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British Council accused of forcing gig economy teachers into ‘feeding frenzy’ for work

Source: The Guardian | Published: March 15, 2025, 11:09 a.m.

With regular teaching hours unavailable, agency tutors must compete for lessons

The British Council has been accused of exploiting hundreds of agency teachers on zero-hour contracts forced to compete for lessons in a “feeding frenzy” every week.

An open letter from teaching staff reveals the prestigious government-funded public body does not offer regular hours to tutors on its popular English Online platform, which provides lessons to more than 45,000 students worldwide.

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