Hi, I am moving to benijofar and was hoping someone could give me some advice on schools please. What is the nearest British teaching school?
Thank you.
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2021 10:10am
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Look here: https://www.google.es/maps/search/international+college/@38.0489819,-0.7370713,12z/data=!3m1!4b1?hl=es. There are 3 types of schools: fully public (not recommendable), semi private subsidized, and fully private, the latter expensive, but may be worthwhile. I sent our sons to one and they are now in leading local gvt. positions.
killjoy wrote on Wed Apr 21, 2021 10:10am:
Look here: https://www.google.es/maps/search/international+college/@38.0489819,-0.7370713,12z/data=!3m1!4b1?hl=es. There are 3 types of schools: fully public (not recommendable), semi private subsidized, and fully private, the latter expensive, but may be worthwhile. I sent our sons to one and th...
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Thank you for this information, I can not access the link you provided.
Are you in benijofar? It’s so hard with all the restrictions in place just now, I can’t even just travel to see schools before hand.
Hi Steph
We live in Benijofar with our 10 year old daughter and she goes to the local Spanish primary school. It's a lovely small school and they help the non-Spanish children with extra lessons for the first 2 years. There's lots of nationalities there as well which is nice.
The nearest British/International school is in Quesada called Willow Academy I think.
Happy to answer any questions for you, I also have a blog about moving to Spain as a family with a few posts about schools which you might find useful www.ourspanishadventures.com
Sarah
SarahC04 wrote on Thu Apr 22, 2021 11:51am:
Hi Steph
We live in Benijofar with our 10 year old daughter and she goes to the local Spanish primary school. It's a lovely small school and they help the non-Spanish children with extra lessons for the first 2 years. There's lots of nationalities there as well which is nice.
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The nearest British/International school is in Quesada called Willow Academy I think.
Happy to answer any questions for you, I also have a blog about moving to Spain as a family with a few posts about schools which you might find useful www.ourspanishadventures.com
Sarah
Hi Sarah,
thank you so much for your reply, I really need all the help I can get. As due to restrictions I can not even travel out to see the school.
I have looked at willow but was not sure how near/far it is? Is it quite close then?
Could your daughter speak Spanish when she started school? I worry that my boys might feel the pressure if start a local school and can not speak the language?
thanks again for your help xx
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Steph2021 wrote on Thu Apr 22, 2021 12:02pm:
Hi Sarah,
thank you so much for your reply, I really need all the help I can get. As due to restrictions I can not even travel out to see the school.
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I have looked at willow but was not sure how near/far it is? Is it quite close then?
Could your daughter speak Spanish when she started school? I worry that my boys might feel the pressure if start a local school and can not speak the language?
thanks again for your help xx
Willow is about 10 mins by car from Benijofar, not sure if they have a school bus or not but worth asking as some of the private schools do.
I would really recommend a Spanish school if you want them to learn Spanish and mix with Spanish children. My daughter was 8 when we moved over and only knew the very basics. She's now getting great grades on all her work and is way beyond my GCSE level Spanish!
At Willow they have a few Spanish lessons a week (I asked) which is nowhere near enough to become fluent quickly in my opinion.
It all depends on your situation and your kids though!
Sarah
SarahC04 wrote on Thu Apr 22, 2021 12:32pm:
Willow is about 10 mins by car from Benijofar, not sure if they have a school bus or not but worth asking as some of the private schools do.
I would really recommend a Spanish school if you want them to learn Spanish and mix with Spanish children. My daughter was 8 when we moved over and only knew the very basics. She's now getting great grades on all her work and is way beyond my GCSE level Spanish!...
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At Willow they have a few Spanish lessons a week (I asked) which is nowhere near enough to become fluent quickly in my opinion.
It all depends on your situation and your kids though!
Sarah
This is really really helpful thank you, can you let me know the name of Spanish school please and I will contact them. To be honest I did not think they would entertain me if the kids didn’t speak Spanish already.
Can I ask also please about health insurance, I have no idea who to go with or what way to approach this.
Sorry for all the questions, you are the only helpful person that can give me useful answers.
Steph2021 wrote on Thu Apr 22, 2021 12:42pm:
This is really really helpful thank you, can you let me know the name of Spanish school please and I will contact them. To be honest I did not think they would entertain me if the kids didn’t speak Spanish already.
Can I ask also please about health insurance, I have no idea who to go with or what way to approach this....
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Sorry for all the questions, you are the only helpful person that can give me useful answers.
The school in Benijofar is CEIP San Jaime. They take the non-Spanish children out for extra lessons a few times a week. It's also an idea to get a private tutor to help with homework!
Healthcare depends on what you are doing work wise. If self employed or employed by a Spanish company you pay social security and use the Spanish healthcare system. If not working you will need private healthcare.
If you use Instagram you can find me on there as ourspanishadventures and I'll answer any other questions. Is easier to chat on there! :)
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2021 3:14pm
SarahC04 wrote on Thu Apr 22, 2021 11:51am:
Hi Steph
We live in Benijofar with our 10 year old daughter and she goes to the local Spanish primary school. It's a lovely small school and they help the non-Spanish children with extra lessons for the first 2 years. There's lots of nationalities there as well which is nice.
Read more...
The nearest British/International school is in Quesada called Willow Academy I think.
Happy to answer any questions for you, I also have a blog about moving to Spain as a family with a few posts about schools which you might find useful www.ourspanishadventures.com
Sarah
Hiya Sarah,
I’m wanting to move to Benijofar and have 2 boys 7 and 6 what Spanish school would you recommend.
Kind regards
Emma
Hi I'm looking to relocate from the UK with my husband and my 2 children aged 12 & 8. I am looking at moving to the area of benijofar and need as much information as possible. What are the state schools like, the area is it good to raise a family. Any help on what legal requirements are needed it's all so confusing.
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