GUIDELINES FOR TEACHING CONTRACTS

Table of Contents

Do You Need Teaching Contracts? 1
How to avoid late paying students 2
Make rules (pay upfront and have a contract) 3

Penalty clauses 3
Ask for upfront payments 5
When upfront payments are not possible 6

A contract is a form of reality check 7
Are Teaching Contracts Useful? 9

Supplier versus Service Provider 10
Contract priorities 11

What Goes Into a Contract? 13
Basic requirements 13

What Usually Gets Forgotten? 17
1. Cancellation policies 17
2. Sickness 19
3. Late payment policies 19

When Should You Ask a Lawyer? 23
When customers want changes to the contract 23

Check List 25
Contract Blueprint 37
EXAMPLE of a Teaching Service Contract 40

Miscellaneous Optional Additions—Examples 51
Independent Contractor Relationship Clause 51

Example: COOLING-OFF PERIOD 53
Example: LEARNING GUARANTEE 53
Example: ADDITIONAL LESSONS 54
Example: TRANSLATION WORK 54
Example: INSURANCE/LIABILITIES 54

Additional Clause Ideas for ONLINE Courses 57
Example: HEALTH AND LEARNING ISSUES 57
Example: FLAMING AND MISBEHAVIOUR 57
Example: LATENESS 58
Example: CONNECTION PROBLEMS 58
Example: ONLINE MINOR STUDENTS 60

Websites and Data Protection Agreement (GDPR) 63
Data Protection Agreement for Websites 65

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