Criminal Record Checks
Anyone working with minors is required to provide certificates showing they don’t have previous convictions for sex-related offences.
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Anyone working with minors is required to provide certificates showing they don’t have previous convictions for sex-related offences.
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While procedures for signing contracts vary considerably, many of the steps in this article are common for EU nationals when signing contracts with Spanish language schools
Many regions in Spain have associations of private language schools which are affiliated to FECEI, the National Federation of Private Language Schools in Spain.
According to the UK Food Standards Agency, 14% of people in the UK are vegetarian or partly vegetarian. I am one who has the fortune to live in Spain, where tomatoes taste like tomatoes, local markets sell seasonal fruits from down the road and green, nutty olive oil abounds. Unlike in England, I can afford
Getting from A to B On Foot Although many Spanish people seem to use their cars for even the shortest of journeys, the fact is that many of Spain’s cities, towns and villages are small enough and the weather is pleasant enough for you to go almost everywhere on foot throughout the year. By Bus
In 2017, the World Economic Forum ranked the travel and tourism competitiveness of 136 countries and Spain was in the top 10. But where in the top 10?
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What’s on the Box? Television Although there is a large number of TV channels available, programming on all channels is dubbed into Spanish. The frequency and duration of commercial breaks (on all channels, both state-owned and private) can be a bit of a shock to somebody who is only used to British channels. The channels
Warm, sunny days and balmy summer evenings are great but how can you avoid sleeplessness when the heat at night is just too much? Temperatures of 48o are not unusual in the south of Spain in the summer months and most people feel the need to take some action for health and convenience purposes. Health From
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Opening Hours Most businesses are open from 10am to 1:30 pm and then from 5pm to 8:30pm. However, there are many variations on these times. Also, very often businesses will have different opening times at certain times of year – at Christmas, during local festivities, and (in the south) during the summer months. Shopping centres
Is Spanish more sexist than other languages such as English? In Romance languages, such as French, Italian and Spanish, it is common for nouns to be masculine or feminine and, when we talk about a group of things, the masculine form is invariably adopted as the generic form. For example, traditionally the words ‘father’ ‘mother’
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‘Sangre’ is the Spanish word for blood so, despite what they may tell you about sangria made from white wine or Rios-e, authentic Sangría is made with red wine.
Top books recommended by teachers living in Spain As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning (Laurie Lee) It was 1934 and a young man walked to London from the security of the Cotswolds to make his fortune. He was to live by playing the violin and by labouring on a London building site. Then, knowing