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[newtogolf]

Does anyone know if you have to stay in your office even though you don't have any more teaching assignments on a particular day?

[adorabilly]

It depends on who your employer is, and which campus you are at.

[newtogolf]

I can only cross my fingers now.

[helenl]

At HCT the stated policy is that you must be on campus for 8 hours/day. Some supervisors try to make sure you do so by scheduling useless meetings that require you to stay on campus. That said, some campuses turn an unofficial blind eye to the comings and goings of teachers.

However, be aware that there are always those idjits on staff who will take careful note of your presence or absence (this is more prevelant among EFL teachers, not so much with content) - and be sure to let supervisors know same. It was brought up with me once - I suggested that the stoolie had too much free time on their hands if they had time to monitor me. Nothing more was said.

[Zoot]

Where are you going to be working? If you're going to be employed by on the of PPPs, you'll find you probably need to be at school longer than the hours suggested at interview.

[veiledsentiments]

[anaxiforminges]

My contract says 9 office hours p/ week, but nothing about staying on campus all day. If that's the case, I'd use the time to catch up on my reading, mark papers, write, etc., and maybe even meet the odd student who might wander in. I'd find the 8 hrs. on-site excessive beyond belief! Then again, my non-academic friends would laugh in scorn...

[newtogolf]

Thank you all for the useful input.

There is nothing written in the contact about how many office hours or working hours employees should stay at school. Will the post-visa approval contract include this information then?

And also do you have any winter break? According to the contract, there is only one week off during that time.

[veiledsentiments]

anaxi... you are not in TEFL are you? For some reason I thought that you were a PhD or do I have you mixed up with another poster. It is the EFL teachers who tend to have these rules.

newtogolf... it depends on your employer as to hours chained to desk and breaks. If your contract says a week, I'd assume that was true. (what other contract are you asking about?)

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