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Richard Davie • December, 21 2020

5 Good Reasons to Study TEFL in 2021

As we wave goodbye (and good riddance!) to the strange and challenging year that was 2020, it’s time to start looking forward to the opportunities that await in 2021! Here at TEFL Iberia, we couldn’t be more excited to get back into the classroom wit...

Richard Davie • December, 20 2020

The five fears every new TEFL teacher has

Deciding to move to Barcelona and teach English for a living is a bold decision. It feels very empowering to choose a different path and go off on an adventure to a foreign country, but everyone has those 2am panics about making such a big decision. ...

Richard Davie • December, 11 2020

TEFL in Spain after Brexit

As the deadline for Britain to leave the EU looms, we are all eagerly awaiting news on whether a deal will be reached. This is the first in a series of blog posts where we will be looking at the impact of Brexit on UK citizens who wish to study and w...

Maria Di Mario • December, 09 2020

Finding teaching work year round in Barcelona

There are two main hiring seasons for TEFL teachers: the start of the academic year in September, when academies are setting up the group classes that will run until the summer, and January, when all the people who made a New Year’s resolution to lea...

Richard Davie • December, 07 2020

Ten weird habits you pick up when you live in Spain

Moving to a new country changes you in lots of ways. It broadens your horizons, develops your sense of adventure and gives you lots of opportunities you wouldn’t have had otherwise – to travel, to meet new people, to learn a new language. Moving to B...

Richard Davie • December, 06 2020

A day in the life of a TEFL student

We sat down with Erika, a student on our current course, to get an idea of a typical day in the life of a TEFL student. “I usually wake up at 8am or 9am, depending on how much stuff I want to look over before class – well tomorrow I actually have a j...