• Teach for MovingOn Courses

    Dear English Teacher,

    thanks for your interest in a working for MovingOn Courses on one of our intensive English courses in Cork, Ireland or Belfast Northern Ireland or Spain.
     
    For weekend courses in Spain please scroll down.
     
    Please send a mail, subject " homestay belfast 2011" to request information for courses in Belfast.
     
    The summer course involves up to 50 students and 15 teachers but the rest of the year is only Sonia, Gavin and another teacher in the house
    The Belfast courses involve living with us in a 5-bedroom
     

     
     
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    We have been offering different intensive English courses for over 12 years.
    Weekends in casas rurales, normally near Madrid.
    Week long courses (or puentes etc) in Javea, Alicante.
    Summer courses in Cork, Ireland
    Homestay in Belfast Ireland


    The idea is to provide a more interesting and more entertaining course that is more enjoyable for the students AND the teachers.

    In short, 12+hours of English per day with an average of 2 students per teacher. Shared accommodation (individual or twin rooms). Classes, meals, afternoon trip and evening conversation with students.


    The following information applies to our general weekends open to the general public.

    Basically, we wish to provide a weekend in a casa rural with 100% English.

    You need to be sociable and remember that you need to help and correct the students at all times.

    Please see the website so that you know the information that the students have read.
     

     
     
     


    As you can see we only have classes in the morning, an afternoon trip on Saturday and the rest of the time is socialising.

    Number of students

    There are normally about 7 students that are split up according to their levels for the classes. There are normally 3 groups. The rest of the time all the students and teachers are together.

    Who are the students?

    Our prices are the cheapest in Spain and incredibly cheap compared to Vaughan Systems/Pueblo Ingles. This means most students pay out of their own pocket. They are generally 25+ and very enthusiastic about talking and do not want grammar classes.

    Classes

    You teach a different group for each class.
    Students come to practice conversation and do not expect any grammar etc. We will let you know the expected levels of the students and we require you to bring the material you plan to use. We prefer this to be listening and conversation activities. Please plan to give each of your 3 groups 15 mins homework. We have additional material as a back up.


    Meals

    Normally we have someone to prepare meals, other times we take students to a restaurant.

    Location

    We do not have our own centre near Madrid so we have to rent a Casa rural. Generally they are located in Avila, Segovia or Cuenca and at no more than 2 hours from Madrid. For “puentes” and longer courses we usually run the courses in Javea where we are now based.

    The afternoon trip

    This will inevitably involve walking either in a village or in the country. Before we return to the accommodation we visit a bar and go through the mistakes, grammatical points and in particular the vocabulary. Please bring a small notebook so that you can note down any new vocabulary that students learn during the trip.

    Sleeping arrangements

    When possible we give you an individual room however we cannot guarantee this. If you have to share then we will try to put you in a room with another teacher rather than with a student. You will share with someone of the same sex.

    Transport to house

    We are no longer based in Madrid and so will liaise with students so that you can travel with students. Generally you will leave at around 1800 from Plaza Castilla or Plaza Conde de Casal. If you cannot leave Madrid before 1900 then we probably cannot offer you a position unless you can arrange your own transport.


    Freetime

    None, so if you are not sociable this is not the course for you. You may even be asked to help out in the kitchen although this may be a welcome break from the students!!

    Nationality

    This is irrelevant provided you are a native English speaker.



    We realise this is not well paid but please consider that you have a weekend away with no costs. By keeping the class sizes small (and not mixing levels) we make the course less demanding and more enjoyable for you.
    Our courses are, by far, the cheapest in Spain. Some companies do not even pay their teachers for this type of course.


    As a volunteer

    We may already have our teacher requirements fulfilled and so we can only offer the possibility of being a volunteer. A volunteer comes on the basis they do not teach in mornings but form part of the group during the rest of the time.
    If you are called into service –  this means we have more levels than we expected etc. We will pay you as above or 7Euros per hour if you only have to teach a few classes.
    You can do your own thing in the morning.
    Obviously, volunteers prepared to teach are very welcome!

    DVD's, games, guitar etc

    Any additional material you can bring is especially welcome




    Commission

    If you can bring a student or simply send a student for one of our weekend courses or indeed any course then we pay 10% commission. Additionally we guarantee you a paid position during the stay of your student(s).



    What we need to know from you


    1.What time you are available to leave Madrid on Friday afternoon.
    2.Confirm you can bring your own material for the 3 groups with several photocopies for each class. Warn us if you need a photocopier to be available.
    3.If you have your own transport – not important.
    4.If you wish to be a volunteer in the case of no teaching positions being available.
    5.Your general availability for future weekends and our occasional week-long courses
    6.You may be interested in teaching on our summer courses in Cork, Ireland. Attending a weekend course would be a great way to meet.


    Last few comments

    I am the organiser and also attend the course. I do not teach which means there is a new shot of energy once you come out of class. It also means there are more native speakers in the equation for non class time.  Over the years our ratio of English speakers to students has been  1.5 students: 1 native speaker.
    There is a small chance that you will obtain a private class through the weekend. This is no problem but please do this through MovingOn Courses. We are not interested in taking a cut. However any company classes that arise through a weekend are strictly for MovingOn Courses.
    Almost all the teachers for this year's summer course in Ireland had all attended a weekend course. In other words the teachers enjoy the experience.

    If you want to improve your Spanish you you may wish to consider one of our intercambio weekends. This is a weekend away with a mix of Spanish and English speakers. 2 Spanish speakers for every English speaker.
     
    And now more i

    thanks for your interest in working with MovingOn Courses.
    We are based in Spain where we have company classes from October to June in Madrid and intensive weekend and week long courses throughout the year (not in summer) in rural houses in places such as Avila, Cuenca and Javea (Alicante). Every summer we run a full immersion course for adults and one for juniors (10-17years). In 20010 the location will be Cork, Ireland.
    What type of teachers are we looking for?
    Qualified (CELTA/TEFL), reliable, punctual, enthusiastic teachers who are friendly and easygoing. For commercial reasons we only employ native English teachers.
    Teach on one of our weekend or week-long intensive courses in Spain
    Throughout the year though not in summer. Next ones in Feb 2009.
    There is also the option to come along as a volunteer (teaching no classes) and enjoy the excursions and change of scene.
    Location: Various interesting places in Spain which you might be unlikely to visit otherwise: The Gredos Mountains, Cuenca, and Javea on the Alicante coast.

    Teach on the Junior Summer Course (10-17yr olds) or the Adult Summer Course
    Course dates: Junior: July 2011 Adult: July/August 20 (possibility of working 1-8 weeks with us)
    Location: Cork, Ireland.
    We are looking for teachers who are able to adapt well to communal living and use their initiative in demanding situations.  It is important that our teachers actually enjoy teaching English as they will be correcting and helping students all day (not just in class).
    Teachers share the accommodation with the students. There are structured lessons in the morning and an excursion/activity in the afternoon. All meals are taken with the students. We offer students a complete English language environment; it is English 100% of the time. The courses are intensive but a lot of fun.

    Commission for sending students

    MovingOn is a small company that doesn´t believe in large scale marketing (more to the point we can´t afford it!!!) but we are convinced that we offer the best value for money quality intensive course that students can find. Most of our students hear about the course from previous students or though our website but we value the contacts that English teachers have so…… we offer teachers (native and non-native) a commission as an incentive to send us students.

    We pay a 10% commission
    Discounts are possible for groups and nationalities that aren't well represented in our courses.
    For more information
    Check out the web site to see how we work. You will see that our courses are a lot more entertaining for both you and the students.  
    If you are interested in any of the above working opportunities, please send an email to info   -  movingoncourses - dot - com which classes/courses you are interested in accompanied by a CV.
    Many thanks,
    The MovingOn Courses Team.

















    Teach company classes in Madrid

    Sorry, the classes are taken but more coming

    As an interested native English teacher there are various options open to you. We prefer autonomo teachers (self employed and paying social security tax).



     
     

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