TEACHING IN CATALONIA (SPAIN)Institut Dr Puigvert

Comenius “The bookworms of Europe” from 20th to 24th October

In Mersin (Turkey)

General timetable for public teachers

• According to “Generalitat de Catalunya” public teachers must work 37 hours and 30 minutes a week.

Duties distribution depend on the level of education and school type.

• Primary school teachers working at special needs centres. (25h + 5h +7,5h)

• Art school teachers and Language schools for adults. (20h + 8h + 2h + 7,5h)

Secondary school teachersIn-school

teaching time20 hours teaching, class activities, self-assessment

tasks, coordinating or directing tasks )

In-school duty time

8 hours on-duty time to cover other teachers, weekly meetings, tutorial time ( orientation, parents/ pupils meetings,) coordination of programmes /projects or maintenance of specific rooms (IT, Technology, Labs..)

Other duties (non-fixed

hours)

2 hours assessment meetings, teacher conferences and coordinating conferences with external entities. Other duties principal determines

Preparation time

7 hours 30 minutes

prepare classes, correct activities, attending training courses or conferences … not necessarily taking place in the centre.

Public Teacher SalarySalary Destination

ComplementSpecific

complementSingular

ComponentSpecific TOTAL

MONTHLY TOTAL

Professor 1.161,30 734,94 601,44 54,28 655,72 2551,96€

SecondarySchool

Teacher

1161,30 613,60 601,44 601,44 2376,34€

Vocational school

teacher

985,59 613,60 601,44 601,44 2200,63€

Primary School

teacher

985,59 498,26 588,06 588,06 2071,91€

Teaching calendar1st TERM 2nd TERM 3rd TERM TOTAL

Teaching days 70 days 56 days 53 days 179 days*

National holidays

12 oct, 1 nov, 6 i 8 des

Christmas (19-22 days)

Easter (10 days)

24th June (Bonfire night)

Local holidays La Mercè 24 May ? (Whitsun)

TOTAL 194 days

TEACHER TRAINING PERIOD: 1st to 15th July*

SUMMER HOLIDAYS: 15th July to 31st August