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About Oxford TEFL

Read about our story, our journey so far, our values, our commitment to you and reviews from students all around the world

Our story

Since we opened in Barcelona in 1998, we have been helping teachers gain qualifications which have allowed them to teach English around the world, develop their careers and develop their professional skills. Over 5000 teachers have completed their CELTA course with us and over 800 their Trinity Diploma in TESOL.

The company was founded by Duncan Foord and Nick Rawlinson, with the ambition of creating a place where students, teachers, trainers and marketing and administration staff feel happy working and learning. For us that means helping people to focus on their aims and enjoy the experience of achieving them. Creating an atmosphere of open communication, support and willingness to try out new ideas is important to us.

We think learning to teach is an important and challenging endeavor. We want you to feel as excited about it as we do!

Our 25 year anniversary

25 years empowering language learners and teachers

In 2023, we are proud to be celebrating 25 years of teacher training. This is a significant milestone in our journey as we continue to strive towards providing the most effective and enjoyable EFL teacher training courses of the highest quality.

So, we would like to thank you. And we would like to thank all future Oxford TEFL trainees and graduates too. Over the next year, we will be offering 25 free online events to anyone who would like to learn more about teaching English as a foreign language. From taking the first steps in ELT, to honing your skills by exploring gamification, flipped lesson or video. These events will inspire you to do more, and be more.

So, join us in our 25th anniversary celebrations by grabbing your place on any (or all!) of these free online events. Visit the Oxford TEFL Events page to find out which free events are available and grab one of our limited availability spots now. Or click the button below.

Our journey so far

Oxford House is born
Duncan Foord, Nick Rawlinson and Roland Hayward want to create a school where people enjoy working: Oxford House is born.
1999
First Trinity CertTESOL
The first Trinity CertTESOL course was offered and Oxford TEFL becomes a leading TEFL course provider in Barcelona.
2003
New location with 10 classrooms
Oxford House and Oxford TEFL expand to a new location with 10 classrooms.
2005
First online course launched
The first 100% online course was offered: The TEFL Starter course.
2014
Starts Cambridge CELTA
2018 Oxford TEFL starts offering Cambridge CELTA courses in Barcelona.
2020
Trinity DipTESOL goes 100% online
The first 100% Online Trinity DipTESOL course is offered and Oxford TEFL becomes the most popular course provider worldwide.
2022
Becomes leader in TEFL teacher training
2023 Oxford TEFL solidifies reputation as a leader in TEFL teacher training worldwide with over 5000 graduates.
1998
Oxford TEFL is born
The first Trinity DipTESOL course was offered: Oxford TEFL is born.
2001
Oxford TEFL goes online
Oxford TEFL builds its first website with just one page!
2004
Teacher Development courses
Oxford TEFL starts offering in-centre teacher development courses.
2010
New location with 26 classrooms
Oxford House and Oxford TEFL expand to a new location in the centre of Barcelona with 26 classrooms and a large garden.
2018
Cambridge CELTA goes 100% online
The first 100% Online Cambridge CELTA course is offered and Oxford TEFL becomes the most popular course provider worldwide.
2021
First Certificado ELE
The first Certificado de Profesor de ELE course is offered for aspiring Spanish as a Foreign Language teachers.
2023

Our journey so far

Oxford House is born
Duncan Foord, Nick Rawlinson and Roland Hayward want to create a school where people enjoy working: Oxford House is born.
Oxford TEFL is born
1999 The first Trinity DipTESOL course was offered: Oxford TEFL is born.
First Trinity CertTESOL
2001 The first Trinity CertTESOL course was offered and Oxford TEFL becomes a leading TEFL course provider in Barcelona.
Oxford TEFL goes online
2003 Oxford TEFL builds its first website with just one page!
New location 10 classroom
2004 Oxford House and Oxford TEFL expand to a new location with 10 classrooms.!
Teacher Development courses
2005 Oxford TEFL starts offering in-centre teacher development courses.
First course online
2010 The first 100% online course was offered: The TEFL Starter course.
New location 26 classroom
2014 Oxford House and Oxford TEFL expand to a new location in the centre of Barcelona with 26 classrooms and a large garden.
Starts Cambridge CELTA
2018 Oxford TEFL starts offering Cambridge CELTA courses in Barcelona.
Cambridge CELTA goes 100% online
2020 The first 100% Online Cambridge CELTA course is offered and Oxford TEFL becomes the most popular course provider worldwide.
Oxford TEFL becomes popular course provider worldwide
2021 The first 100% Online Trinity DipTESOL course and Oxford TEFL becomes the most popular course provider worldwide.
First Certificado ELE
2022 The first Certificado de Profesor de ELE course is offered for aspiring Spanish as a Foreign Language teachers.
Becomes leader in TEFL teacher training
2023 Oxford TEFL solidifies reputation as a leader in TEFL teacher training worldwide with over 5000 graduates.
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Our values

At Oxford TEFL we believe that teaching is essentially a craft, a professional skill acquired mainly with guidance and practice in the classroom. For this reason the qualifications we offer have observed teaching practice as their central focus.

As a business, we are mindful of creating value for money courses which are useful and enjoyable for you. We are a company founded by teachers and driven by them and we are committed to making a contribution to English language teaching and teacher training, not just sustaining ourselves financially.

We are also committed to supporting the education community globally, working together with charities, such as CAMFED, and partner schools to help more resources reach those with fewer opportunities. See what accreditations we have.

Alongside our language school, Oxford House, we have also developed online and face to face Spanish teacher training courses. Our learning never stops and, with the in-depth knowledge we have gathered of teaching and learning languages, we hope to continue reaching new corners of the world to help aspiring teachers realize their dreams. 

Our commitment to you

We are committed to listening to you carefully so that we understand your goals and how we can help you reach them. We take your teaching forward by providing feedback to you based on our expertise and the constructive approach of our tutors in communicating this expertise. We are committed to innovating and improving our courses based on listening to your feedback during and after your course. Find more reasons to study with us!

Our team

We value the diversity of our students and our teachers. Our staff includes teachers from all over the world. We select teachers and teacher trainers based on their excellent teaching and training skills and command of English, not in the country they were born in. Our team has grown over the years since we opened and includes leading ELT professionals, trainers and writers, many of whom originally trained with us!

For our open vacancies, please see
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Reviews by our graduates

4.9/5 in Google reviews

Reviews by our graduates

4.9/5 in Google reviews

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