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simon_porter00 · Joined: 09 Nov 2005 Posts: 505 Location: Warsaw, Poland

Hello All,

Seeing as its almost that crazy time of year I've a new question.

I've been offered a role with a school thats has got fairly good reviews on this board and they're paying 3000 a month. this is a little low, but being a first year rookie on emails I've said this is OK. When its time to sign the contract I'll play hardball.

If I sign the contract and then get offered another full time position paying more cash what are the reprecussions of breaking the contract?

Is there a 14 day cooling off period?
Will they go apesh1t?

I've read on here that there are some frankly balmy and illegal things in contracts to prevent people breaking them but is there anything in practice that would make life difficult for me, other then making my name dirt at one school?

As usual, any/all feedback gratefully welcomed

Pollux · Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 224 Location: PL

cezarek · Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 149

For a first year rookie, 3000 is about normal. Better than some teachers get.

As for playing hardball, you would be playing hardball with a businessperson who has a pile of CVs on their desk. They might pay more for somebody with experience, but people fresh from the CELTA, totally unproven, aren't in the best position to dictate terms and conditions.

simon_porter00 · Joined: 09 Nov 2005 Posts: 505 Location: Warsaw, Poland

I don't know, she seemed pretty eager to get me....

Seriously though, good point well made. I'll leave the hardball for the next few years.

Bialonoz · Joined: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 57

Your best bet is to find a school (maybe British owned) who offer a lot of support. I think I read somewhere that you're going to Radom (maybe I'm mixing you with somebody else). I know they have major problems getting people to go there. In Krak�w there's an oversupply. In Warsaw, there are some good schools. If you want to do in-company, warsaw is the best bet, and most good schools give a performance based rise to new teachers afetr a while.

Setanta · Joined: 01 Jun 2003 Posts: 21 Location: Tarnow, Poland

where will you be working? what's the name of the school? How much experience do you have? These are important qs as 3000 is quite good in some places but not in others. having the name of the school, you can get advice from others

simon_porter00 · Joined: 09 Nov 2005 Posts: 505 Location: Warsaw, Poland

I don't want to give the name of the school as I'm currently in negotiations with them via email, however, I have searched them up on this forum and the feeling is that they're a good, well established school to work for.

I think, once again from researching this forum, that 3000 seems to be a touch on the low side but for a 1st year newbie I'll be happy to do the full time contract they offer and get experience under my belt.

Due to the fact i'm trying to get a mortgage and this is near impossible on the 9 month contracts you get as a teacher. I'm going to register myself as a business (as an entrepeneur) and over the course of the year and use the wage from this and other income streams to be my regular income.