{"id":531,"date":"2016-06-21T14:18:21","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T13:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/?p=531"},"modified":"2016-09-16T16:15:53","modified_gmt":"2016-09-16T15:15:53","slug":"teaching-english-in-italy-prato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/italy\/teaching-english-in-italy-prato","title":{"rendered":"Teaching English in Italy &#8211; Prato"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Teaching English in Prato, Italy<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/prato-Italy.gif\" alt=\"prato-Italy\" width=\"495\" height=\"303\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d5889800.045485189!2d11.098339988244176!3d43.879060022297516!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x132af6118da49cb9%3A0x3af0779d39b68e!2s59100+Prato%2C+Province+of+Prato%2C+Italy!5e0!3m2!1sen!2spt!4v1466519453467\" width=\"486\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Report submitted on <strong>17 Jan, 2016<\/strong>\u00a0by <b>Giulia<\/b>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Teaching English in Prato, Italy:<\/h4>\n<p><strong>How can teachers find teaching jobs in Prato, Italy?<br \/> <\/strong>Bringing their CV personally to the schools.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The main English teaching jobs available are:<br \/> <\/strong>Part time English language school positions, teaching at kindergartens \/ pre-schools, private teaching (not through a school, agency, etc.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the minimum teaching requirements?<br \/> <\/strong>Native or nearnative language proficiency,\u00a0TEFL or CELTA.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What teaching requirements would you recommend?<\/strong><br \/> TEFL or CELTA.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the levels of payment?<\/strong><br \/> Around 15\u20ac\/hour (approx. 17 US$) in private schools, around 25\u20ac\/h (approx. 28 US$) in public schools through different &#8220;projects&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many teaching days a week is normal?<\/strong><br \/> 5 days per week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many face-to-face teaching hours a week is normal?<\/strong><br \/> It depends.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the normal arrangement for holidays?<br \/> <\/strong>Teachers are freelancers most of the time\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>What advice would you give to someone considering coming to Prato, Italy to teach English?<\/strong><br \/> You should plan to stay for at least a school year, be flexible, be ready to work with kids and stand their parents \ud83d\ude42 Love your job, be creative and with a strong teaching background.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the positive aspects of teaching English in Prato, Italy?<\/strong><br \/> It is personal and it depends on each of us, I don&#8217;t think it is relevant. What is negative to me might be positive to you. Come and see!!!<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the negative aspects for teaching English in Prato, Italy?<\/strong><br \/> It is personal and it depends on each of us, I don&#8217;t think it is relevant. What is negative to me might be positive to you. Come and see!!!<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are some of the teaching challenges for English teachers teaching the local people in your area?<\/strong><br \/> It&#8217;s EFL, so the language acquisition is really slow, kids learn English at school but teachers are generally Maths teachers forced to learn English, so their teaching style is a bit\u2026 weird! Parents&#8217; expectations are extremely high so you need to be really patient and clear.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Living in Prato, Italy:<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Are there any visa or other legal requirements to live in\u00a0Italy?<\/strong><br \/> VISA<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the cost of living like in\u00a0Italy?<\/strong><br \/> About 600\u20ac\/month (approx. 677 US$).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the usual accommodation arrangements and how can you find accommodation?<br \/> <\/strong>Flat, you can easily find flats online or through local real estate agents.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other than teaching, what positive aspects are there for living in Prato, Italy?<br \/> <\/strong>Good food, nice weather, nice people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other than teaching, what negative aspects are there for living in Prato, Italy?<\/strong><br \/> As I said\u2026 no stereotypes! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><strong>What advice would you give to someone considering coming to Prato, Italy?<\/strong><br \/> You should not expect to have a full time position tomorrow, you might be required to work in different parts of the city, perhaps you will need to work for more than a school in order to earn enough.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What things do you miss most (other than family and friends) from your home country?<\/strong><br \/> I&#8217;m Italian so I can&#8217;t help \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you think you will miss most when (or if) you leave Italy?<br \/> <\/strong>I missed the city self, its multicultural environment, its critical points, the events and most of all the food!<\/p>\n<p><strong>What things would you recommend to new teachers in your area to bring with them from their home country?<\/strong><br \/> It&#8217;s Europe so I think you can find everything you need.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>About Me and My Work:<\/h4>\n<p><strong>My Name<\/strong>: Giulia<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nationality<\/strong>:Italian<\/p>\n<p><strong>Students I&#8217;ve taught in Italy<\/strong>: babies (0-2 years), toddlers (2-4 years), pre-school \/ kindergarten (4-6 years), elementary (6-12 years), junior high school (12-15 years), high school (15-18 years), adults.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where I teach<\/strong>: La Bottega delle Lingue in\u00a0Prato. Teaching here for 5 years.<\/p>\n<div id=\"stcpDiv\"><strong>How I found my current jobs<\/strong>: Interview for a position at a different school (which I refused).<\/div>\n<p><strong>My school facilities<\/strong>: Very good &#8211; Teaching resources, technology access, classroom, teaching environment<\/p>\n<div id=\"stcpDiv\"><strong>Teacher support at my school<\/strong>:\u00a0training \/ workshops, lesson observations, teacher evaluations, peer support \/ training<\/div>\n<div id=\"dividerDotsDiv\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<h2>Do you teach English in Italy?<\/h2>\n<p>Tell us about your experiences &#8211; <a title=\"Submit Country Report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/submit-country-report\">click here to submit your report about teaching English in Italy<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teaching English in Prato, Italy Report submitted on 17 Jan, 2016\u00a0by Giulia. Teaching English in Prato, Italy: How can teachers find teaching jobs in Prato, Italy? Bringing their CV personally to the schools. The main English teaching jobs available are: Part time English language school positions, teaching at kindergartens \/ pre-schools, private teaching (not through &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/italy\/teaching-english-in-italy-prato\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Teaching English in Italy &#8211; Prato<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[7,101,165,6],"class_list":["post-531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-italy","tag-english-jobs","tag-italy","tag-prato","tag-teaching-english"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/531"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=531"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":536,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/531\/revisions\/536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslkidstuff.com\/teach-english-abroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}