[:en]During our short explanation of the collective labour agreement that rules our sector, we mentioned a type of contract which we want to explain in detail: the Fijo Discontínuo contract. My advice for most teachers would be to make sure you are under this type of contract, and I will explain why. I will start […]
[:en]Following some post on Facebook groups about teachers and teacher’s salaries, I get the impression many don’t understand where these salaries come from. Some even think academies decide them on their own accord. Teacher’s salaries are legally regulated by a collective labour agreement. In the case of English Language Teachers the agreement is the Convenio Colectivo […]
[:en]Most teachers who start working with us, do not understand their payslip. Which is completely understandable, spaniards don’t understand theirs either. Let’s try to shed some light on this. Why? Because I think a lot of the tension between teachers and academies comes from lack of understanding (and from lack of explaining). Teachers should know their […]
[:en]If you are a member of the EU, working as a teacher in Spain is easy. You don’t need any special permit and you just have to get your NIE and Social Security number. But if you are from out of the EU, it is things get a bit more complicated. Regardless of if you […]
[:en]When I watched this talk, I immediately thought I should share it on this blog, as it’s a blog for TEFL teachers in Madrid. The speaker, Jack C. Richards, a teacher himself and trainer of teachers, tackles many of the questions I’ve seen in forums, Facebook groups and pages. Questions such as: How does language proficiency […]
[:en]As an academy, we receive more updates than teachers do. So I will be posting some of them on this blog to help teachers who read it (if any hehehe) and our own teachers. The aim of this blog was to serve as a site for news and tips for TEFL teachers in Madrid. So, […]
[:en]A few hours ago a teacher has asked a good (as in useful) question in one of the Facebook TEFL groups on Facebook: Hello! I’m a British citizen and moving to Madrid to find work as an English teacher in January. In need of some advice! Is it common for employers to ask for a […]
[:en]Every country celebrates their Teachers’ Day a different date. Spain celebrates theirsevery 27th of November, in honor of José Calasanz, a Spanish priest and educator who was the founder of the first free public school in modern Europe. These schools provided, for the first time, educationto all students, regardless of their wealth. So today is […]
[:en]Most teachers now add to their CVs “business English experience“. They know there’s a huge demand for Business English classes in Spain, and the money is in companies. Companies can pay those higher rates that individuals can’t/won’t. However, very rarely do I meet a teacher, during our weekly interviews, who knows what Cambridge BEC Exams […]
[:en]Some of your students will be wanting to take a Cambridge exam some time soon. As a Cambridge Preparation Center we receive frequent updates from Cambridge and we just received their updated Directory of Authorised Exam Centres and Exam Venues. I thought it might be useful to teachers and some of you might not have […]