The confinement is over, we have left (I hope) the worst behind. So it is time to prepare for “the new normality” (what an awful term). It is time to evalute TEFL teaching in Spain […]
Most teachers will be sending CVs to future employers for the next academic year. And many centers are doing their interviews now. During these interviews, due to our current situation, some companies are not taking […]
As I’ve said before (in this blog and on my youtube channel), I am convinced one of the main problems in TEFL is the lack of information. Teachers and (surprisingly) academy owners, do not really […]
I’ve just watched a delightful interview with David Crystal, and thought many of you would find it interesting. In this fragment of the interview, David talks about many aspects of the English Language, including “the […]
I’ve tried to unravel and translate the information we have up to this date about what they are calling the de-escalation phases for the coronavirus confinement. Not an easy process, and some details will change […]
Last Friday we finally received good news, SEPE allows academies and companies to use “virtual classrooms” for subsidised training. This came out on the BOE of the 17th of March: https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2020/04/17/pdfs/BOE-A-2020-4506.pdf They do set up […]
As some teachers have said they found these articles useful, I’ll continue to share news and updates which might help. Specially to those who don’t have legal advisors or who have problems with the Spanish […]
I know many of you are worried about receiving your unemployment benefit due to an ERE or ERTE. Many do not know if they have followed the correct procedure or if their company has filed […]
After some articles about online resources, and my experience with some of them, I wanted to stop and warn all newcomers to the online world. IT TAKES TIME AND MONEY. IF you want to create […]
We are all, worldwide, going through rough times. Academies and teachers have been struck heavily by the economic effects of this pandemia. So here are some words of encouragement and support. We will survive this, […]