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✓ Cost of living: Not as good value as it used to be but living is cheaper in
the south.✓ Qualifications: Degree plus certificate. Experienced teachers and
Spanish speakers are favoured.
✓ Salaries: £1,150 per month.✓ Travelling: There are low cost airlines like Easyjet and Ryanair.
✓ Visa: Not necessary for EU nationals.✓ Where to teach: Big cities – Madrid and Barcelona – have the best
opportunities.Turkey
Turkey offers fascinating places to visit and a warm climate. Although a
Muslim country there is a buzzing nightlife and people dress in Western
clothes in the cities.In the large cities TEFL teachers are seen as expendable because they often
come and go.✓ Accommodation: It can be expensive unless you share (for about £400
per month in Istanbul).
✓ Classes: Most students are adult professionals but children’s classes are
common too. Ten students per class in private schools but as many as
thirty in state schools. There is demand for private lessons.
✓ Contracts: A one year includes two weeks paid holiday, help with
accommodation, utility bills and medical insurance for about 25 hours
per week.
✓ Cost of living: Quite low but you can’t save much.
✓ Qualifications: Some jobs available for unqualified native speakers but
graduate, certificate holders preferred.
✓ Salary: £11 per hour.
✓ Travelling: Turkish Airlines, Easyjet, British Airways
✓ Visa: Schools should pay for a work permit but some teachers work on a
three month tourist visa.
✓ Where to teach: Ankara, Istanbul, Bursa