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Gib, as I may be offered a job out there.
Jim Watt
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>Does anyone know what it is like to work for the many on-line casino out in
>Gib, as I may be offered a job out there.
Nice offices, good pay and quite a lot of people do it
They seem to have a 'no smoking' rule as there are gangs of
smokers seen outside the buildings.
Otherwise much the same as anywhere, one company I had
some dealings with built a datacenter in Antigua, the roof blew off
in a hurricane, that sort of thing does not happen here.
Accomodation is the big issue, if they are keen to recruit you
make that their problem rather than yours.
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Luke Croll
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>On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 01:27:52 -0000, "Casino" <cas...@dsl.pipex.com>
>wrote:
>
>>Does anyone know what it is like to work for the many on-line casino out in
>>Gib, as I may be offered a job out there.
>
>Nice offices, good pay and quite a lot of people do it
Do you need to have experience in the casino field or do the companies
provide training?
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You mention accommodation, do many people in Gibraltar commute from over the
border, for example "La Linea" is it much cheaper there for accommodation?
Also do you have to be residential in Gibraltar for children to be allowed
to attend the local schools or can you live across the border and the kids
go to Gibraltar schools
Thanks
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Jim Watt
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>Thanks Jim
>
>You mention accommodation, do many people in Gibraltar commute from over the
>border, for example "La Linea" is it much cheaper there for accommodation?
>Also do you have to be residential in Gibraltar for children to be allowed
>to attend the local schools or can you live across the border and the kids
>go to Gibraltar schools
A lot of people live in Spain and work in Gibraltar, because its
cheaper there and there is more space. However, its complicated
if you have children as they can only attend school if you are really
do reside in Gibraltar. There used to be a scheme where you could
pay the education department if you did not and wanted your kids to
go to school locally. Otherwise Spanish schools are reputed to be
quite good, however this is all part of the 'issues of relocation'
you should take up with your prospective employer.
Ken
"Jim Watt" <jim...@aol.no_way> wrote in message
The big difference is that in Gib they will be educated in English and in
Spain in Spanish. Othewise 2+2=4 in whatever language it is enunciated. If
OTOH you want to have your children educated in English despite living in
Spain, options exist. You can of course send your children to private
schools in Gib, or have your children attend boarding school in the UK.
There were at one time (and imagine there still are, perhaps more than there
were) private schoos in Spain where the education is delivered in English.
Of course if you can afford any of these options, it might be cheaper to
live in Gib and send your children to state-run Gib schools (which are
excellent) anyway.
Gib accommodation is more expensive than the EQUIVALENT accom in Spain - but
that does not mean it is all neccessarily all out of reach! For example,
last week there was (perhaps there still is) a 3 bed flat for sale, for sale
fully furnished and including garage, for £200k. Total area is 92m2. There
are other similarly sized flats for similar cash around Gib. The difference
is that in Sp for that money you get a bit of land, a few trees and a
swimming pool thrown in too.
Pay money, take choice.
K
Luke Croll
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Indeed, there are still many English-language schools on the Costa del
Sol. The nearest to Gibraltar would be in Sotogrande, I believe. There
are also others in San Pedro and Marbella, which are not too far along
the motorway, but would seem quite extreme just go to school every
morning and come home every afternoon. Sotogrande, however, takes
boarders. Its website is http://www.sis.ac/
English-language international schools are expensive, but normally
have a high standard of education, with both the Spanish and English
national curriculums taught, so that a pupil can leave and join the
Spanish system at any time, should it be necessary.
Ken
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One other thing worth mentioning is, what will your children be taught?
Things like maths and physics will be very similar whatever language these
subjects are taught in. Other subjects of closer socio-cultural relevance
will be different. It should surprise no-one that Sp state schools will
teach more about Sp history and Sp's place in the world (from their
perspective) than they will the German position for example, and so on. Is
this important to you? How much of your child's parental legacy do you want
to ipart, or do you want them to be anative of whatever country you are
living in? What if you move away later - how easy will a child schooled in
Spain from age 5 to 12 move into the UK system at age 12? There they will
know virtually nothing of UK heritage and perhaps feel a bit of a foreigner!
This has implications for further education too. It is no coincidence that
Gib schools disgorge their 18 year olds into UK universities. While it is
entirely possible for a Giblet to go to University in the USA (and I use
that example to eliminate language difficulties) the majority don't - they
go to the UK. There is a smooth transition from one to the other, with known
standards achieved at various stages in the education system, approporiately
assessed. Additionally, how would a child, however competent
conversationally in a number of languages but having been educated in (for
example) Sp take to being an undergraduate in physics in a UK university?
Sure, the maths is the same - but what about the discussions? The terms used
would be wholly unfamiliar. The implication is, whatever language your child
receives their founding education in may be the language they are resigned
to receiving all of their further education in too. Something to think
about, to be sure.
Ken
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Luke Croll
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>would be wholly unfamiliar. The implication is, whatever language your child
>receives their founding education in may be the language they are resigned
>to receiving all of their further education in too. Something to think
>about, to be sure.
Just snipped a bit of stuff there to echo your point. I know someone
who was educated in an international school and then joined the
Spanish system at 16. Even though he spoke fluent Spanish, when the
staff started discussing physical, mathematical, biological terms, he
was getting a bit lost and needed extra help, even though he could do
the work in his own language. It took quite a bit of getting used to,
by all accounts. Had he stayed in the international school, then there
would be no problem in going to British or American universities.
You'll often see adverts in newspapers like the Sur in English from
schools such as EIC, promoting the success of their pupils at A-level
or international Baccalaureate, stating which unis they go to. I'm
sure I've seen some go to Harvard and Yale.