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Richard Davie • February, 24 2021

Brexit & student visas: Which Spanish consulate should I go to?

The Spanish consulate websites are notoriously hard to navigate and find (in English) the exact information you are looking for. Now that British students require a visa to study in Spain, they will have to go to the Spanish consulate in either Lond...

Richard Davie • February, 22 2021

Webinar: Teaching English in Spain after Brexit

We're pleased to offer free access to the full recording of the webinar we did recently, in collaboration with AvaLanding: Teaching English in Spain after Brexit. This webinar is a goldmine of useful information if you are thinking of teaching Engli...

Maria Di Mario • February, 17 2021

Where to go for vermouth in Barcelona

The 1970s are back! Corduroy, flares, wire-framed glasses and everyone’s favourite retro drink – vermouth. To be fair, vermouth – or vermut in Catalan – never really went out of fashion in Barcelona, but in the last few years its popularity has skyro...

Maria Di Mario • February, 09 2021

The Architectural History of our School

The nieghbourhood of L’Eixample, where our school is situated, didn’t exist in the early 1800s. The city of Barcelona was what is now known as Ciutat Vella, surrounded by walls and bordered by the Mediterranean, with rampant overcrowding and all its ...

Maria Di Mario • February, 07 2021

TEFL Iberia’s vegan guide to Barcelona

Last month we had not one, not two but three vegans on our June/July course who gave us lots of recommendations and tips about where to eat and shop, so we thought we’d share them with everyone in case there are any other vegans or vegetarians out th...

Richard Davie • February, 01 2021

6 good reasons to do a gap year

Many young people are at that point in their lives where they are weighing up the benefits of going straight to university or doing a gap year. In the UK certain UCAS application deadlines have passed and many students are now playing the waiting gam...