Relocating to La Linea Andalucia

[lala4506]

I am soon to relocate to Spain and it may be sooner than I realise, me and my partner hope to teach english as a foreign language as back up work while trying to find jobs in our professions in Gibraltar (we may teach full time or on the side whether or not we are able to secure a job in Gibraltar).

My main concern is that if I go sooner rather than later I still have outstanding payments on loans and credit cards here which I am currently paying off. If I go in the next few months these will not be paid off. Can I continue to pay them from Spain if I am earning there? i.e. if I get paid to a Spanish bank account can I transfer to my UK account to continue paying these?

Any other financial advice anyone can give with regards re locating would be most beneficial to me.

Also if anyone has any experiences of teaching overseas in Spain using TEFL I would like to hear from you.

Many thanks

[xabiachica]

Originally Posted by lala4506

I am soon to relocate to Spain and it may be sooner than I realise, me and my partner hope to teach english as a foreign language as back up work while trying to find jobs in our professions in Gibraltar (we may teach full time or on the side whether or not we are able to secure a job in Gibraltar).

My main concern is that if I go sooner rather than later I still have outstanding payments on loans and credit cards here which I am currently paying off. If I go in the next few months these will not be paid off. Can I continue to pay them from Spain if I am earning there? i.e. if I get paid to a Spanish bank account can I transfer to my UK account to continue paying these?

Any other financial advice anyone can give with regards re locating would be most beneficial to me.

Also if anyone has any experiences of teaching overseas in Spain using TEFL I would like to hear from you.

Many thanks

Hi & welcome

I can't comment on La Linea, but there are many threads on the subject & I see you have already found one

I also am no expert on financial matters, but I see no reason why you shouldn't continue paying off debts after you have left the UK - transferring money from country to country is reasonably straightforward & other posters could probably recommend the best banks for this

I'm not sure though, that if you work on Gib, that you can be paid into a Spanish bank account

however, quite a few of us here do teach English - here's a thread you might like to read Teaching English in Spain

[lala4506]

Thank you very helpful and reassuring

I wonder also if anyone can give advice with regards work in Gibraltar I would be seeking PA work and my partner finance work. How easy are these to come by and is it best that we are there before looking? I have checked some agencies though from here in London.

How easy is it to get paid work with a TEFL qualification in Andalucia? Are there many full time positions or are they mainly part time?

Any advice would be greatly received and appreciated

The thread you sent was also useful- thanks

[jimenato]

Originally Posted by lala4506

I am soon to relocate to Spain and it may be sooner than I realise, me and my partner hope to teach english as a foreign language as back up work while trying to find jobs in our professions in Gibraltar (we may teach full time or on the side whether or not we are able to secure a job in Gibraltar).

My main concern is that if I go sooner rather than later I still have outstanding payments on loans and credit cards here which I am currently paying off. If I go in the next few months these will not be paid off. Can I continue to pay them from Spain if I am earning there? i.e. if I get paid to a Spanish bank account can I transfer to my UK account to continue paying these?

Any other financial advice anyone can give with regards re locating would be most beneficial to me.

Also if anyone has any experiences of teaching overseas in Spain using TEFL I would like to hear from you.

Many thanks

First the good news: You will be able to pay your cards from Spain. You can transfer money from Spanish bank accounts to UK bank accounts and then pay by telephone or internet.

The bad news? I live quite near there and there is little opportunity to teach English to anyone.

[lala4506]

Really?

I have heard different with regards doing TEFL and then undertaking a placement in Andalucia greatly improves your chances?

Does anyone know anyone with tefl teaching in or around la linea/ Andalucia ?

[xabiachica]

Originally Posted by lala4506

Thank you very helpful and reassuring

I wonder also if anyone can give advice with regards work in Gibraltar I would be seeking PA work and my partner finance work. How easy are these to come by and is it best that we are there before looking? I have checked some agencies though from here in London.

How easy is it to get paid work with a TEFL qualification in Andalucia? Are there many full time positions or are they mainly part time?

Any advice would be greatly received and appreciated

The thread you sent was also useful- thanks

a full time position teaching English as a foreign language - not much chance except maybe in Madrid ..........

but what do you mean by full time?

I do pretty well - I actually teach 3 subjects privately ( I have previously worked for a language academy & do better on my own)

I currently teach 21 hours of classes a week - some of which are groups so the hourly rate works out pretty good - add on about 10 hours prep & admin a week (more when you are starting out - you could be doing an hour prep per hour contact) and that's about as full time as any teacher can really take

after I have paid my autonomo & other bits & pieces I'm not left with enough to pay our rent (although I do live in a very high rent area tbh) so it's a good job my OH has a good income too

PeskyWesky, another poster here, teaches English at the high earning end of the market in Madrid -no doubt she'll comment when she sees your question

[Pesky Wesky]

Originally Posted by xabiachica

a full time position teaching English as a foreign language - not much chance except maybe in Madrid ..........

but what do you mean by full time?

I do pretty well - I actually teach 3 subjects privately ( I have previously worked for a language academy & do better on my own)

I currently teach 21 hours of classes a week - some of which are groups so the hourly rate works out pretty good - add on about 10 hours prep & admin a week (more when you are starting out - you could be doing an hour prep per hour contact) and that's about as full time as any teacher can really take

after I have paid my autonomo & other bits & pieces I'm not left with enough to pay our rent (although I do live in a very high rent area tbh) so it's a good job my OH has a good income too

PeskyWesky, another poster here, teaches English at the high earning end of the market in Madrid -no doubt she'll comment when she sees your question

Hi,

Yes, I work training employees in 4 different companies in an area near Madrid. It's probably one of the best paid fields of English Teaching, but I would find it difficult to live only on my salary. I work in 4 companies because none of them want a full time "English worker" giving classes and translating. They are companies of between 10 and 500 employees. The advantage is that if one company should reduce my hours (which one has done recently) or even gets rid of me (none so far!!) I'm not left with nothing. It does involve a lot of to-ing and fro-ing though as classes are typically 7:30 - 9:00 in the morning 2:00 - 4:00 in the afternoon and from 6:00 in the evening onwards. I don't work too much in the evening 'cos I quite like being with my family (!), but I do 2 evenings a week and also phone classes from home.

Being self employed is very expensive, but you get better rates. Working in an academy means less money and working to their rules, but paying less money to the authorities. I would always recommend a couple of years in academies to those who are starting out as I think the experience is invaluble regardless of whether the academy is good or bad.

[jojo]

Originally Posted by lala4506

Really?

I have heard different with regards doing TEFL and then undertaking a placement in Andalucia greatly improves your chances?

Does anyone know anyone with tefl teaching in or around la linea/ Andalucia ?

The trouble with living near Gibraltar is that most people speak English (in varying degrees), so there probably isnt much opportunity to teach it!

Jo xxx

[lala4506]

But hardly anyone I've met from la linea speaks English so there must be some need for it over the border?

[jojo]

Originally Posted by lala4506

But hardly anyone I've met from la linea speaks English so there must be some need for it over the border?

I've only been there a couple of times. I found that in the few places I went into, English was spoken! From what I know, most people who live in La Linear work in Gib or in related industries. Sadly, its a bit of a dormitory town for Gib. Go there and do some investigative work and find out tho, you may prove me wrong

Jo xxx