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Academia Blue Door
Cordoba

Blue Door is a private language school located in the southern Spanish city of Cordoba. Blue Door is a member of ACEIA, the association of language schools in southern Spain. The school has been in operation since 1999, and the premises are located in a residential area of the city centre. Refurbished to offer the highest standards, the school boasts a total of eight classrooms, as well as study facilities, an administration department and a staff room.

Apart from the teaching resources available to teachers, the staff room also has an extensive DVD library, 7 broadband internet access points, and a mini-kitchen. Each teacher has his/her own work station with ample space for books, stationery, CDs and other material. Full-time teachers have their own classrooms and all classrooms are decorated attractively.

Each classroom has its own whiteboard, noticeboard and audio equipment. A TV, video player, DVD player, video camera and digital recorder are also available for use in class.

With a maximum of six students in each group, Blue Door classes are small and personal. Students come for two hours a week. A full timetable usually consists of 12 groups with a total of 24 contact hours. Levels range from absolute beginners to advanced levels and we have students of all ages from as young as 5. The vast majority of our students, however, are older children or young adults. Many of them take the Cambridge and Trinity exams. Classes are normally held on the school premises but are occasionally given elsewhere.

Blue Door is a professional organization and expects high standards of teaching and commitment from its teachers. Teachers have a real desire for professional development and, to this end, a comprehensive Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Programme (including pre-course induction and on-going in-house and external training) is provided. As part of the Blue Door Continuous Professional Development Programme, teachers attend weekly workshops or meetings. These are given by colleagues or guest speakers from other professional organizations. Similarly, teachers participate in the Peer Observation Programme (POP) and both the Director of Studies and Head Teacher are on hand to provide support and advice throughout the year, as well as observe classes and offer feedback.

The school also covers the costs of any external TEFL seminars and/or conferences teachers attend (subject to approval by the committee of coordinators). Similarly, any teacher interested in doing a relevant course (such as DELTA, IHYL, etc.) can apply for subsidies of up to 30% of the cost of tuition. All teachers are encouraged (but not obliged) to give workshops as part of the in-house training programme. Similarly, many Blue Door teachers participate in the ACEIA Guest Speaker Scheme and give workshops at other language centres throughout Andalusia. Indeed, some teachers have gone on to speak at the ACEIA annual conference, and more than half of the Blue Door team have had their own material published as a direct result of our in-house training programme.

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We offer a competitive package with salary in accordance with national pay agreements and full national health and social security cover. Each teacher is also covered by a private health insurance scheme. Contracts are from the end of September to the end of June. A full-time contract consists of 24 contact (teaching) hours per week, the remainder being made up, by class preparation, participating in the CPD programme, meeting parents, etc.

There are two weeks' paid holiday at Christmas and a week at Easter, as well as all local and national holidays. Long term teachers are eligible for permanent positions (with twelve month contracts and an extra months's paid holiday in summer).

Requirements

Blue Door considers applications from people who meet all the following requirements:

• Native English speaker
• European passport-holder
• University degree
• CELTA or similar TEFL qualification
• Relevant experience and 'reasonable' Spanish are definite advantages.

How to apply

Download the application form and email it with a recent colour PHOTO to
recruitment@bluedoorspain.com