Teach English in Spain
Best for Beginners
Upcoming Start Dates
October 27, 2025
Apply by
July 27, 2025
Get paid to travel & teach
Live the dream life — earn, explore, and grow with full support.
Earn
Up to €1,200/month to cover rent, bills, and daily expenses while you teach.
Travel
Live and teach in stunning destinations, experience local culture like a local.
Support
Our expert team has your back - from application to classroom.
Overview
Do you want to live and teach English in Spain in a region hugging the Mediterranean coast? A place with the most dazzling architecture in the world and where food is so rich the air is infused with its scent? Come teach English in Spain and enjoy your new life making friends and catching the sunset with rooftop tapas.
Program details
10-12 weeks of teaching placement
Homestay accommodation – a safe and authentic experience with a Spanish family
Meals, laundry, internet access, and transport provided
120 Hour Advanced International TEFL Course
30 Hour Teaching Young Learners Specialist Course
Teaching English To Children Through Yoga & Mindfulness Course
Warmers, Fillers & Coolers Guide
Spanish culture course for EFL teachers
Personal in-school mentor
Irish support with a Personal Internship Advisor
Ongoing in-country support
Aged between 20 – 30
Native English speaker
Passport holder from Ireland, UK, Canada, Australia, USA, or New Zealand
Completed high school
TEFL qualified (included)
Physically and mentally healthy (please enquire if you are currently on medication or receiving on-going medical treatment)
Enthusiasm for working with children
A desire to live in a foreign country and make the most of the experience
International flights: Return flights are a must for outside EU applicants
Police check: Each applicant must have a clean criminal record
Budget: Approx. €300/month is recommended for a comfortable amount of spending money.
Travel insurance: It’s really important to arrange this before you go!
Visa costs
Course Included
The ultimate pre-departure culture course for Spain
Your TEFL course or teaching qualification may give you the credentials to teach abroad, but preparing yourself for the impending cultural change is a whole new ball game.
Before you arrive in Spain, having a solid understanding of the culture will help you in many ways. You will find it easier to navigate social situations, make friends, perform better at work, and transition into local life.
Where will you be teaching?
All successful applicants will spend 10 unforgettable weeksin the Spanish province of Catalonia
How it works
Apply & train:
Enroll and start your 120-hour TEFL course instantly.
Interview & placement:
Crack your interview to land a school placement in Spain.
Go to Spain:
Book your flight and begin your teaching journey.
Course Included
Outside the classroom
By living with a local family rather than other travellers, you have a real opportunity to get an authentic, first-hand cultural experience when outside of the classroom. Living with a host family provides support in a safe environment and gives everyone the opportunity to practice and improve their language skills. You’ll help the whole family learn and practice English in the relaxing, low pressured atmosphere of the family home!
Your guide to Spain
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Your teaching experience
You will take on the role of teaching assistant, working in teams of teachers to improve the conversational level of each student. Following a curriculum will help you to draw up lesson plans. But there is plenty of space to infuse your own creativity into the lessons. Why not teach your students about the country and culture you come from? Or teach English through song and games. Placements vary from Spanish infant, primary, secondary, and technical colleges in Catalonia. Teachers can usually expect to teach children from early ages to 18. Your week typically runs on weekdays, with 20 hours of classroom time. This allows plenty of time for lesson planning and any extracurricular activities.
Fun and friendly
A dynamic and welcoming school team, with regular team meetings and social events.
Like home
A relaxed teaching environment with sofas and TVs! One big open-plan space encourages socialising and interaction between staff and students.
Communicative method
Enjoyable, natural lessons with lots of roleplay, speaking, realistic language and engaging topics. Students speaking and teachers encouraging, guiding, checking, correcting and training.
Small groups
Small groups of students ensure higher speaking time for each student and more practical teaching and learning activities. You will be teaching a variety of age groups. The diversity will be an exciting and rewarding experience for you as a teacher.
Technology
Online activities for blended learning and audio-visual resources in the classroom to increase engagement.
TrustScore
4.9
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Got Questions?
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Please budget to have enough spending money to cover your basic living expenses and for socialising.
Remember that your housing, utilities, WiFi and transport to school are provided, bringing savings of €250 – €350 per month will give you a comfortable lifestyle in Spain.
In your internship package, you will have 3 courses included:
– 120 Hour Advanced International TEFL Course
– 30 hour Teaching Young Learners Specialist Course
– Teaching English through Mindfulness & Yoga to Children Course
Combining these courses will help you to feel confident from the moment you step into the Spanish classroom.
This depends on your nationality. If you wanted to stay in Spain on a more full time basis you will need to obtain Spanish residency and the correct legal paperwork to do so. If you are EU passport holder there is no obstacles and after the internship is finished you might try finding more permanent job now that you will be an experienced teacher.