A few days ago, 25th of October 2023, a new salary revision for our current labour agreement (IX Convenio de Enseñanza No Reglada) came out. It’s not the first revision, and they keep coming up nearly every year for as long as the new labour agreement is signed (they don’t seem to come to an […]
Today I am going to write about a sensitive subject which I’ve wanted to write about for months. I will try to introduce the whys as best as I can, but I’m not a writer…so forgive me if finally I don’t manage to express the problem and solutions corretly. However, I think it is an […]
We’ve just received news that on the 5th of August there was an update to our lastest labour agreement (the IXth), and I wanted to share it with you all. You can access the update through this link (web version) https://www.boe.es/eli/es/res/2022/07/19/(13) or go directly to the pdf version of the BOE of the 5th of […]
Fijo discontínuo contracts, the contracts most of you should be working under if you don’t have a “contrato fijo”, allow teachers to demand their unemployment benefits if they have a right to them (if they have worked for more than a year) during the summer (or any other period of inactivity). But, when teachers go […]
I’ve been saying for ages we have a sword of Damocles on top of us: the biggest tech. companies out there are running a race to see who brings out a universal translator first. They have the money, they have the resources, and the motivation. AI and Big Data are there to help them. Developing […]
I’ve just received the news so I’m sharing it hear for all of you. I am sure many were, as we, waiting to hear what FUNDAE had to say about classes through online “virtual classrooms”. Just in case someone doesn’t know all the details, I’ll put you up to date with a quick summary. With […]
On the 22nd of July 2021, CECAP, CECE, ACADE-FECEI , ANCED, FECCOO and various other organisations signed our latest labour agreement: IX Convenio colectivo de enseñanza y formación no reglada They also signed the salary tables for this document. The “convenio” is valid until de 22 of December of 2022. It was published on the […]
I have already written about this subject, and it is a delicate one. But whenever a client in Spain asks for a language teacher, they always add “I suppose the teacher is native, isn’t he?”. I have shared the views of non native teachers and their approach to work, I have written about job ads […]
I have an instant dislike for anyone who tries to build anything by putting someone else down. It shows a lack of confidence in your own habilities, and is never a solid foundation upon which to construct a stable project. That is why, as soon as I heard that guy on Youtube saying “El inglés […]
Friday the 20th of November will be the fourth Online Meeting of Academy Owners. I am enjoying each an every one of them, and learning from everyone who attends. So, first and furmost, thank you to all for spending your Friday afternoons on this. The suggested topic for this meeting will be FUNDAE (Fundación Estatal […]