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venues

equipment

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contract & invoicing

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learning Team

They are the ones who make sure all operations go smoothly between students and teachers.

Teaching Team

Our academic manager or senior teachers are the ones who create and refine all of DA teaching programs for all teachers.

Social Team

They are the ones who runs events and our social media, who brings teachers and students together to one happy community.

Development Team

They are the ones behind all of our systems and software, and any of DA’s strategic development to be more awesome!

Aldgate

  • Ground floor via QR code email.
  • Classrooms are ready and clean for you to use, if you need additional chairs, ASK FOR HELP.
  • Drinks are only available in the kitchen for both teachers and students. 
  • After class, please do work with students to return the room as you found it. E.g. Put the chairs in order, clean the whiteboard if used, return mugs and cups to kitchen.
  • When you finish your lessons, return any of your books or material you’ve taken from the offcie back to office.
  • WIFI for 4-6th floor: Beyond Member, password: beyondwifi.

shoreditch

  • At a cafe / co-working place called Cobalance, cafe closed by 6pm, our lessons are held downstairs in the two spaces, or on ground floor co-working area.
  • Each space should have a screen to be connected with HDMI port to computers, and a whiteboard.
  • There is only water available in the venue with disposal cups.
  • There is only an unisex toilet on the ground floor.
  • After class, please do work with students to return the space how you found it.
  • To close the cafe after class, you will only need to turn of main switches by the door and a key to close the shutters.
  • WIFI for the space: Cobalance, password: worklifebalance.

What computer do you have?

You will need HDMI connector!

  • Teachers will need to use their own computers to connect to the TVs or screens to show your teaching material.
  • Your computer can connect to our WiFi , see above.
  • Make sure you have a connector for your computer to connect with a HDMI cable. Please make sure your set up is done before your class starts. 
  • For Monument, there is a TV control available in the office, ask for it if you can’t find it. Please make sure to return it back to office after use. 
  • Most TVs also have a button at the back of the TV, to choose display Source.
  • Get invitation email to join our team, then install Slack onto your phone, if you haven’t yet.
  • All communication about you and your jobs will be on your named channel. General channel is for everyone. You can also private message anyone within the company.
  • Set the message notification to ON, PUSH ALL NOTIFICATIONS.
  • It is used for all communications, including your job assignments, reporting back and invoices.
  • Slack works as a messenger rather than emails, our teachers generally reply within one hour when you see messages.
  • Set up your Acuity calendar
  • Get invited to log in via computer or via a phone app, to manage your own calendar
  • Set up your regular availability, connect with your personal calendar if you are using one
  • Start receiving bookings! Watch Software to use videos for further learning of the software
  • It’s one of the most important software to receive work and get paid from us
  • Set up an account with Zoom, get invited to join the team.
  • Integrate your Zoom to your Acuity account, so any future bookings on your calendar will auto generate a Zoom link, for online lessons.
  • Use our virtual background for online lessons.
  • We will give you a license for group lessons. However, if you are only teaching private lessons, it might be a bit inconvenient to re-enter your Zoom link every 40mins, but it’s not cost effective to buy you a license for just a few private lessons.
  • Watch more training videos on how to manage Zoom classes .
  • Most of our teaching material are saved digitally on the platform – Zoho Workdrive,
  • Your account will be shared relevant teaching materials, which are forbidden to be shared or used outside of DA lessons.
  • You will find that most of shared material can only be access online and can’t be downloaded. We update our material periodically, and the same material is used by other teachers. So your account don’t have right to edit, download or share.
  • Printed, ready to use material is also available, either prepared for you or in the office.

Your contract with us

Please review your contract.

Firstly, understand your responsibility and entitlement, you should respect your limitations i.e. using our IP protected material or internal training for other purposes.

Lastly, let’s talk about mutual expectations, how we can help you to teach, and how much time you have to teach.

How you invoice us

  • Look at the invoice template
  • Each month, head office will send you your total worked hours based on the booked time on Acuity, use it to fill in the invoice.
  • When submitting your refreshment receipts, please make sure it’s an VAT itemised receipt, and circle out the relevant items