The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Go west: Spanish teachers wanted for schools in America and Canada Spain’s Education Ministry is looking for 735 Spanish teachers to be posted to state schools in North America for the next academic year. https://www.thelocal.es/20151125/go-west-spanish-teachers-wanted-for-schools-in-canada-and-usa Wed, 25 Nov 2015 14:21:50 +0100 go-west-spanish-teachers-wanted-for-schools-in-canada-and-usa Spain shamed for failing to evaluate school teachers in the classroom Spain is one of just a handful of advanced economies where teachers do not face regular assessment after qualifying, according to a new report. https://www.thelocal.es/20151124/spain-shamed-for-failing-to-regularly-evaluate-school-teachers Tue, 24 Nov 2015 16:56:01 +0100 spain-shamed-for-failing-to-regularly-evaluate-school-teachers 'Spain has too many unmotivated teachers' Spain should motivate its best teachers with higher pay and greater autonomy, says the director of the OECD's International Student Assessment Programme (PISA). https://www.thelocal.es/20130910/spain-has-too-many-unmotivated-teachers Tue, 10 Sep 2013 15:55:00 +0200 spain-has-too-many-unmotivated-teachers Spain's most respected and least loved jobs A recent survey into people's opinions of different professions in Spain found that doctors and teachers come out trumps while journalists and lawyers earned a big thumbs down. For this week's JobTalk, The Local spoke to people practising these professions and got their reactions to the news. https://www.thelocal.es/20130319/spains-professions-under-the-microscope Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:24:00 +0100 spains-professions-under-the-microscope