David Maq wrote on Mon Feb 14, 2022 5:39am:
I sent my children to private school (English & Portuguese) as we wanted them to have the British Exams for their future, however it was 15,000 each plus other costs and transport so not cheap and as it turns out they do not need the British Exams but the teachers and general conditions has p...
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...roved to be very good for them, the Portuguese system is much better now and it will enable your son to learn the language well and faster plus the majority of children speak English anyway.
Regarding work the central Algarve has the largest amount available and when I had a construction company some 12 years ago I was paying 130 euros per day for the best trades workers, I cannot remember how much I paid per meter when I needed to use sub-contractors but if you keep my contact ([email protected]) I can find out the prices for you easily as I still dabble in development.
It will be a big change for you both but your sons age then is good to move to another country, the best of luck to you!
David Wilson
Thank you very much this is definitely what I wanted to hear . I hate the education system in the uk to start with and teaching construction in colleges for a number of years had only confirmed it in my eyes .
I drop you an email
Trisha x