Lee
2 years ago
A fun experience, but ultimately the sketchiness of this place cannot be ignored.
There are more interns than teachers who are expected to carry out all tasks that a qualified TEFL instructor could. Paid by cash in hand at the discretion of what seems to be one woman.
The management repeatedly side with children and their parents instead of their own staff during disputes (which is absolute unreasonable).
Poor teaching practices, errors of judgement and other slip-ups are publicly shamed in a WhatsApp group chat with little to no face-to-face discussion. On the rare occasion that someone does talk to you about it, it's a 30 second, one-sided exchange where one is shouted at in Spanglish.
The teaching coordinator had no allocated time to train the interns and so this was done (incredibly rushed) in the precious free time we were given. Teachers would walk into lessons unfamiliar with the material or lesson flow due to this.
I'll let the cramped accommodation slide. I didn't mind it too much.
There are more interns than teachers who are expected to carry out all tasks that a qualified TEFL instructor could. Paid by cash in hand at the discretion of what seems to be one woman.
The management repeatedly side with children and their parents instead of their own staff during disputes (which is absolute unreasonable).
Poor teaching practices, errors of judgement and other slip-ups are publicly shamed in a WhatsApp group chat with little to no face-to-face discussion. On the rare occasion that someone does talk to you about it, it's a 30 second, one-sided exchange where one is shouted at in Spanglish.
The teaching coordinator had no allocated time to train the interns and so this was done (incredibly rushed) in the precious free time we were given. Teachers would walk into lessons unfamiliar with the material or lesson flow due to this.
I'll let the cramped accommodation slide. I didn't mind it too much.
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Jarvis
2 years ago
Totally illegal work practices. Needs investigating by the Spanish authorities. Cramped accommodation shared by other teachers, one tiny bathroom, no furniture. No legal contracts, no breaks, long long working hours for less than minimum wage. They get away with hiring and firing at will because most staff are non European and have no work visas. Bullying behavior towards staff, includes screaming in your face, public show downs and "reviews" about your teaching in public where no constructive advice or criticism is given. AVOID
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Wendy
3 years ago
A great place to live, work, learn and have fun in a total language immersion environment.