[:en]This is the fourth important document you should obtain as soon as you arrive in Madrid: your Tarjeta Sanitaria. It is your ID card for the public health insurance in Spain. I expect you know about Spain’s public health insurance, but it’s fantastic. Most of what you need is free IF you have your Tarjeta […]
[:en]Once you have your NIE number, and your Social Security number, you are elegible to be hired on a contract. So now let’s get to step three of the necessary paperwork in Spain: the Empadronamiento. The Empadronamiento is the housing registry in Madrid. You have to inform the local government about where you live, and […]
[:en]This is another delicate issue: can you teach TEFL if you are not a native? As there are many points for and against hiring such a teacher (non native), I will use bullet points to list them and try to explain this in an organised way. By the way, if heard of non natives being […]
[:en]When you arrive at Madrid, and you are planning to work as a TEFL teacher, one of the first things you should apply for is your NIE number. NIE stands for Número de Identidad de Extranjero or Foreigners’ Identification Number and it is an identification and tax number which EU citizens (if you are not from the […]
[:en]Many people from English speaking countries come to Spain with a student visa. Once they are here, many want to earn some extra money teaching, and the common question is “can I work as a teacher in Madrid with a student visa”? The short answer is YES you can. Or maybe it would be better […]
[:en]One of the questions I ask new teachers when I am having an interview with them is : do you have a prefered age group to teach? I’ve noticed many teachers stop a few seconds there, to think about “the right answer”. Is it a trick question, will my answer affect my options of getting […]
[:en]One of the main questions that arise when we have an interview with a new teacher is: is the rate you are offering net or gross? Which is understandable, because people need to know exactly how much they are going to get paid each month. The quick answer is we always give gross rates in per […]
[:en]The key question. How much should I get paid, per hour, for being a TEFL teacher in Madrid? I will answer the question as the manager of an academy and teacher myself. Of course, there might be other points of view, but I will try to be as unbiased as possible. It depends on the […]
[:en]People who come to Madrid to start teaching English are not normally used to Spanish bureaucracy. Don’t worry, you will soon get used to it (evil laugh). In this article we are going to try to clarify what type of contracts you can be offered and why. That way you will be able to go to […]
[:en]This is a generic video, not necessarily for teachers. But the tips he gives are useful for any foreigner living in Spain.