About the Money in English Teaching in Madrid, Spain

This is a video for English teachers in Madrid, Spain or thinking of teaching in Madrid, Spain. There is a lot more information about this on this page: Try this page: http://www.madridteacher.com/english_teaching_madrid.htm .

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Howto & Style

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• TEFL
• Teaching
• English
• Madrid
• Spain

[robbieirish]

I notice that you uploaded this in 2007 so it may be a little out of date perhaps? myself and a friend are heading out to spain in January. I would like to earn a contract but not sure if there is much work going out there now? any advice?

[MadridTeacher]

There's still work to be found here, though maybe 20-30% less than before. Nobody's ever gotten rich from just teaching English, but there always seems to be enough work for experienced teachers with working papers at least. On the other hand, there are an awful lot of ifs and buts so my advice is to study up on it before you come. Try the page linked at top right for info.

[Fishimwasser]

Very interesting video. I'm a native from Madrid, but have been in the UK for 21 years. I've just finished a TESOL course here in the UK and I'm thinking of going back to Madrid and teach English. What are my chances? Thanks

[MadridTeacher]

It's hard to quantify the odds given all the variables both known and unknown. I have a lot of info about teaching in Madrid at: htt p://ww w.madridte acher. co m/engli sh_teaching_madrid.h tm (without the spaces). You just have to make up your own mind.

[markowina]

@MadridTeacher with 7 years of teaching english in a primary school, 2 years in a secondary school

and more than 300 hours private, how hard would it be to find a job anywhere in spain...

(other languages: polish and a little bit of spanish russian and german)

[MadridTeacher]

@markowina Work has always been easy to get for native speakers with working papers because of generally poor working conditions (i.e. low pay and seasonal nature of it). It gets harder and harder to find depending on what you lack (i.e. working papers and/or native-speaker status). Madrid is the best place to find work. The rest of Spain, except for maybe Valencia, is pretty depressed/depressing.

[FlameBlazers]

Hey Stephen, thanks for the non-BS info on the Madrid teaching situation. And I agree no teacher should ever sell themselves short just to please some sucker-seeking firm

[Fishimwasser]

Thanks for the advice and keep up the good work!

[Terrapinfan2007]

gotchya,

anybody who has a youtube blog is a celebrity in my book.

really appreciate the help and if I see you in madrid I'll get you enough drinks to get you hammered winehouse style.

[MadridTeacher]

Aw shucks! A celebrity, me?

Anyway . . . I love Madrid and Spain. That's part of why I'm here. The other part is that my wife is from here, which is the mother of all reasons, and my son. I'm afraid I'd have to do it all over again even if I didn't want to for "personal" reasons, "ahem".