Teach English in Madrid.
Everything you need to know about the Placement Program — the job, the money, the visa, and how to apply. Jump to any section, or just scroll.
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Your teaching life
in Madrid.
Skip the course — land, get placed, and start teaching in Europe’s liveliest capital.
There are two Madrid programs.
For teachers holding a pre-approved Level 5 TEFL — straight to placement support, job alerts across 300+ schools, and the same visa route for non-EU passports.
A 180-hour Level 5 hybrid TEFL — ~65 hours online, then four weeks in Madrid (two part-time, two intensive) for your 6 observed classes — then guaranteed job interviews.
Both programs work on an EU or a non-EU passport — non-EU teachers use a 1-year renewable university student visa. Not sure which fits? Ask us at your interview.
"Feel the fear and do it anyway."
TEFL Heaven started when I invited myself on a girl’s flight to Bangkok. She said yes — and seventeen years later we’ve sent more than 3,000 teachers abroad, and it’s still a family business.
Madrid is the one people pick for the life: tapas at midnight, a metro that goes everywhere, and a city that treats teachers well.
Seventeen years of putting people on planes.
"Over 17 years we’ve placed more than 3,000 English teachers in classrooms from Bangkok to Buenos Aires." A family business, still run by the person who started it.
A capital city — and a launchpad.
Teach 20–25 hours a week, live in the middle of Europe. Madrid runs on late dinners, cheap high-speed trains and a job market with 300+ schools, academies and agencies hiring English teachers all year.
Land, settle, get placed.
Send us your Level 5 TEFL with your application — it needs pre-approval before you book.
Daily job alerts across 300+ schools, CV and interview prep, and help until you’re hired.
Plus the landing help that matters: accommodation leads, a bank account, and a welcome lunch with the people you’ll be exploring Madrid with.
Academies, schools, companies — and your own students.
Private language academies, public schools, universities, community centres and in-company classes — plus private one-to-one tutoring on the side. Classes of 4–12, kindergarteners to business professionals.
20–25 teaching hours, Monday to Friday — most classes run 3pm–9pm, with some Saturday-morning options. 4-day work weeks are common.
You get access to 300+ schools, academies and agencies, with daily job alerts — and 100% of qualified teachers have found paid work.
Enough to live Madrid properly.
2026 & 2027 intakes.
Same dates, EU or non-EU passport — we’ll confirm your seat at your interview. Sign up 4–5 months ahead — the student visa needs processing time and course numbers are limited.
One price. Paid in steps.
Books your place and starts the work — placement prep, route guidance and paperwork.
The two dollar payments together come to $1,000 — then the euro payments finish it.
One euro payment, billed closer to your start.
€1,400 first, then €1,640 closer to your start. Covers the placement plus the visa route.
All together, that’s about $1,395 on an EU passport · $4,550 non-EU. That total is approximate and in US dollars — the exact amounts you pay are the dollar and euro payments above.
What the program gets you.
- Guaranteed job interviews with Madrid’s top agencies— and so far, 100% of our qualified teachers have found paid work
- Pre-approval of your TEFL— checked before you commit a cent beyond the deposit
- The 1-year student visa route— non-EU passports, renewable for a 2nd year, all paperwork help included
- 300+ schools and daily job alerts— plus CV prep and interview help
- Bank account and accommodation help— and a welcome lunch and farewell party
- Lifetime career support
- Free place on our Digital Marketing Program — earn $200 per booking through your affiliate link, plus paid content work
Not included: housing, flights, health insurance (required for the visa — typically $700–$900 for 14–15 months), long-term housing, your consulate’s visa fees, meals and daily transport.
You arrive with friends already made.
- You go as a group — you train together, explore together, and walk into week one already knowing people
- Proper in-person training — real classrooms and real students before your first paid lesson, with trainers who taught here themselves
- Support the whole way — a team that answers before you fly, while you train, and long after you’re placed
Most people sign up alone. Nobody finishes alone — the group you train with becomes your first circle of friends in the country.
Bring enough to reach your first paycheck.
That’s about €2,800–3,700, on top of the program fees — first month’s rent plus a deposit, a transport pass, a SIM, food and insurance, until your first paycheck lands. You don’t spend it all — most of it stays yours. EU citizens need less — no visa fee to pay and less waiting before work starts.
We’re telling you this early on purpose. If that number isn’t realistic right now, you should know today — not after you’ve paid.
Madrid’s rules are refreshingly relaxed.
- Adults 18+— most teachers are in their 20s and 30s
- Native or near-native English— bilingual counts
- A Bachelor’s degree — non-EU passports only— any subject, with transcripts. EU citizens don’t need one
- A Level 5 TEFL, pre-approved— send it with your application; we confirm it qualifies
- Clean police check— national level, apostilled where required, for the student visa
- No teaching experience needed— and no Spanish before you start
Tattoos are no issue — Madrid is relaxed about them. Religious dress is generally fine. Partners and kids can’t join the program itself, and pets aren’t arranged for.
Sorted before you arrive.
Madrid pays in lifestyle, not savings.
- You won’t save much. Most teachers cover their costs and their travel — if banking money is the goal, Asia pays more.
- The hours are back-loaded. Most classes run 3pm–9pm, and with prep and travel, 20–25 teaching hours feels close to full-time.
- Christmas and Easter are often unpaid — about a week each. Public holidays are paid if you were scheduled to work.
- Housing isn’t included. We help with leads, but you find and fund your own place — budget €500–650 a month with bills for a shared room inside the M30.
- Sign up 4–5 months ahead. The non-EU visa needs processing time and course numbers are limited.
We’d rather you knew all of this today than at the consulate.
Reviews — in their words. ★★★★★
"The course was well structured, the trainers were thorough and knowledgeable. You are never alone after the TEFL course, you are always welcome to go back and visit your trainers if you need help or ideas with your lessons. The friends you make from the course is priceless, you become close like family."
"The connections that the team have all over Madrid are crazy. Just by having the organisations name on your CV gets you so much attention you’ll have to be turning down jobs no faster than you apply for them."
"I was extremely well prepared. The TEFL Heaven course allowed me real-world practice; I taught six classes to actual Spaniards before I ever stepped foot into a paid classroom where I would be paid to teach."
More video and written reviews — from our alumni, on teflheaven.com.
You’re going to post about this anyway.
- Full marketing training — courses, workshops, live sessions
- A Digital Marketing Certificate when you finish
- A private group and a monthly mastermind
Plenty of our teachers are still earning from this years after they came home.
Three steps to your classroom.
- Apply online — five minutes
- Video call interview — thirty minutes, everything answered honestly
- Accepted? Book your place — the $695 deposit holds it and the work starts
From there it’s guided the whole way — visa help, placement prep and your countdown to fly-out.
Start my application →The short answers.
Only on a non-EU passport — any subject counts. EU citizens don’t need one.
No — you start from zero.
The dollar part first: $695 today, $305 at 90 days. Then the euro payments — €350 on an EU passport; €1,400 then €1,640 non-EU.
If it’s a Level 5 (or equivalent 180-hour) certificate, usually yes — it’s pre-approved before you commit.
Yes — the student visa renews for a 2nd year, and plenty of teachers do.
You rent your own place — we help with leads. Shared rooms run €500–650 a month with bills, inside the M30.
All payments for the program are non-refundable.
Apply now. Talk to us.
Decide after.
Apply, then talk to us — the interview is where it becomes real — your route, your intake, your first weeks in Madrid.