Do you all have UK passports?

 

Yes

 

So you need to research what visa you can obtain to live and work in Spain.

 

If your husband is wanting to live permanently and work in Spain he will need to have a firm offer of a contracted position so that he could apply for a work visa. All available work must be offered to an EU citizen first by law so unless they are unable to find an EU citizen to fill the available position then they can offer it to a non EU citizen.
Remote working is a bit more complicated and I understand that visas only last, initially for 1 year and then need to be reapplied for.

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I can't help with schools.

Steve

 

All available work must be offered to an EU citizen first by law so unless they are unable to find an EU citizen to fill the available position then they can offer it to a non EU citizen.

I have never seen any law which states this, despite it being posted often on here.

 

Any advise at all would be appreciated!

Loads of information has been posted on here before.
You can also read the UK government's website. Living in Spain
and you can read the Spanish consulate services in Edinburgh. with info on Visas

Consular services

www.exteriores.gob.es

 

As far as school goes your daughter is right at the edge of being able to learn Spanish effectively enough to receive an education. You have to think very hard about this. You will receive replies saying everything will be fine and don't worry but as a parent who put my child in state school at 10 I have a personal experience of this. Firstly, you need to take into account where the school is. If it is in an area where other English speaking students attend that might appear good from a social angle but the negative side is that these students will often band together ( as they speak the same language) this in turn prevents them from socializing enough with Spanish speakers. A school with no English speakers is better but it is extremely hard for the child for the initial year or two. Now 10 is nearly always seen as the cut off period as this gives them 2 years to get up to speed by the time they enter secondary. If they haven't acquired sufficient Spanish at this stage they will basically go through the whole system without really learning anything and often unable to get the Certificate of graduation at 16. Without this you are basically deemed uneducated- so really not a good place for a person to be as you might not even get employed in basic work without this nowadays ( it is often stated on even jobs like supermarket workers etc). The thing that helped my son was his mum was a Spanish speaker and this is very important as even in primary parents are supposed to assist with homework and the fact that they do fortnightly exams - so it is very different from UK. If you don't speak Spanish you will probably need a tutor to help( this is not uncommon in Spain). Now if your child doesn't pass a year they repeat which whilst intended to help often makes things worse as children don't like getting separated from friends plus the perceived idea of failing can effect their self confidence. Now all in all this is not impossible. My son did fine. The first 2 years were difficult ( and we felt very guilty about our choice) but in the end it worked out well but I have to say that after he finished secondary he went to a bilingual school to study A levels as he felt there was no way he could fulfil his potential in the Spanish system despite by that time being an advanced speaker.