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Changes for autónomos in Spain: the SLB view

Hot off the press from eldiario.es – some changes for autónomos in Spain, just approved by a majority in the Spanish congress and due to come into law in the coming months. In brief: Changes for autónomos in Spain The social […]

SLB collaborate on mental health project

SLB have teamed up with the federation Salut Mental Catalunya (SMC) and the ELT initiative Mental Health Friendly to collaborate on a project to pilot English teaching materials. The materials are designed for use in community social clubs attended by people with […]

Open letter from 39 English teachers at the University of Barcelona

On Monday May 23rd the Catalan newspaper El Periódico published (in Spanish) an open letter from 39 English teachers at the University of Barcelona (link here). The letter refers to a growing problem in state education in Spain since the start […]

International membership of the cooperative SLB!

Not so long ago, some like-minded souls asked whether international membership of our cooperative was possible, or whether there were any other ways to support what we do. So we put the idea to our socios, had our usual discussion […]

The Guillotine: an SLB Parody Clip

Here we share with you the video clip that I used for my talk on SLB at the recent Innovate ELT conference. Taken from Pedro Olea’s 1992 movie El Maestro de Esgrima (The Fencing Teacher), the clip is set in […]

An SLB Event: Info Session & Training Workshop, May 21st 2016 Barcelona

Myles Klynhout writes about the next SLB info session and the teacher-training workshop he’ll be delivering on grammar teaching. Both events are on Saturday May 21st, 2016 in Barcelona 1: SLB Information Session 2016 Date: Saturday May 21st, 2016   11:30-12:30 […]

Innovate ELT 2016 Conference: A Critical Preflection

In less than a fortnight’s time, the Innovate ELT 2016 conference, run by ELT Jam and Oxford TEFL, will get underway in Barcelona. SLB are delighted to be represented by yours truly – I’ll be giving a talk on the […]

Workers’ Rights for TEFL Teachers in Catalonia and Spain

At the cooperative SLB we regularly receive messages from disgruntled TEFL teachers who have been at the wrong end of some shabby treatment by private academies or agencies. Whether they’ve not been paid for several months, or have found themselves […]

20D: What Spain’s political parties are promising freelancers

In the run-up to the Spanish General Election on December 20th 2015 (20D), promises are flowing like so much cheap cava. But just what are the main Spanish political parties promising for freelancers, or autónomos as they are known here? It’s […]

The 6 Ps and SLB: Improve your English

Alan Ritchie talks about SLB in-company classes   “We’re pitching a new potential client in English next week.” “Most of our clients are now outside Spain.” “Our company has had to internationalise since the crisis.” These are just some of […]

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