Angloville Reviews 

I had such an amazing experience working with local people and learning a little about the culture and the city as well. Made a lot of new friends, and I am looking forward to my next adventure with Angloville.

My experience of Angloville was very poor and I wouldn't recommend it for people like myself: neurodivergent, people who like planning ahead & those with dietary requirements.

The communication in the weeks leading up to the programme was non-existent with emails being ignored or responded to incorrectly. For example, I emailed to find out if I should pay for my own hotel the night beforehand and if I'd be reimbursed, only to be told that accommodation was provided, but I wasn't informed of the hotel information until I'd enquired and just 2 days before my arrival. I spoke with two other participants who had paid for accommodation unnecessarily and even onward travel to their starting destination as they didn't know they'd have this provided either.

Finding out where you are being sent a few days before departure was highly stressful for me and although we were assured we would have time to join the tours; for my second location I wouldn't have arrived until 1am, ahead of a 10am departure time for the 2nd programme.

Before our departure to the location of the programme we weren't provided breakfast or indeed told to sort our own ahead of a 5 hour coach drive. Additionally we weren't informed we would be sharing the coach travel with participants.

For those with allergies, intolerances or dietary preferences; I was sent to a location where allergens and dietary requirements were not catered for. This led to me being served food I couldn't eat on 3 occasions, becoming ill and I ultimately ended up eating a lot of snacks, fruit and plain bread as when I was served food I could eat, it was not very.. edible. I later bought food from a shop 20 minutes walk away. Thankfully some other participants took pity on me and also shared their personal snacks!

The days were very long with only a few hours of time for self in the evenings or when schedule changes allowed. The excursions were okay, but the plans changed a lot which led to confusion and shortened free time.

Finally, whilst some participants received contracts, others did not. I didn't speak to anyone who had received their Tefl code and didn't get much information about when that would come through from the coordinators. Some participants paid deposits and others did not due to using external websites such as Reed or Indeed. So I recommend not applying through the website if you intend to participate with Angloville. I'm sure this programme would work for some, but I believe you should know the above before applying!

The few redeeming factors were that the children were brilliant, there were opportunities to connect and build friendships. Depending on the hotel, you may have access to spa facilities and beautiful locations.

Edit to add: I've seen the response from Angloville and I'm actually not going to bother responding as the attitude of their response alone highlights that they're defensive, uninformed, unable to take on feedback to improve their service and think they can do no wrong despite the *many* examples given. I wanted to review them so others considering partaking would have forewarning and/or Angloville could make changes to improve, but they've clearly taken no accountability and are instead deeply unprofessional, accusatory and likely won't take my feedback on board for future for the sake of future participants ! Which only emboldens my stance !

This program let's you use your brain and connection to English language learners

I would recommend this experience to everyone, it's an excellent way to travel for free and get some good experience to put in your CV, alongside lifelong memories and connections. Give it a shot, even for a couple of weeks

The Angloville volunteer programme is hard work, but extremely rewarding. It is a fantastic way to experience another country and to meet the best and most interesting people.

I joined Angloville in Poland and Hungary, attracted by their promise of a free, online TEFL course at the completion of three of their week-long programes.

No experience was required; so it was an amazing, no cost, opportunity to discover whether TEFL was for me, whilst gaining my first TEFL certificate.

Furthermore, Angloville provided me with an excellent reference which I used, together with my certificate, to secure my first teaching post.

I have been teaching ever since.

In short, Angloville lived up to every promise and more, exceeding all my expectations.

If you want to find out if TEFL is for you, or you just want to travel, make lasting friendships and meet the most interesting people, I unreservedly recommend Angloville.

They ask you to pay them so that you can work for them. How do I reply to a reply?? I have done more than 30 programmes with Angloville. Most are 5 days long and 12 hour days. So I have given them over 30,000 euros worth of my time, ( I value my time at 20 euros an hour. ) and that is no including the expences of travelling there. Yea, I know, my choice. Still they ask for more. That is not right
I volunteer to help others, not for the profit of Angloville.

My time at Anglovile was 100% unforgetheble. I enjoyed location, accomodation, food, time with kids, but the mostly friendships there builded. Also respectfull and great flow organisation. We shared all the differences for the best. I felt present and surrounded by supportive and funn enviroment. After year from it we are still in touch and share some news in ours lifes.

Honestly the best thing i ever did

It was a great experience for me, I met so many amazing people and learnt a lot and the venue was amazing! I had a lot of fun and everyday was so different from the previous one, I wished the information was better organized before each event and I would rather having the commute included in the price and not having all the stress before hand but the experience was overall great!

Unforgettable memories, new friends made and many new skills learned. Angloville is summer tradition(:

The organisation was smooth from start to finish. The experience was rich with people and activities. Made some great friends and it inspired me to do more.

Doing angloville was one of the best decisions of my life! It was such an amazing experience with extremely lovely people, our coordinators Ellie and Louis were great and made me feel so comfortable on my first week! I made some amazing friends on the programme and particularly enjoyed the speaking sessions with the polish participants who were eager to learn and it was so rewarding to see their confidence grow throughout the week! Would love to do angloville again in the future!

Volunteering at Angloville pushed me out of my comfort zone in the best way. skiing with the children taught me patience and adaptability, while leading language games improved my ability to explain concepts clearly. Watching students gain confidence delivering their first English presentation—was deeply rewarding.

What a great three programmes I have just completed in Poland. Such a great way to meet lots of Polish people as well as loads of people from all around the world. Hard work but totally worth it for the fun and socialising. I will definitely be back for more.

I did a week in Poland with the Children's program. I had so much fun. The hours were certainly long, but I arrived not expecting to be on a leisuring vacation. We were given breaks every day, and I napped every day during my break. I did share a room, but I had a positive experience, as the volunteer who shared a room with me was from a different culture with different life experiences and that was really cool.

The kids were all really nice. Not all the kids were perfectly behaved nor always wanted to speak in English, but the program immediately addressed this. The volunteers were of different races and I never once noticed any racism during the week I volunteered.

I would 100% recommend this experience. I wasn't paid in cash and already had a TEFL, but the memories I left with were great and it was a great addition to a resume/CV. If my lifestyle was different I would certainly do this program repeatedly.

Don't believe the review bombers who had one bad experience. This program is what you make it!

Trustworthy company in my experience :)

Angloville is a deeply exploitative company that preys on the goodwill of volunteers. I witnessed racism, verbal abuse, and shocking behavior from Polish staff, with zero accountability. Volunteers are overworked, disrespected, and forced to cover their own flights, transportation, even towels—just to serve a program where teens gain nothing educationally. These so-called “Eurotrips” are a scam: poorly managed, unsafe, and completely devoid of the English-learning mission they advertise. This is not cultural exchange—it’s free labor masked as volunteering. Avoid at all costs. I will take legal actions on this company and against their behavior.

Update : So, I’m only raising my concern now—how convenient, right? On 20/08/2024, I received an email from Vincent and the AngloTEAM offering me a 30-hour TEFL Pro specialization module called “Teaching Young Learners,” like some certificate is going to fix the money wasted, the time lost, the blatant racism, and the horrible treatment I endured from the Polish staff.

I loved angloville and would definitely go back. There are so many pluses to doing this programme. I went as an ESL mentor which is a little different from an IP. I had a few more responsibilities and for this you are paid.
I had a wonderful time and gained experience working with children. We played a lot of fun games and at night there was different group activities. My favourite is the fashion show.
It can be a lot of work some days but the coordinators try their best to accommodate you and make sure everyone gets time off.
There are some rules, which make sense seeing as it involves kids who can be as young as 5/6. The rules I can remember are: no drinking during the programme duration, no getting social media details from any of the kids, no giving the kids food you have brought and no going to the kids rooms or having them come to your room. All of these rules I thought were reasonable. They make sense.
Something to keep in mind is that the locations can be in the middle of nowhere, so if you are a picky eater maybe bring some snack as there is no guarantee of shops nearby.
The other participants can become your close friends. Two of my fellow participants from my programmes are still close and meet up whenever and wherever we can.
This is not for everyone so consider it carefully before applying. Lots of people drop out which always impacts the programme for everyone.
I did three weeks in Poland and two weeks in Malta. Loved them all.
Thank you Angloville!