I live in the Valencia area but have visited Santander and it is very nice.  There isn �t a lot of work in Spain unless you go to very big areas.  If you go to a village then there are no jobs and also they don �t give such importance to english.  Therefore, pick as large a place as you can. 

 

Next, get into the schools over here you will need to be a fully qualified teacher who also can speak Spanish and it is very difficult as they use a "bag" method for example whoever has the highest score in the exams gets the first pick of the schools and then further down you just have to wait for a school to become available and that could be anywhere.  My advice to you would be to go to private schools and academies as they are independent and can therefore pick the most suitable for the job.  It is good working over here as within reason they let you do what you want in the classroom for example I have worked in three academies and they have all let me choose the method I want to use and the games I want.

 

I also teach basic Spanish and the method I use is Sue�os which I find is the easiest and most modern http://www.anayaele.com/

 

Hope this helps

I live in Vigo, an industrial city of nearly 400,000 inhabitants, with a lovely estuary and beautiful beaches. The weather isn �t too bad: it rains quite a lot in winter but it �s not too cold and in summer time, you can sleep well as it �s not that hot as in the south (go to the beach in the morning / afternoon but take a jumper with you for the evenings just in case!!).

 

If you are thinking about working as an English teacher, I think it �s a good time to come: English is becoming quite important right now as our government wants the schools to teach not only English but also some other subjects in English (such as art, or PE) and there aren �t many teachers qualified for that! So lots of Spanish teachers are trying to learn English as fast as they can!!

 

Hope this can help you to decide.