Mmm i didnt think of that option. thanks.

If you want to get your kid in a Spanish school you will need to be resident.
To be resident you need to prove you can support yourself and have healthcare.

Just remember as well, working in Gib means a border crossing every day, and that can sometimes bit a slow process..

Yeh i know - i witnessed that when i was over last year lol! Doesnt look pleasant.

Just want to say thanks to everyone who has commented on this post - really helpful.

Aren't air fares getting more expensive though? One thing that would concern me about this is either an airline strike (one happening this week) or a re-occurence of that Iceland volcano - although no doubt Ryanair would keep flying.

What have airfares got to do with leaving Gib for a bit of relaxation?

I wondered that lol!

Unless they lived (or paid for a hotel room) in Spain, surely they'd fly off to UK, or wherever at the weekend?

If you're saying they should live in Gib, which is fair enough - but is it impossible to get relaxation in Gib?

There is the whole of Andalucia across the frontier from Gib, a lot of it accessible as a day trip.
Sierra Nevada for skiing
Granada etc for culture / history
Donana for wildlife
CDS to meet other Brits
Morocco can be visited on a day trip
Portugal is a 3 hour drive away.

I was at Jerez for the F1 testing last week.

Plus lots more

No it is not impossible, I spent most of my earlier years practising sports in Gib, as well as other liesures

all apart from the skiing (very clumsy) sounds awesome!

Liznat, if you think it is easy to procure work in Spain you are making a mistake. Unemployment is running at 38% in the Costas and 26% in the rest of Spain. If you are working in the UK love your job, nourish it, love it, keep it and use Spain for holidays.

Another consideration would be child care, if you and your partner are both planning to work, then the school timetable and. long summer holidays will be a problem, and with no family support care will have to be arranged and paid for.

It is not so simple to move with children, and although I agree that finding jobs is most important, other important things have to be considered for costs and feasibility.

I'm getting made redundant in 24 days