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Definitely good advice from Kiki there - and congratulations on finishing your course.
For more tips, you might want to chat to these guys who are teaching in Spain at the minute to see if short contracts are a possibility: http://www.onlinetefl.com/tefl-chalkboard/josiehiggy and http://www.onlinetefl.com/tefl-chalkboard/emsr2d2
Also, have you thought about volunteering in Spain to start with and get some experience? Pueblo Ingles is a great program - you volunteer and they pay all your expenses: http://www.morethanenglish.com/anglos/index.asp. It'll give you a bit of a shoe in and you'll be able to plan your next steps from in-country. I know both of these guys have taken part in the program: http://www.onlinetefl.com/tefl-chalkboard/sandychow17/ and http://www.onlinetefl.com/tefl-chalkboard/robertclarke.
Good luck with it all!
First off, congrats! Second.. breathe! It's all cake from here!
The biggest thing to do is research. You want to teach in Spain. Good start! You have a uni degree, also good start. You're a UK citizen I assume with mentioning England, even better. Spain usually takes EU citizens and uni degree holders. Since you know you want Spain, just start googling things like "EFL Jobs in Spain" and just go through the horde of sites. TEFL.com is always posting things. Lots in Spain, too.
Depending on the school will depend on all the other questions you have concerning money, contract length, etc. I would say go for Spain and don't volunteer in England. Why waste the time in your home country when you want to be in Spain?! :))
If you need any help, just let me know! I'll help you hunt for some jobs if need be..
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