Your allowance

You will be paid for your work as an English Language Assistant – the details can be found on the individual country pages. The allowance is intended to provide for one person only. Our partner organisations may be unwilling to consider your appointment without written assurance that any person accompanying you will be financially independent from you.

In all cases, your employer will be the education authority, school or university where you will be working, not the British Council.

Your costs

You will have to cover the cost of the following: -

			the cost of travel to and from your British Council assessment day (if you have one)
			the cost of travel to and from your British Council pre-departure briefing (if there is one)
			the cost of travel to and from your post abroad*
			travel insurance
			medical insurance (we recommend that most assistants placed outside Europe take out fully comprehensive medical insurance for the duration of their employment)
			visas, including travel to and from your visa appointments
			the cost of any necessary inoculations and medical checks
			your accommodation in the country (except China)**

*If you are applying in particular to Canada, China or Latin America, you should be certain before applying that you will be able to meet all the potential costs involved. If you are applying to China you will have to cover the cost of flights upfront; however the school will reimburse these costs on completion of your contract.  

**Accommodation is not provided automatically in countries within western Europe. The British Council is unable to arrange your accommodation. Your school should be able to offer advice, but you should be prepared to make your own arrangements.

Erasmus Funding

Undergraduates whose university has an extended university charter may be eligible for ERASMUS status during their language assistantship which is considered as a work placement. Please note language assistants placed in Canada,  and Latin America are not eligible for Erasmus funding. Please consult your university tutor or the Erasmus website for further information.