry,Sandy. Unless it's the spacker-brained Trotskyist idea that all minorities are oppressed and as such,they can do no wrong.Incidentally,its a derogatory idea because the inferral that these people commit crimes as they don't know any better arises.William Fucksticksonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-13138653315236362512014-07-01T21:42:04.177+01:002014-07-01T21:42:04.177+01:00Sandy is happy to report further Spartist hysteria...Sandy is happy to report further Spartist hysteria about this blog here:<br /><br />http://libcom.org/blog/response-racist-tefl-blog-30062014<br /><br />Infamy! Infamy! They've all got it in for me!!The TEFL Tradesmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09213645150599522343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-67107299615733955922014-06-30T23:25:20.089+01:002014-06-30T23:25:20.089+01:00Well, it's good to see that the spirit of Dave...Well, it's good to see that the spirit of Dave Spart is still alive! As for the assertion that ethnicity and religion are of little consequence, I direct you to the list of 58 recently suspended colleges, which you can find here:<br /><br />http://www.highlytrustedcollege.com/list-of-58-suspended-tier-4-hts-college-and-university.html<br /><br />Now, Dave (erm, sorry - Jerome), how many of The TEFL Tradesmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09213645150599522343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-35191300390767040932014-06-30T20:28:04.250+01:002014-06-30T20:28:04.250+01:00We took part in the successful campaign to win bac...We took part in the successful campaign to win backpay for Marta and while we might appreciate the extra research you've done, we'd appreciate if you did it without all the racist sh*t in there. <br /><br />Let’s be clear: Farhan is a scumbag, but him being Asian is irrelevant. British bosses ignore employment law all the time (we know because we've had disputes with them about it). Angry Language Brigadehttp://libcom.org/user/1366327/tracknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-35416474671400167842014-06-28T13:29:53.057+01:002014-06-28T13:29:53.057+01:00While I doubt that Mr Fartan is involved in gun-ru...While I doubt that Mr Fartan is involved in gun-running to the Middle East (without at least a little bit of proof!), I'd also be grateful if the unwarranted racial epithets were dropped.<br /><br />What's needed here is evidence, more evidence, of malpractice, please!The TEFL Tradesmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09213645150599522343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-3004731312488802152014-06-22T21:36:11.230+01:002014-06-22T21:36:11.230+01:00Hey, you might like to ask Mr Quraishi abouit his ...Hey, you might like to ask Mr Quraishi abouit his other 'failed' businesses, including an outfit called Meridian Training.<br /><br />But I doubt you'd get an answer.Three rooms above a kebab shop in Caledonian Roadhttp://www.london-se1.co.uk/restaurants/info/222/capital-kebab-housenoreply@blogger.com