Lessons

• Standard Group lessons last 90 min and students attend two or three times a week
• Intensive Children’s classes last 2 hours and students attend up to 10 hours per week
• Private classes usually last 1 hour but can last up to two hours. Some private students may come up to five times per week

Daily Schedule

• Teachers may teach in different locations on different days (e.g. school A on Mondays , school B on Tuesdays etc.)
• Teachers will normally not work in more than three locations in a week
• Teachers arrive at least 30 min before the 1st class
• Up to seven hours of teaching
• Teachers usually work afternoons/evenings but may also have some morning classes. A typical day starts at noon, with children’s classes in the afternoon and adult in the evening

Weekly Schedule

• Teachers teach 5 days a week with 2 days off
• Teachers generally work a minimum of 80 hours per month (the average is around 100)
• Generally, the same classes and same students are taught on the same day each week
• Occasional six-day weeks (to e.g. undergo additional training, attend social events for students or cover for absent colleagues) are necessary
• All teachers are entitled to 27 days of annual leave, including national and school holidays. Further holidays may be accrued under certain circumstances

Days off

• Sunday plus another (non-consecutive) day off (eg Sunday plus Wednesday)
• Days off usually remain the same for a year
• Second year teachers have top priority in getting Sunday/Monday or Saturday/Sunday off