TEFL Institute of Ireland

Teach English in Spain

Best for Beginners

Upcoming Start Date

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

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

Group size:11
Current availability:3

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!

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Your guide to Spain

Discover the beautiful beaches and region of Catalonia in your adventure to teach English in Spain. Download our free Guide to Spain today for all the info you need about our Spain TEFL internship and how to teach English in Spain.

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.


Hear from our past interns

Louise
A few friends mentioned teaching English abroad. The more I looked into English teaching, the more the idea grew. I have a love of experiencing new cultures and food.
Louise
Spain Intern
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Nicole
In the months leading up to my departure for Spain, the TEFL team and recruitment company were incredibly helpful and walked me through everything they felt I needed to know.
Nicole
Spain Intern
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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.