King's Training

King’s Group specialises in education, training and the development of human resources. It currently has offices and centres in Spain, China and the UK, but operates in many other countries.

  

The Group includes the following activities:

British Schools

King’s College Madrid. (Soto de Viñuelas) British School for 1400 students.

King’s Infant School, Chamartín, Madrid.

King’s College School La Moraleja, Madrid.

British School of Alicante.

King’s College, Murcia.

St Michael’s College, England. Residential tutorial college for students 14-18 years.

British School of Beijing.

King’s College International

Language Courses Abroad: Language tuition for adults, young people and children in more than 20 countries.

Summer schools in Spain. English and Spanish for teenagers in Spain, plus multi-activity camps.

Academic Year Abroad.

Professional Staff

Staff recruitment, selection and temporary employment

King’s Training

Language Training Programmes.

King’s Training La Moraleja – language training for young learners and adults.

Professional Development, online and in-company.

Translation Services.

English for Executives - courses in the UK.

Further information about their activities can be found on their website at http://www.kingsgroup.org

King’s Training

King’s Training was founded more than 20 years ago with the aim of providing quality language training for adults, in a professional context.

Their programmes include:

Language Training: intensive and extensive English courses, skills programmes, multimedia and e-learning options and courses for executives in the UK as well as courses in other languages including French, German and Spanish. Their Spanish department is fully accredited by the Instituto Cervantes.

Language training for children from age 7 in King’s Training La Moraleja.

Professional Training: In-company and on-line courses. Outdoor Training.

Business and Management Education: OU Business School courses.

Examinations: Registered centre for the LCCI (London Chamber of Commerce and Industry) Examinations board.

Official agents for BULATS (Business Language Testing Service – University of Cambridge).

During the academic year 2008-2009 in their two centres in Madrid and Barcelona and through collaborative schemes with language schools in other Spanish cities, they employed over one hundred full and part time teaching staff, mostly on their English programmes. They also employ a number of part-time contract and self-employed teachers throughout Spain.

DOS team
There are four people in the Directors of Studies team who are always available to give direct help and "on the spot" training to teachers. Teachers can expect to be observed at least once in a year by a member of the Directors of Studies team, and they will be given a detailed debriefing session after each visit along with follow-up training if and when necessary.

Facilities
The Madrid centre is in Azca, near Nuevos Ministerios. Although the majority of our work is in-company, we have 8 classrooms on site and a spacious teachers’ room. We provide a wide range of materials, including CDs, DVDs and current English language newspapers and magazines. All teachers have access to the internet for down-loading teaching material in addition to personal use.

Qualifications required
TEFL Certificate and first degree.

Experience required
2 years teaching experience. Experience in a business environment is a definite plus. They also take on a limited number of teachers with minimal experience.
For their new centre in La Moreleja, teachers must have the relevant TEFL qualifications in addition to experience with young learners.

Other requirements:

Teachers must be committed and have a strong sense of professionalism.
They should demonstrate the ability to build good working relationships with students.
They are expected to arrive punctually to every class.
Appropriate dress must be worn both for in-company and on-site classes.
Administrative work must be accurately carried out and promptly handed in.

Residence permit
All teachers must either be EU citizens or have a valid work and residence permit for Spain. Non EU citizens are welcome to apply for teaching positions if they have a valid work and residence permit and are native English speakers.

They hold regular interview sessions in UK for suitable applicants and occasionally hire staff following a successful telephone interview.

Salaries
Freelance teachers are paid according to their experience, the type of class and a number of other factors. The basic rate is 18 Euros per hour. Teachers on contract are given a package linked to the number of hours they work. The Christmas and Easter holidays and any classes falling on public holidays are included as are classes cancelled late i.e without the required amount of notice.
Contract teachers are also paid for classes missed, if they are ill.

Benefits
They are a well established and serious company with a reputation for looking after their staff. They employ both contract and freelance teaching staff. Every teacher, except those who are officially self-employed, has a fully legal contract from their first day, with all their salary included in the pay-slip, and paid directly into their bank account before the end of each month. All of the staff are therefore fully covered by social security in the case of accident, illness, hospitalisation, claiming unemployment benefit, pension, etc.

King’s Training aims to provide a secure and professional environment in which teachers can enjoy working, and where the quality of their work is recognised and rewarded.

If you are employed as a teacher on contract, the following always form part of the “package”:

You are paid a fixed monthly salary, which includes holiday pay i.e. you are paid in full for the Christmas and Easter holidays.
When your contract comes to an end you receive an extra payment (finiquito) which is proportional to the length of the contract.
The national insurance contributions paid by you and by King’s Training give you access to the national health system. There is also cover for staff from a private medical insurance in the event of an accident or serious illness at work.
They always do their best to offer timetables with blocked hours – so that teachers do not spend too much time travelling.
Spanish classes are offered free, subject to demand, one morning per week. The classes are small and there are 3 levels. It is also possible to prepare for the DELE examination (Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera).
Teaching support from the DOS department, resources in the centre in Azca and photocopying facilities are all available. Resources include magazines, "Instant Ideas," video and audio material and a variety of other teaching material. A course book with the accompanying CD will be lent to you for the duration of each course together with a portable CD player or speakers for your MP3 player.
Internet access is available on the PC in the staffroom. This may be used for downloading material to be used in the classroom and for checking your own personal mail.
Opportunities for staff development.
The centre in Azca has a small kitchen where you can make tea or coffee. This is provided free of charge.
Reimbursement of 100% of the monthly travel card for teachers doing 20 hours teaching or more and 50% for those teaching 10 to 19 hours.
The opportunity to work on King’s summer courses.

Staff development
There are informal workshops two or three times per term to discuss a variety of TEFL issues. Staff are invited by King’s Training to an informal lunch after the workshop.

Observation of classes is also used for staff development. Teachers are always given notice of this type of observation.

Facts and figures

King’s Training has been providing quality language tuition for more than 20 years.
They employ more than 100 full time and part time teachers.
70 % of King’s Training staff have worked with the company for more than 3 years.
King’s Training has 2,500 students for EFL at any one time.
King’s Training has provided EFL training for more than 300 major international and Spanish companies.

Contact information:

Contact person: (Edificio Serantes, Azca) Dermot Miller.
Contact phone: 91 431 0011.
E-mail: info@kingstraining.com.

Contact person: (La Moraleja) Yvonne Sandiford.
Contact phone: 626555998.
E-mail: lamoraleja@kingstraining.com

Contact person: (Barcelona) Xavier Batalla.
Contact phone: 93 454 51 66.
E-mail: xavier.batalla@kingsgroup.org.

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Job offer:

Job / Employment title: EFL teachers for adults and young learners.
Academy: King’s Training.
Website: http://www.kingstraining.com
Location: Madrid centre (Nuevos Ministerios Google Maps) and La Moraleja ( Paseo de Alcobendas 5 -La Moraleja ). Google Maps.
Minimum experience required: TEFL qualification + at least 2 year’s experience.
Description of the academy: The excellence of our teaching programme is based on more than 20 years experience in language training. From the Madrid centre we provide in company classes, open groups and individual tuition. In La Moraleja we offer group classes for children (from age 7), teenagers and adults.
Conditions of employment: Please send CV and covering letter. Candidate must be native speaker and either an EU citizen or have valid work permit.
Salary: Freelance teachers are paid according to their experience, the type of class and a number of other factors. The basic rate is 19 Euros per hour. Freelance teachers are also paid an hourly “permanency bonus” at the end of the academic year.
Contact information:

Person: Yvonne Sandiford.

Email: yvonne.sandiford@kingsgroup.org

Telephone: +34 626 555 998.

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