Category Archives: Shane Language Schools

Franchising – An easy way for schools to make money?

Posted on 27/06/2012 by alexcase

My old school Shane has started doing the rounds of Franchise Expos in the hope of setting up franchises in new countries, with Korea, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore on the list so far and a franchise already set … Continue reading →

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‘Shane English School (NZ) faces liquidation’?

Posted on 17/04/2010 by alexcase

Don’t know if it’s true, and don’t know what it would mean if it was, but it would have a strange and worrying symmetry with the recent problems with GEOS Australia, also a mainly Japan-based chain with branches in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Eikaiwa, Geos, Let's Japan, Shane Language Schools, Teaching English in Japan, TEFL chains | Tagged | 5 Comments

Two new ways of blacklisting schools

Posted on 09/03/2009 by alexcase

As I’ve worked for the school in these two links I can tell you that the changes in technology certainly haven’t improved on the usual TEFL blacklisting accuracy (although they can’t be much worse than Sandy’s recent accusations of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Eikaiwa, Let's Japan, links, Shane Language Schools, Teaching English Abroad, Teaching English in Japan, TEFL, TEFL blacklist, TEFL chains, TEFL Tradesman | Tagged | 6 Comments

TEFLtastic is moving on

Posted on 12/08/2008 by alexcase

No, not, as the lack of recent posts might suggest, in the cyber world (we managed to beat the hostile takeover bid by Microsoft by the use of a poison pill*), but in a physical sense. Have quit Shane Language Services, … Continue reading →

Posted in Shane Language Schools, Teaching English in Japan, Teaching English in Korea | 15 Comments

English teachers being kicked out of China

Posted on 02/07/2008 by alexcase

“We wanted to get into the way of life here,” said 24-year-old Natan Doyon, who moved from Britain last year with his girlfriend to teach English to Chinese children. He says his pupils were so upset when he told them … Continue reading →

Posted in links, Shane Language Schools, Teaching English in China, TEFL, TEFL chains, TESOL | Tagged , | 1 Comment