Teach English in Madrid
Spain's capital on a year-long visa that actually lets you work.
Change your life — and others' — through teaching abroad.
Bring meaning and fulfilment by developing your leadership, teaching, and organisation skills. Let others be grateful for your contribution, while you grow in ways you never expected.
"I went to Thailand chasing a girl. Seventeen years later, we're married with five kids and we've helped over 3,000 teachers do what I did. Teaching abroad doesn't just change your year — it changes your life."
What's included in the Madrid program
Everything you need to land safely in a paid teaching role — handled personally by our team.
Two Program Types
TEFL Course + Placement (Hybrid TEFL/TESOL) or Placement Program for already-certified teachers. Both have EU and non-EU routes.
Guaranteed Placement
Placements with language academies across Madrid.
1-Year Student Visa
For non-EU teachers — includes Spanish classes that back up your visa.
The Heart of Spain
Museums, tapas, flamenco, and the best weekends in Europe.
Sound like your kind of place?
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Why Madrid
Madrid offers two clear routes, both with EU and non-EU options: the full TEFL Course + Placement Program for new teachers, and a Placement Program for teachers who are already certified. Either way, you step into Spain's biggest teaching market with our local team behind you.
What teaching in Madrid is really like
Madrid is Spain's biggest English teaching market — bigger than Barcelona by volume, with deeper demand from corporate clients, private language academies, and bilingual schools. Our Madrid program offers both a TEFL Course + Placement route and a Placement Program for already-certified teachers.
Both routes have EU and non-EU variants. Non-EU teachers go through the one-year student visa, which includes Spanish classes and gives you legal work rights as an English teacher. EU teachers go straight into placement.
The Madrid market leans toward business English, adult classes, and in-company training — classes are often split morning and evening, leaving long middays free for real Spanish life.
Cities we place teachers in
Placements happen across Madrid. Here's a taste of the cities our teachers live and work in.
Spain's capital. Museums, tapas, La Latina on a Sunday afternoon, and the best weekend scene in Europe.
Day trips and weekend excursions to some of the most photogenic cities in Spain.
Madrid is Spain's transport hub. Seville, Granada, Valencia and Bilbao are a cheap train ride away.
This could be you in a few months.
Enquire now — the this country team will walk you through every step.
What it really costs to live in Madrid
Honest numbers on what teachers spend and what they save. We never share fees on our website — enquire to get the program pricing directly.
Shared flats in central Madrid. A little cheaper than Barcelona for equivalent quality.
Menú del día, tapas crawls, and supermarkets that put most of Europe to shame.
Under-26 monthly passes are extraordinarily cheap. Metro covers everything.
Spain is a live-well destination. Teachers are comfortable and travel constantly.
What life is really like as a teacher in Madrid
Madrid is dense, social, and proudly Spanish in a way that Barcelona isn't. Teachers say the first month is a full-body reset — the late dinners, the siesta, the long lunches, the weekend rhythm. Once you adjust, the city doesn't let you go.
Weekends vanish into Retiro Park on Sundays, day trips to Toledo, flamenco in Lavapiés, and cheap AVE train rides to Seville or Valencia. The country's the thing — and Madrid is the best launching pad for it.
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Thousands of people sent abroad
Here are some of their stories — straight from teachers who lived it.
FAQ
What's the difference between Madrid's program types?
The TEFL Course + Placement Program is a hybrid TEFL/TESOL certification bundled with a guaranteed job — available for both EU and non-EU candidates. The Placement Program is for teachers who are already TEFL/TESOL certified and ready to teach — also with EU and non-EU routes.
Do I need an EU passport?
No. Madrid has EU and non-EU routes for both program types. Non-EU teachers use the one-year student visa.
Do I need to speak Spanish?
No — you'll teach English through immersion. Spanish classes are part of the non-EU programs to support your visa and daily life.
The Madrid Full Program PDF
When you enquire, we'll send you the full Madrid program PDF — start dates, what's included, arrival logistics, visa checklist, monthly salary + cost breakdown, and a sample week in the classroom. All the detail we can't put on a public page, sent straight to your inbox.
Send me the PDF →Let's get you teaching in Madrid.
Enquire now and one of our team will walk you through the next steps — including everything you need to know about the tefl course + placement program / placement program.
No pressure, no commitment — we'll just answer your questions.