Handbook 2020

Sarasas Witaed Saimai School Teacher Handbook Policies & Procedures Revised August 2020

Table of Contents page 2 POLICIES, PROCEDURES and INFORMATION: 2 Teaching Method and Curriculum 3 What is the foreign teacher’s mission? 3 General Expectations 4 Teacher Ethics Professional attitude 4 4 Sarasas Witaed Saimai School’s Expectations: 5 5 A. Punctuality 6 B. Starting and finishing a lesson 6 C. Attendance: Sick leave and Personal leave 6 D. Dress and Hygiene 7 E. Extra Curricular Activities 7 F. Discipline & Class management 8 G. Foreign teacher use of “Thai” 8 H. Classroom visitations 8 I. Continuous Assessments 9 J. The Academic Year and General Exam Information 11 K. Timetables and Room Timetables 11 L. Giving a Lesson 12 M. Afterschool Classes N. School - Home communication 12 O. Holidays - School, Teacher and Public 14 P. The Nature of Sarasas Witaed Saimai 15 15 GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: 16 16 A. Responsibility 18 B. Teachers’ duties 18 C. Taxation 19 D. Visa & work permit 20 E. Documentation 21 F. Requirements of the employer 22 H. School facilities and rooms 22 I. Medical requirements 22 J. Leave of absence K. School conduct L. Dress requirements M. Disciplinary action N. Probationary period O. Salary review and continuation of contract 1 of 24

POLICIES, PROCEDURES and INFORMATION: SARASAS WITAED SAIMAI SCHOOL: 2020 Sarasas Affiliated Schools Mr Piboon Yongkamol and Mrs. Pensri Yongkamol are the President and Vice President of Sarasas Affiliated Schools. All of the Yongkamol family members are involved in the running of the schools as Administrators or Directors. The first Sarasas School, Sarasas Pithaya, opened 50 years ago and since then they have dedicated their schools to providing a quality, affordable education to Thai children. There are now many schools in the affiliation. The need for schools that teach in two languages was apparent in the early 90s as the Thai economy precipitated increased foreign trade with western countries. Clearly, International Schools were unaffordable for the majority of Thais, so Sarasas Affiliated Schools were granted permission by the Ministry of Education in 1992 to open a bilingual program. In 1995, the Thai Ministry of Education licensed Sarasas Ektra School as the first bilingual school in Thailand. Ektra provided a quality English program while maintaining Thai education and culture. Administration of the Sarasas Affiliated Schools. Mr. Piboon and Mrs. Pensri combine with the Directors and Senior Thai Administrators of the schools to form the Board of Directors. They meet often to issue directives and policies which the schools must follow. Our parents take a keen interest in their children’s progress and closely watch the actions and conduct of the foreign staff. Be prepared to answer diplomatically any questions they may ask you. Make sure to reiterate school policy or aims and always conduct yourself in a culturally correct manner according to Thai expectations. Teaching Method and Curriculum: The Sarasas bilingual program comprises the Thai curriculum and an English outcomes-based curriculum. The school follows the MOE Thai curriculum that is most suitable for Thai culture and its requirements. Based on international standards, the school meets the requirements of the Thai curriculum. The English curriculum is designed to lead the students toward global knowledge. What is the foreign teacher’s mission? • To give students the skills of a world language in order to communicate confidently in English. • To give students the skills to listen to, read, view, write and in particular, speak in English. • To provide a communicative, thematic and student centered classroom in order to build a sequential and prolonged study of English over a number of years. • To uphold and preserve Thai traditions, customs and culture while students are made aware of the world community and its diverse cultures. • To provide practical experiences and discovery learning in order to develop critical and analytical thinking skills. I.e. learning by doing. The outcome should be for students to be confident in the key skill areas of English, particularly spoken English. The goal of a student who has studied from KG – Grade 12 or Year 11 is the ability to score highly on an International placement test for Non Native speakers. (IELTS or TOEFL) 2 of 24

Intended Outcomes: 1. All students should have a good appreciation of the English language and can write and converse in English with reasonable accuracy. 2. Thai students maintain their own culture and traditions and are aware of new technology in the modern world. 3. Students benefit from the different teaching methods of English speaking teachers which will enable them to accept changes in the future. The school prepares Thai students to have a broad awareness of the modern world and prepares them to accept challenges while preserving Thai social values and culture. In this way the best of both Thai and Western education is offered to the students. Evaluation: We use a school-based curriculum approved by the Thai Government so that the students can fulfil Thai standards and can also adapt to any education system in their future. It is a strong belief of Sarasas Witaed Saimai School that courtesy, respect and self discipline can coexist with self confidence and oral assertiveness. GENERAL EXPECTATIONS : Sarasas Affiliated Schools are private Thai schools with Thai students and Thai parents with Thai expectations. Therefore there are many differences between us and western schools. Many assumptions that Western teachers have about “school” do not apply to teaching here. There are events and responsibilities which do not fall under the duties of a teacher in the West. • It is important that teachers are flexible, patient and tolerant of others. An open mind and a “cool head” are important qualities of living in the East. • Extra effort is necessary for coordination with other teaching partners. Teachers must work hard to keep lines of communication open and to maintain positive working relationships with the rest of the staff. • Teachers are often asked to carry out duties not expected of western teachers e.g. cleaning rooms, serving lunch, school days on a weekend. • There is very limited substitute teacher system. Teachers cover for each other when someone is absent. • The administration system operates differently from that of a western system. • You as the teacher must seek to understand the “why” and “how come” issues. Do this by speaking with the Head of Department or the Head of Foreign Staff. Remember, you are in a completely different cultural setting. TEACHER ETHICS 1. A spirit of unity is essential among teachers and Administration. 2. Faults of others should never be discussed, except with the teacher involved directly or the Head of Foreign Staff or the Principal Education Officer. Negative comments to a third party are expressly forbidden. 3. Teachers are encouraged to share ideas and materials willingly with other staff members. 4. Teachers should accept and abide by all administrative decisions and directions. 5. Other staff members may have different opinions; respect those differences. 3 of 24

6. Discuss all salary and conditions of service issues with the Head of Foreign Staff only, before harmful, unfounded rumors and allegations become problematic. 7. Maintain a positive attitude and abide by school policies and procedures. 8. Teachers should only speak English to eachother at school (hallways, classrooms, staff rooms). It is not polite to speak in any other foreign language but Thai and English to eachother when there are students or colleagues around, so this should be avoided. 9. It is not allowed to continuously bring family members to school if they don’t work here. Work and private life should be separated. 10. When teachers have children who are going to the school, they should be picked up not before 4 p.m. every day. This is the same rule that applies to the Thai teachers. PROFESSIONAL ATTITUDE 1. Teachers must follow the chain of communication. That is: Class/Subject teacher ® Foreign Coordinator ® Thai Coordinator ® Head of Foreign Staff. 2. All school activities are to be approved by the school administration first. 3. Teachers expect students to abide by school standards. Therefore, as role models, teachers must also. Never have double standards. (Particular reference to Appearance & Dress and Thai expectations for student behavior.) 4. Teachers are required to accept and support the school’s aims and policies. 5. Teachers are required to respect the dress code related to the color of the days. Sarasas Witaed Saimai School’s Expectations: A. Punctuality: “When necessary (in the context of Thai values) , Thais can be extremely punctual (for example a wedding). For most of the time, however, such punctuality is unnecessary….” • For Thais, timing is more of a cultural mechanism. When an appointment is made, often the actual time is not important and you may find that things can be postponed or rescheduled frequently. At times this can be frustrating; however we must all do our best to adapt to these situations. • For the foreigner working in Thailand, it is most important to be on time regardless. When a meeting time or appointment is made, keep it. • It is always important to be on time, exact time, for a lesson start. This is something which is held to be important by the Thai Administration. Even if it means finishing a lesson a few minutes early to get to your next class you are always expected to be on time. • Think of it in terms of accumulated lost teaching time. Five minutes late on a regular basis can amount to hours over a long period. B. Starting and finishing a lesson. The “wai” is not just a way of saying hello without using words, it is a gesture of respect. As such, its use conforms to all that we will have to say about Thai values and attitudes.” • Traditionally, and it is the case in our schools even now, students will greet and farewell the teacher. This is normally done by an appointed student leading the class in a “wai” and then a farewell at the end of the lesson in the same fashion. Foreign teachers are expected to preserve, and indeed encourage this practice. • Teachers may return the “wai”, nod with a smile or it is also appropriate to return the greeting with a “Good morning Grade 1A/Year 1A” or “Good afternoon students”. 4 of 24

• The “wai” is something that should be researched and practiced by all foreigners. In brief, it is the equivalent to our handshake. There are four varieties: greeting friends and equals, greeting formally, greeting elders or important people and paying respect to the King or a monk. C. Attendance: Sick leave and Personal leave • Thai teachers will come to work and teach no matter how sick they are. In part this reflects how important they hold their duties to be and the fact that they don’t want their students to lose any learning time. • From this, you can see that the expectation is quite different from a western standard. In the west we would expect sick staff members to stay home and recuperate: That is not the case in Thailand. In fact Thai teachers will commend you if you are at work and obviously sick. • In genuine cases, and it is understood, foreigners in a new country will be susceptible to many more bugs, flu and the like until they have a local resistance. In cases like this, no one will look badly on you if you require a day off. • However, do as much as you can to keep yourself in a healthy condition: beware of street food, only eat in clean restaurants, always drink bottled water, don’t have shaved ice in your drinks: always look for the ice cubes with a hole in them. • Please be aware that staff absences on a Friday and the following Monday will result in a 4-day deduction of salary. Furthermore, absences either the day before or after a public holiday will result in a deduction for the holiday and days absent. Absence without notice is considered 2 days unpaid leave. Explanation of the above: If a teacher is absent on either side of the Christmas holiday, the deduction would be: Salary / working days December * days absent (35.000 / 15 * 7 = 16.333 Baht deduction) • 50 baht will be deducted for each 15 minutes that teachers are late after 7.30 (sign in 7.37 is 50 baht deduction, sign in 7.46 is 100 baht deduction, etc.) D. Dress and Hygiene: “A person’s ranking, expressed through his/her actions, mannerisms and speech, is in most cases immediately evident in his/her physical appearance.” • Thais consider appearance very important. Therefore, staff should always dress in a neat and tidy businesslike manner. As the old adage goes “Clothes make the man / woman”. It is even considered more appropriate to overdress rather than be underdressed. • Each school has its dress code: observe it closely. The dress code of our school: - Monday & Wednesday: Blue shirt/blouse - Tuesday & Thursday: White shirt/blouse Females: Dark skirt (length below knees) Males: Dark trousers (no skinny type) - Fridays: Teachers are allowed to wear the school polo-shirt with dark trousers • Jeans, see-through shirt/blouses, sleeveless shirt/blouses, mini skirts, shorts, three length pants are not allowed. • Thai people will “treat” you according to the way you are dressed and how you deport yourself. • In addition, men should always be clean shaven or have a neatly trimmed beard. Five o’clock shadows are not an acceptable fashion for teachers. 5 of 24

• Tattoos should always be covered and jewelry kept at a minimum. • The “Khao San” (backpacker) look or smell is not appropriate for teachers. • Use deodorant for body odor and for those who smoke, breath mints or mouth spray. • If you’re ever in doubt, always ask the advice of a Thai teacher or administrator in regard to dress and appearance. • Hair longer than ears length should be worn in a pony tail, Teachers with long hair should always tie their hair back before entering school campus. • Teachers should not dye their hair with bright colors. E. Extra Curricular Activities: • Teaching is a profession and we, at times, have duties which occur outside school hours, just as a doctor is on call 24 hours or a lawyer prepares late into the night for a case. So be prepared for the occasional activity outside the normal school day: ® English Camp (in March & October). ® Infant / Kids Camp (in March & October). ® Scouting Camps (during semesters 1 & 2). ® Sports Days (during semester 1 or 2). ® Entrance Exams (throughout the year). ® Christmas Celebrations (during semester 2). ® Drama Shows (toward the end of semester 1 & 2). ® Children’s Day (in January) • All foreign staff are expected to participate in these activities. Some are compulsory according to the department or whole school, some are voluntary. F. Discipline & Class management: • In general, there should never be a regular need for disciplining/punishing students. • The focus of teachers should be on positive methods: commend appropriate behavior, use reward systems and give a framework, such as classroom rules for students to operate within. • You can ask a student to place their hands on their heads, stand up for five minutes or move their position in the class. Ask the Thai teacher for assistance. • Never use physical or corporal punishment with the students. • Never use a punishment which could place the student at risk of physical harm: e.g. standing on a chair. • Never remove a student from the classroom. • In general, use your common sense and ask the Thai teacher for their advice and help. G. Foreign teacher use of “Thai” • Most of us are employed as purveyors of English, thus we should always use English as our operational language. Sometimes we may need to say the same thing in 2 or 3 different ways. It can get frustrating! However, for those of us who can speak Thai, never revert to speaking Thai with students. • Likewise, if we understand Thai, don’t allow the students to revert to Thai when they are communicating with you; always encourage them to try to express themselves in English. • These notions apply equally to the classroom and the canteen. • When communicating in general, beware of the style of language we use: è don’t swear or use slang: you’d be surprised how quickly students can pick it up. 6 of 24

è avoid the use of slang or over simplified “pidgin” English. è do slow down your speech so students and Thai staff have a chance to process what you are saying. Teacher talk is a modification of speech without being ‘baby talk’. è do give an extended period for a response. H. Classroom visitations: • During the course of the normal academic year, Thai staff may be directed by the Administration to observe our lessons. Advance notice or permission from the foreign teacher is not required; however the visiting Thai staff members will sometimes introduce themselves on arrival or they may quietly observe from the back of the classroom. While initially it may come as a surprise, or even worry you, don’t let it. Welcome our Thai colleagues in and remember that they are doing their jobs as directed. è It helps Thai staff understand our teaching styles. è It helps the office staff understand what we do when parents call in with queries. è It gives the Thai staff new ideas and techniques they may not have seen before. è It gives insight as to how the students react and learn from our Western teaching styles. • It should be noted that if the Admin member comes in the back door of the classroom, they do not wish you to stop teaching, just continue on with what you are doing. • If the Admin member comes to the front door, you should pause the lesson and ask the students to greet the visitor before resuming the lesson. • During the course of the year Thai Administrators and the QA team including and other members of the school quality assurance (QA) team may come to visit your classroom as it is part of their job to continually review and evaluate school processes and quality of work, students’ behaviour, school systems and staff performance so that we can continue to improve our school and our program. I. Continuous Assessments: Core English Lessons: • ‘X’ pieces of students’ work must be assessed and rated per semester. • These ratings are used for recording ESL achievement levels. • Assessment is based on criteria from stages and levels. There are Ministry of Education prescribed Indicators and Learning Outcomes provided for each subject. • There must be a balance of assessment for Speaking, Reading, Listening, Writing and Viewing. • All nominated text types must be taught and assessed within one academic year. • Teachers must keep the evidence of assessment for review by the school administrators. All other Subject Areas: • Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Physical Education, Chinese, Japanese, etc. must be assessed within their own subject area. That is to say you cannot use core English ratings for Subjects and vice-versa. • Within each subject area you must apply the 4-macro areas of Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing. • Teachers must keep the evidence of assessment for review by the school administrators. 7 of 24

J. The Academic Year and General Exam Information: The academic year is divided into two semesters. Each semester has two examination periods. They are as follows: • 1st Semester mid-term examinations (July) • End of Semester 1 examinations (late September) • 2nd Semester mid-term examinations (January) • End of Semester 2 examinations (Late February-early March) ** These dates are subject to change. K. Timetables and Room Timetables Be punctual for lessons and inform your Thai teaching partners of where your lessons will routinely be held so they may assist students in getting there with the required books, on time. Please be tolerant of occasional changes at short notice which may occur to daily timetables. Room timetables will be organized to enable use of the English rooms, Activity rooms, Computer room and Library, as well as a Sport Timetable. Science lessons are generally held in the classroom or in the Science lab. L. Giving a Lesson • Punctuality is important. Being five minutes late regularly takes time away from the students. Make sure you’re on time for the start of every lesson. • At the beginning and end of each lesson it is the custom for students to greet and farewell the teacher. This routine has to be respected and the standard maintained. • Include a variety of activity types during lessons and enable group / pair work when appropriate. Students generally require a very clear explanation of what is required of them and a model of the language to be used including the structure, etc. Continual re-enforcement of language is necessary. • Include a weekly vocabulary list on the blackboard for each subject. • Always consider the language capabilities of the students. Use appropriate language. Do not use Thai in class or around the students. Student textbooks and workbooks / notebooks • School policy requires teachers to have completed the entire student textbook and workbook for each subject by the end of the academic year, except in Senior Secondary where the textbooks are carried forward into the next year. • Completion of the text and work books is to be observed at regular intervals by Thai and Foreign Administration. • It is a cultural expectation and a school aim that students’ work in their notebooks be faultless, neat, tidy, up to date and regularly used. KG1 - G4: pencil (Note: normally G4 will start to use pen in 2nd semester) G5 - G12: pen ACTIVELY DISCOURAGE THE USE OF ‘WHITE OUT’ OR ‘LIQUID PAPER’. • Always insist the students date their work. Be consistent with the format: Date in full on the top of every page in the notebook every day (Monday 14th September 2020) Short date can be used in text/work books (14/08/20) but never in notebooks. 8 of 24

Exercises need to be numbered every month. Before an exercise, students write the number 1 before/above the exercise (text/work/notebook), exercises need to be numbered consecutively throughout the month. At the start of a new month students start again with number one. Each books has its own set of numbers. Example: If first exercise of the month is in the notebook, write No.1 before the exercise. If 2nd exercise of the month is in the textbook, write No.1 before the exercise. If 3rd exercise of the month is in the notebook, write No.2 before the exercise. • Students need to be trained and reinforced in bookwork procedures e.g. ruling off, half page or full page, writing on every line or double spacing etc. • In Mathematics train them in correct setting out for operations, underlining answers and so on. • Students have exercise books for different subjects which need to be closely monitored for neatness, presentation, organization etc. Please insist on plastic covers. Mark all the work that you set. Mathematics, Science and Social Studies books should be checked and signed once a fortnight. • All textbooks, workbooks and exercise books are to be marked and corrected on a regular basis. The coordinator will provide specific department requirements in terms of teacher marking and correction. • All work must be marked at least once a week. Topic Procedure for teaching From what the board has seen during their observations and tests, most students are still not able to pronounce and read out loud because most teachers do not teach students to read or aren’t focusing enough on the reading section during the period. The New procedure: 1. Teachers should write the difficult vocabularies from the lesson on the board and then teach students to read-recite-repeat many times until they can remember both vocabularies and meaning. 2. Don’t let student read by themselves during the lesson. Teachers have to read out loud to be an example for students first then let students repeat each sentence. 3. To make sure that students understand your lesson, teachers need to randomly ask students questions during the lesson. 4. Each Unit/Topic/concept and any question or passage in the book teachers have to teach students to read first before starting to do the exercise. 5. Teachers should give reading homework to students let them read at home and after that parents have to sign at the end of the page. However, before teachers give students some reading homework, teachers need to teach students how to read that page before assigning the page for homework. 6. Math subject teachers need to teach students how to read problem solving type of questions. And when students answer each question, students have to write each answer both in letters and numbers such as 324 = Three hundred and twenty four. The Board of Directors/Admin will come to check regularly to see if the above procedure is being followed. 9 of 24

M. After school classes: (For the reference of all after-school teachers.) Below are the following conditions and understandings that after-school teachers need to know. 1. It is not an automatic right to be selected as an after-school teacher. Once accepting, you are making a commitment up until the end of that month. 2. After school tutoring is undertaken with the premise of helping develop our students, rather than as an opportunity to earn extra money. Teachers are expected to teach their assigned class for at least one full month. It is the parent’s prerogative to allow their child to continue or resign from after-school tutoring or change to a another after- school class. 3. School will modify, adjust or re-assign students / group / lesson rooms / teachers according to the needs and requirements of school and / or its policies and procedures. 4. The period of tuition is for one full hour from time of starting. Ø NC, KG.1 - KG.3 starts at 3.00 pm and finishes at 4.00 pm. Please be at your afterschool location at least 5 minutes before the lesson is due to commence. Ø Grade 1 - Grade 6, Year 1 – Year 9 should start at 3:30 pm and finish at 4:30 pm. Please be at your afterschool location at least 5 minutes before the lesson is due to commence. 5. All afterschool teachers that teach afterschool class must sign out at 4.30pm everyday of the month that the teacher is assigned for after-school class 6. Remuneration rates are as follows: approximately 3,500 - 4,000 baht per month Ø The number of all students in the school determines monthly rate. Ø After school tutoring is remunerated on a monthly basis and paid on the second week after the end of the calendar month. 7. If a teacher is absent the class should be switched with the other co-teacher and be made up on another day. 8. Teachers should and must return weekly attendance to the academic office every 9th of the month at 4:30 pm. 9. Teachers should control the noise level of your class and should not let students run around. 10. Teachers may lose their afterschool class for: Ø Not observing any of these conditions or understandings. Ø Regular absence from school Ø Excessive late attendance (that is more than twice a week). Ø Excessive absence due to sick leave. Ø Not teaching a full hours lesson. Ø Not sending weekly attendance. *** This discretionary decision lies with the Head of Foreign Staff in consultation with the Thai Administration. *** 10 of 24

11. After school classes will be assigned a room. Ø The students are to wait outside the room until the teacher arrives. Ø Students must start afterschool classes right after homeroom. Teachers are not allowed to let students down to the canteen to buy any snacks. Ø Don’t permit the students to bring drinks, cups. Snacks and candies into the classroom during your after-school lesson. Ø It is the teacher’s responsibility to keep the room neat and tidy. Upon completion of the lesson it is also the teacher’s responsibility to turn off the lights, fans and lock the door (if there is no one else in the room on departure), and leave the furniture in the same place as they found it. Ø When lights, fans, and air conditioners are left on, a 500 baht fine will be applied and deducted to the person responsible. 12. At the beginning of each month, you will be issued an attendance sheet. This has to be filled out in full at the beginning of each month according to the real students’ names, classes and attendance days and then on a daily basis for attendance/absence record. Ø Always check attendance everyday and be aware of students that are not present. If a student does not do after school but the student was charged. It will be the responsibility of the teacher 13. Often consult with academic to check and see if all of your students paid for their class. 14. Cartoon, Movies, Video and Board Games or Cards (like UNO) are not to be used. 15. Homework classes, Teachers must finish homework with the students first before doing extra work. Teachers that are responsible for homeroom classes must make sure students finish their homework during after school class. If there is a mixture of students that have and don’t have homework the teacher may give extra work to those who finished. 16. Please provide structured activities with a balance of reading, writing, speaking, and listening areas. The focus of after school English lesson is to be academic. Lessons are to develop the vocabulary, speaking and the English framework the students are already using in everyday English lessons. This will require primary and secondary after school teachers to liaise with the year level English teachers to get an outline content etc. After school lessons must follow the students topics / vocabulary etc. that they are doing in their school English lessons. N. School - Home communication • All communications to parents, written or verbal, are to be approved by Thai Administration prior before being sent home. Never send home notes, advertising or letters of concern without first having them approved by the Foreign Coordinator. O. Holidays - School, Teacher and Public Within Thai society there is a great deal of ‘flexibility’ regarding calendars, timetables, holiday dates, etc. Working in a Thai school, it is important to be aware that: 11 of 24

Þ Expected holidays (particularly ‘public holidays’ may be changed, substituted or withdrawn, sometimes at short notice, or even after a date has been decided.) Þ Additional holidays may be given by the school or even the government, again this may be at short notice. Þ Your patience and cooperation is greatly appreciated. Þ If you are planning a trip away it is advisable to consult the Assistant Director: Foreign Staff of your intentions before confirming / making payment for bookings as this may avoid problems at a later date. Þ Term dates, school, teacher and public holiday vacations are generally set by the Board of Directors for the whole network of Sarasas Schools and often are not determined as far in advance as may usually be expected. Þ A Semester planner will be set up at the earliest possible date, please remember it is ‘flexible’. Þ Natural disasters such as floods may cause changes to the standard schedule. P. The Nature of Sarasas Witaed Saimai English is a global language. It is spoken regularly by about 700 million people as a first or second language and learnt by up to a billion more for use as required. Most people who learn English would like to be able to speak it as closely as possible to the way it is spoken in the main English-speaking countries. However, most people cannot afford to spend long periods of education in one of these countries. Hence bilingual education is becoming more popular as a way to learn English from good native speaker models, but without the financial and personal costs of leaving home and going abroad. Bilingual education in Thailand, pioneered by Sarasas Affiliated Schools, enables students to develop the English language competence in a Thai context. Their Thai language is developed concurrently with English, so cognitive and linguistic competence is enhanced by the ability to refer to both languages. Bilingual Education requires students to learn a second language as part of their general education. This means that they learn to be not only linguistically competent in English, but also socio-culturally competent. At the same time, it requires that native- speaking teachers of English need to be able to learn about and adapt to Thai values, expectations and ways of doing things. Bilingual education is a two-way process, therefore, not only for students, but for teachers as well. Close cooperation and communication between the English and Thai teachers are an essential part of the Bilingual program and something on which its success depends. The Thai-English links should be visibly evident in the classroom. It is important for the foreign staff to develop a relationship with their Thai teachers. Consider these points: • Thai teachers are rarely absent and never late. • They will work longer hours for the benefit of their students. • They freely give their time in the morning and at lunchtime should their students need it. • They will not readily criticize the system of administration. • They are always in uniform or well dressed, regardless of the occasion. While some foreigners have a different work culture, it is important that we try to meet the standards expected of us, just as the Thai system tries to meet our expectations as well. Some would argue that being bilingual means being bicultural as well. Please always remember that the school is Thai owned, our students and parents are Thai and while they wish to learn English they also wish to maintain their Thai cultural identity as well. 12 of 24

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT SCHOOL POLICIES & PROCEDURES: 2020 A. RESPONSIBILITY The employee is ultimately responsible to the District Superintendent and Director of Sarasas Witaed Saimai School, Mr. Pisut Yongkamol, but in matters relating to daily conditions the following distinctions are made. School Director: Ms. Areerut Apairut • Continuing employment and contracts (final decision). • Grievances relating to employment after consultation with School Administration or the Senior Assistant Director: Foreign Staff. • Salary review and setting of all other benefits and allowances. • Use of school facilities out of hours. • Professional conduct according to Thai cultural expectations. General Manager: Ms. Mayuree Duang-ieng • Managing the school’s budget and finances • School Maintenance • In charge of the admission office Vice Director: Ms. Chanoknart Harnsarikit • Kindergarten and Primary (Grade 1-6) Department • Kitchen Vice Director: Mr. Nopparoj Puttisawatdipat • Thai Academic of Bilingual and International Education Programme Vice Director: Mrs. Phuangthong Nimitbunanan • Foreign Academic of Bilingual and International Education Programme • Foreign Staff Assistant Director: Ms. Chanadda Yonchachearng • Kindergarten Department (NC - KG.3) Assistant Director: Ms. Arunya Hansakul • Primary Academic Grade 1 - 6 Assistant Director: Ms. Kesara Ktavutvat • Secondary Academic Grade 7 - 12 Assistant Director: Ms. Jamie Crisci • Foreign Academic of Bilingual and IEP (KG - Primary) • Foreign Staff • Teacher Pastoral Care Academic & Scholarship Liaison: Mr. Francois Blake Foreign Coordinator: Mr. Niek Traanman • Primary Department Foreign Coordinator: Mr. Adrian Sengonzi • Secondary Department • Teacher Pastoral Care 13 of 24

Foreign Academic: • Review of foreign teachers’ work and professional performance according to Thai expectations. • Link directly with their Thai counterparts and distribute information to all teachers in their department. • Foreign teachers’ routine and attendance and absenteeism. • Induction of new foreign teachers according to their grade groupings. • Advisors for teaching information and methodology and initial contact regarding teaching method and classroom management. • General oversight of foreign teachers: review of teachers’ planning, assigning relief lessons, monitoring morning duty where applicable, leading assemblies and examination timetables. • Foster and develop positive relationships between all teaching staff. • Reviewers of Core English and Subject draft examinations according to their cluster. • Convene and run cluster meetings. • Observe teachers within their cluster. • Check that books have been marked. • Assist with student discipline within their cluster. • Liaise with Thai coordinators of their cluster. • Special duties and school PR during weekends when requested. Administration Officer: Ms. Yonratee (Tor) • Responsible for the processing and application of foreign employees’ paperwork, including teachers’ certification for Ministry of Education, Bureau of Immigration and Department of Labour. • Extension of visas and work permits where applicable. School director and Foreign Academic Administrators: • Matters pertaining to the employment contract. • Assisting the review and evaluation of the duties and performance of all foreign teachers at Sarasas Witaed Saimai School • Assistance in administration matters, standard operating procedure and Thai management style as required. B . TEACHERS’ DUTIES 1) To teach in English the appointed classes and subjects. 2) To work in a team context towards the development of a school-based curriculum suitable for Thai children. 3) To develop resources which remain the property of the school. 4) To participate in assemblies and ceremonies with due respect towards Thai culture. 5) To foster and maintain a professional approach in all your school duties. Specifically: Bilingual staff: 7:30am - 4:00pm Monday to Friday, 7:30am – 4:15pm for Gr. 10 – 12 teachers on some days, IEP staff: 7:15am - 4.00pm for all teachers All afterschool class teachers must stay until 4:30pm, teachers with afterschool class have afterschool duties. 14 of 24

• Nursery – Grade 6 teachers: At their classroom by 7:30, to assist the Thai teachers and help look after students. • Grade1 – Grade12 (Bilingual), KG.1 - Year 11 (IEP) teachers: At 7:40am all foreign teachers are required to attend assembly at the notified place for your campus. • All Foreign teachers are required to have left the canteen and staff rooms (finished eating their breakfast) before 7:30 am, and be ready to accompany their students to assembly. • A record of arrival / departure is required for salary purposes. The teachers scan in and out daily at the scanning register and sign the sign in/out book. Anticipated late arrival must be reported to the Foreign Coordinator prior to arrival. An estimated time of arrival must be given. • It is the teacher’s responsibility to register both finger scan and sign in the book at both arrival and departure time. If failed in both or either the school will recognize it as “absent” on that day. In case a teacher arrives later than 8.30 am the sign in book can be found in the office. If there are any technical incidents, office staff may call teachers to re-register. - Failure to scan in results in a 50 baht deduction - Failure to scan out results in a 50 baht deduction - Sign in/out times not matching scan in/out results in 50 baht deduction. • If employees need to leave the school during the school day, firstly obtain permission from the Foreign Coordinator. • During your timetabled lunch time you are free to leave the school grounds, and return within your timetabled lunch period. C. TAXATION • Once a work permit has been secured, taxation will be deducted from the employee’s monthly pay, Previous year’s tax amount will be divided into 10 months. That amount will be deducted each month. School does not guarantee that the deducted amount covers the amount of tax that needs to be paid that year due to the increase in salary. • A statement will be provided to the employee on a yearly basis for the taxation purposes in the employee’s home country. This is issued at the end of April ever year. • School is not responsible for any taxation matters outside of Thailand. • In cases where a tax refund is applicable (once a year), the cheque will be forwarded with the employee’s salary. D. VISA & WORKPERMIT • The initial visa has to be obtained by the employee at their nearest Thai Consulate or Embassy. They should obtain a Category ‘B’ Non-Immigrant visa for 90 days. If the employee is already located in Thailand, this involves submitting original degree(s) and transcripts to the Ministry of Education and getting a permission letter which can be used in any S.E. Asian country. • All visa extensions and applications for a work permit will be undertaken by a school representative as required. • The employee will furnish their passport as required and comply with requests to supply photographs and fill out documentation thoroughly. 15 of 24

• There will be no reimbursement for photos and medical certificates • Teachers who are not holding a work permit are liable for all payments for visa extension • School is not responsible for issue of a work permit if the Ministry of Education does not recognize your qualifications. In this case it will be by mutual negotiation as to what assistance can be provided by school. • School will pay for teacher’s work permit once each academic year. Teachers who leave the country in the year of employment and need to apply for a re-entry visa are liable for payment. E. DOCUMENTATION • Throughout the length of stay in Thailand, original degree certificates and transcripts are needed at various times so easy access to them is essential. All additional original certificates, such as CELTA, TESOL or similar (if applicable) and your teacher’s registration certificate from your home country (if applicable) are required. The Ministry of Education, Department of Labour and Bureau of Immigration do not accept photocopies or witnessed photocopies. • All Asian and non-native foreign employees must undertake to complete the TOEIC test and achieve a minimum score of 650. Asian employees who have not obtained this qualification are required to take the test within the first four months of work. The TOEIC test must be refreshed every 2 years. (Japanese and Chinese teachers may be exempt from this requirement for Ministry of Education purposes). • All non-native speaking European teachers are required to have original English translations of all documents, duly stamped by an authorized translation service in Thailand. They must undertake to complete a TOEIC test and achieve a minimum score of 650 before an application for work permit can be submitted to the Ministry of Education. • There will be no reimbursement for language proficiency exams as they are requirements for employment registration as a teacher. F. REQUIREMENTS OF THE EMPLOYER The Employer requires the highest standards related to an employees’ performance. The following attributes are also expected: • A genuine ability to work comfortably as part of a team. This requires cooperation at a professional and classroom level. • A flexible attitude towards changes at short notice to the school routine. • A conciliatory nature in the workplace. • A genuine attempt to understand and assimilate to Thai culture. • Employees will not obligate the school in any way financially unless they are specifically authorized to do so. Employees who wittingly or unwittingly do so may, at the discretion of the Director, have to make good debts wrongfully incurred in the name of the School. PARTICULAR AREAS Pastoral Care of the students: All employees are expected, on a regular basis, to spend time during the break- times and lunchtimes with the students. The pastoral care aspect of a teacher, even though you are not timetabled on duty during these times, is essential for staff members. 16 of 24

Student Accidents and Employees Duty of Care: It is school policy for all teachers that if injury occurs due to improper supervision or lack of supervision by the teacher responsible for the lesson, the teacher must take responsibility for the costs incurred in medical treatment for the student. School Student accident insurance covers up to 10,000 baht. The exception is dental work which is not covered by the insurance. Therefore: • Supervise your students carefully and be vigilant at all times. • Don’t place them in any dangerous situations that may increase the risk of injury, especially in Physical Education or Drama type activities or during after school lessons. • Stop any dangerous play or boisterous student behavior. • Never allow the students to operate any electrical appliances or turn lights or fans on or off. This has to be done by the teacher. • When moving the students from a classroom to a specialist room or from a classroom to sports areas, ensure they walk in line and under supervision. • At the end of Physical Education lessons, supervise their drink and toilet time. • Never leave a class unsupervised. • Never permit ‘free time’ which may result in rough play by students. Students who repeatedly fail to follow their teachers’ instructions and present a safety concern should be immediately referred to the Foreign/Thai Administrator for your department. Process in reporting and following up an accident: 1. Get student’s details. Name, Surname, Class. 2. Submit details to Foreign Coordinator on the same day of the accident. (Incident Report) 3. The Assistant Director’s office will prepare a letter on behalf of the teacher. 4. Letter will be sent home on the same day if possible, or the next day. 5. The teacher who was supervising during the accident is to follow up the child on a weekly basis until the injury has healed. a) follow up the day after b) then on a weekly basis, recording comments in the accident book. c) if not recovered after one month then start procedure again at (b) Before and After-school activities / meetings: • All employees are required, as part of their contractual obligations, to take playground/traffic duty, and to participate in assembly presentations and other school activities on a roster system as notified by the school administration. • Staff meetings – If there is a scheduled staff meeting or cluster meeting on a weekly basis as advised by your Foreign Coordinator, then attendance is compulsory for all staff (from that department) unless otherwise advised. In-service or Training Workshops: The Director may require attendance at in-service or training workshops, both in the School and at other locations. These may occur outside the normal attendance hours or days. 17 of 24

Extra-Curricular Activities: • The Director will require the attendance of all teachers at extra-curricular activities throughout the academic year which occur outside usual school hours. They include Sports Days, Entrance Exams, Orientation Days and special School Functions and Public Relations. • Teachers will also be required to attend English Camp, Infant Camp, and Scouting Camps. Due notice will be given and a day’s salary or the equivalent number of days’ salary will be deducted from those unable to attend for any reason, including ill health. Lunch Supervision and Assistance: All foreign teachers from Nursery – Grade/Year 6 are required to attend the lunch period with their class and assist in the serving of food, general supervision of their class and model good table manners and etiquette. H. SCHOOL FACILITIES AND ROOMS: • Foreign teachers are to keep their teacher tables clean and tidy at all times. • When lights, fans or air conditioners are left on, a 500 baht fine will be applied to the person/s responsible for that office area. • Teachers are not permitted to turn on the air conditioning units in the classroom before 9.00am. • Air conditioners should be set at the temperature of 25. Air conditioner and fan should not be opened at the same time. • All exercise books, papers, school resources and worksheets are to be kept off the floor. • Staff rooms and preparation areas are to be kept clean and tidy. • Mobile phones are not permitted to be used during lessons or meetings. Mobile phones are not to be used within sight of the students. If there are emergency circumstances, please see your Foreign Coordinator. - Teachers should check their Department’s Line Group regularly but never during teaching time. • Teachers may have access to school internet via Wi-Fi for school related purposes. See the Head of Foreign Staff for further details. • The use of Facebook should be very minimal during school hours and never in sight of students. • Please beware that teachers mustn’t post any photos of teachers and students in the classroom or school on Facebook. I. MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS: • All new overseas-hired employees are required to have a physical examination prior to departure from their home country. • The report or certificate should clearly state if there are any pre-existing conditions or ongoing medical requirements and that you are fit and capable to undertake duties as a teacher in Thailand. • In the event of medical problems that, in the opinion of the Director, are likely to adversely affect the employee’s professional responsibilities, the Director reserves the right to terminate any contract which may have been issued. • The decision of the District Superintendent will be binding. • The employee meets the cost of medical examinations, except the general medical required by the Ministry of Education. 18 of 24

J. LEAVE OF ABSENCE Sick Leave: • Teachers continuing their contracts and new teachers who have passed probation are entitled to five days personal/sick leave per semester including leave for visa extensions. Leave over five days within one semester will be deducted from the salary. These five days are not accumulative. • Procedure for requesting personal/sick leave is as follows: Personal Leave – Fill in a form from your respective coordinator’s office and submit to Ms. Chanadda (NC-KG3), Mr. Niek (G.1-6), Mr. Adrian (G.7-12) or Ms. Jamie (IEP) at least 2 days in advance so that cover lessons and teachers can be organized. Where possible lessons maybe swapped in order for students not to miss out on valuable lessons. Sick Leave – Fill in the same form upon returning to school for record keeping. • For all types of leave kindly provide evidence to prove the absence (medical certificate/passport with visa stamp/letter from university etc.) • Employees who are ill are required to inform their Foreign Coordinator directly by telephone call before 7.00a.m. If they cannot report for duty because of illness so that relief teachers can be organized. Passing on a message via other members of staff is not acceptable. • Teachers who do not speak directly with a designated School Administration member will be deducted 2 days’ salary. • Sick/personal leave is not accumulative. • Newly employed teachers are not allowed to be absent during their probation, except for visa extension (first time only). • Newly employed teachers who take leave/are absent during their probationary period will always be deducted a day’s pay. (Except first time visa extension.) Procedures for personal/sick leave during the school day: • Any teacher who is leaving school during their lunchtime does not need to fill in the form, provided they return within their lunch time. • Teachers who have reason to go outside during the school day and are not coming back to school that day need to fill in a ‘Personal Leave’ form. • Teachers who have reason to go outside during the school day but are coming back to school that day also need to fill in a ‘Temporary Leave’ form. • Procedure for requesting leave during the day is as follows: 1. Obtain leave form from your coordinator. 2. Fill in the form and give it to your coordinator for approval. 3. Upon approval bring your paper to the main office to sign for your time of leaving. 4. Upon return bring your paper to the main office to sign for you time of return. 5. Bring your paper back to your coordinator. Employees will have a deduction from their personal leave or sick leave days or salary (incase that teacher already exceed their PL/SL days) for this type of leave, if granted. Up to 3 periods will be considered ½ a day, 4 or more periods will be considered a full day. 19 of 24

Bereavement Leave: • Bereavement leave shall be allowed at the discretion of the Director when a death / burial / cremation occurs outside of Thailand of the immediate family. • For deaths outside of Thailand bereavement leave is five days with no deduction, excluding sick/personal leave. Inside Thailand it is three days. • The immediate family is defined as husband / wife, mother or father or your own children. Nurse’s Room • The Nurse’s Room – this is for use by sick students. It is NOT a place for teachers to catch up on their sleep. The only time any staff member may go to the nurse’s room is o escorting a sick or injured child o requesting medicine o With your Foreign Coordinator’s permission, to lie down because you are too ill to teach. School Administration can be contacted on school phone if you are too ill to advise in person. Vacations, holidays, Paid leave: • The Employee will receive all teacher holidays as indicated by the Affiliation Board, the Director or the Head of Foreign Staff. • Dates are not set as far in advance as is expected in Western cultures. • However, as a rough guide, your teacher holidays should be as follows: October: approximately 2 weeks. Christmas: between Christmas and New Year. (Confirmed on a yearly basis) Travel reservations should be made for 25th December departure & 1st January return. March: School finishes during the latter part of the month for teachers. Please note that all contracts run up to the 31st March, although teachers usually finish before then. School resumes in early May. * Pandemics, Natural disasters or dangers rising from political issues may affect these dates. * Cautionary Note on Vacation Dates: • It is essential that all teachers have vacation dates confirmed by the Head of Foreign Staff, before making bookings or travel arrangements. è To avoid any confusion discuss your plans in advance with the Head of Foreign Staff and wait until dates are confirmed on the dates calendar or on a staff information sheet before paying for tickets. K. SCHOOL CONDUCT • Within an educational setting in Thai society, personal appearance, deportment and style of dress are of utmost importance. • It is important that all foreign teachers respect this aspect of Thai Culture and show modesty and good sense in observing and maintaining these standards at all times. • Foreign teachers who continue to ignore the dress standard after a verbal warning, will be placed on a probationary salary for a period for one month as penalty for failing to observe the dress code. 20 of 24

• Smoking and drinking alcohol are not permitted within the school grounds or on official school duties with students outside the school. (The unofficial smoking area is only to be used at morning break, lunch or afternoon snack times. It is not to be frequented during preparation and correction time.) L. DRESS REQUIREMENTS FEMALE Foreign Teachers • Female teachers are required to wear business-like attire according to the appropriate color code.(light shade) • Skirts should be of knee length. • Blouses and skirts must not be see-through. Full length dresses are appropriate. • Blouses and shirts must have a tailored neckline or collar. • ‘Tops’ are not to reveal the lower part of the back. If tailored as such, female employees may wear their blouses un-tucked. • Any tight-fitting or revealing apparel is strictly taboo as it is culturally inappropriate. • Appropriate underwear (that is a bra or sports vest) is essential for female teachers. • Shorts, sleeveless tops and semi-casual clothes are not permitted. • Female teachers are to wear neat and appropriate footwear. Sandals, plim-solls, flip- flops and other casual shoes are not permitted. • Earrings and jewelry are to be kept to a minimum. • Hair should be worn in a ponytail /bun. MALE Foreign Teachers • Male teachers are required to wear neckties, short or long-sleeved business-style shirts according to the appropriate color code and business-style trousers with dress leather shoes. • Male teachers are required to have their ‘shirts’ tucked in at all times. Male teachers may follow the dress code colors: Monday & Wednesday: Blue, Tuesday & Thursday: White. • Male teachers are to wear dress / business shoes. Sandals, plim-solls, flip-flops and other casual shoes are not permitted. • Male teachers are required to be clean-shaven or have a neat and tidy beard; no five o’clock shadows. • Earrings are not permitted. FOR ALL Foreign teachers: • Conceal all tattoos with either a bandage or an exercise support. Students must not be able to see them. • Tongue studs and excessive wrist bracelets are not permitted. • Teachers must use a suitable deodorant and have fresh breath at all times. • If hair is dyed it must be of a natural colour. Hair should be cut and styled in a neat and professional manner. • Sport and Drama teachers may wear appropriate sports attire for their lessons when teaching sport. During examination times and for ceremonial activities (as advised by their Foreign Coordinator) sport teachers are required to wear formal attire as other teaching staff do. • Compulsory colours for official photographs are white ‘tops’ and black ‘bottoms’ 21 of 24

M. DISCIPLINARY ACTION • Teachers who infringe any of the policies, procedures, terms or conditions of the school can be placed on a probationary period at the discretion of the School Administration or the Director. This would mean a cut in salary for that period, depending on the severity of the infringement. Any disciplinary action will be advised by the Thai Administration • Disciplinary action is a three step process: 1. A verbal warning from an Administration team member (confirmed in writing). 2. A written warning from an Administration team member. 3. Disciplinary action. • As stated in the contract, failure to observe any of these rules and regulations can result in your contract being terminated without notice. N. PROBATIONARY PERIOD • Within the contract is a standard ninety day probationary period, which all new teachers must undertake. • Passing probation is directly related to the expectations and requirements of Sarasas Witaed Saimai School. • No teacher can automatically assume they will pass probation by just having worked 90 days. • Any sick or personal leave taken during this period will result in a loss of pay for the duration of the absence. O. SALARY REVIEW AND CONTINUATION OF CONTRACT During the second semester the school will invite all teachers to indicate their desire to renew their contract. Teachers will be given letters of offer of contract renewal no later than the final working day of Semester 2. Salary increases are based on performance and attendance. The increases will be implemented in the June salary. Salary in March and April will be paid at the last day of those months and not the last working day. It requires the teacher to collect it by themselves. If this is not possible the teacher is responsible for making other arrangements with their Coordinator in advance. Range of Salary 1. Starting salary for graduated non-native teacher is 17,000 baht. 2. Starting salary for graduated native speaker is 35,000 baht. Rates of Increase Native and Non-native speakers: Rate 1,000 baht per year, divided into two sections: Attendance: 400 baht Performance: 600 baht Attendance: Is calculated by the amount of personal days teachers have taken. Every day taken is minus 40 baht increase (maximum 10 days = 400 baht) Performance: Is calculated by the evaluation of Admin and Director based on the following criteria: 22 of 24

Appearance/Class Room Management/ Teaching Style/ Educational Psychology/ Pastoral Care/ Creativity/ Record Keeping/ Exam Preparation / Sarasas Ethics/ Coordinator The increase rate is non-negotiable and the evaluation is confidential. Resignation Teachers who intend to resign must submit at least 30 calendar day’s written notice of resignation; return work permit, health insurance card and all school material. Termination A teacher’s contract will be terminated immediately without prior notice by the school and the school will not pay any further wages to the teacher in the following cases: • Teacher is absent for more than seven days without submitting an official letter informing the school. • Teacher fails to abide by the School Regulations. • The teacher makes any false statements or presents fake documents. • Teacher is interacting inappropriately with students. Namely: Unwanted physical contact, sexual harassment, discrimination. N.B.: • These conditions of employment are subject to alteration and change by the Employer. • Of such alterations & changes, teachers will be notified in due course. • All changes written in the Staff Information Sheets automatically take precedence over previously written documents or within this document. Appendices: Foreign Academic Contact Details 1. The school office 02 563 4256 2. Mrs. Phuangthong [email protected] 086 899 9417 3. Ms. Jamie [email protected] 081 422 4123 4. Mr. Niek [email protected] 095 010 5080 5. Mr. Adrian [email protected] 23 of 24

First Aid and Accidents within School. An accident means: any happening which causes injury to a student or teacher resulting in them going to the sick room, receiving first aid attention from the teacher, the school nurse or leaving the school grounds for treatment by a doctor. Failure to report an accident can have serious consequences for staff members and our school has a very specific procedure for notifying parents etc. Recording of accidents and follow up of student’s recovery. • Physical Education teachers are to record any accident in a record book with Head of Foreign Staff. • General Accidents while under the supervision of a foreign teacher report to the Foreign Coordinator as soon as practical after the accident has occurred. All accidents which occur during Foreign teacher’s lessons must be reported by memo (handwritten) to the Head of Foreign Staff (regardless of the seeming trivial or serious nature of the accident). Reports should be made as soon as possible after the accident occurred. Song and Prayer that a teacher needs to know for our school assemblies. The Morning Prayer O God, Who protects and watches over us, With immense love and mercy, Deign to bestow on us, Strength, light and wisdom, That we may acquire more knowledge today, That we may advance in life, honesty and justice, Deign to bless our country, our King and Queen, Our parents and our teachers. Deign to bless all people [to] love one another, And to maintain peace under your protection. The Assembly Song For this new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends, For everything His goodness sends, For all these gifts, we thank Him. For blue of stream and blue of sky, For pleasant shade of branches high, For fragrant air and cooling breeze, For beauty of the blooming trees, For all these gifts we thank Him. 24 of 24