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LK-01Experienced ELT teaching
Experienced CELTA/CertTESOL teachers for established ELT employers; qualified curriculum teachers for international schools.
Source-led route overview checked 2026-11-08; a recruitment page is not confirmation of a suitable open vacancy.
- Who should explore it
- A British Council recruitment specification posted in October 2026 required a university degree, CELTA or Trinity CertTESOL, and two years of post-certificate experience. That vacancy is closed and is used only as an example of employer standards. The British School in Colombo offers a separate school-teaching route, with post-specific qualifications and safeguarding checks. Neither example establishes a national automatic entitlement to teach.
- Pay evidence
- Build the budget from a current written offer and the actual workplace. Do not reuse salary figures from a closed vacancy as a current market rate. Separate rent, deposits, transport, insurance, permit costs and any accompanying-family expenses, and establish which relocation benefits are contractual.
- Working pattern
- Confirm classroom hours, preparation, meetings, cover and paid holidays in the written offer; no national working-week estimate is established here.
- Length of placement
- Employer-specific; confirm start date, probation, renewal and notice before accepting.
- Work permission
- The Sri Lankan High Commission in London explains that applicants seeking residence must obtain prior immigration approval and the appropriate entry visa before completing residence formalities in Sri Lanka. The Department of Immigration's private-sector employment category requires employer documents and a recommendation from the relevant ministry. Obtain employer confirmation of the applicable category before booking travel; discretion to support a visa is not a guarantee.
- Support and benefits
- Confirm housing, flights, relocation support and medical cover in writing. These are not assumed to be included.
Check the programme or employer’s current requirements EX-LK-01 EX-LK-02 EX-LK-03 EX-LK-04 EX-LK-05
Documents, healthcare and remaining checks
- Professional recognition
- Match the employer’s stated criteria to your exact qualifications. Confirm any local registration or recognition separately; a UK credential does not itself grant immigration permission.
- Documents
- Confirm the authority’s current checklist and the employer’s safeguarding requirements; do not send originals or pay a recruiter until its identity and process are verified.
- Healthcare
- Obtain written evidence of cover, exclusions, emergency arrangements and any separate cover required for dependants.
- Initial costs
- Price document authentication, permit charges, travel, accommodation deposits and an arrival reserve for the actual location.
- First payment
- Not established by this overview. Confirm the first payroll date and which costs you must fund before reimbursement.
Evidence scope: primary sources with individual checks remaining. This label does not confirm that a vacancy is open or that you meet every condition. Snapshot: 8 November 2026.
