Pros
This was my second job as an EFL teacher. In comparison to my first job, this was nominally better. Although that was a very low bar. There is still much to be improved, but the school has potential, and I can say this now with hindsight after working at even worse EFL schools after my 5 months at LC Idiomas. --I worked at the Mesa y Lopez campus, which is an excellent location just a minute walk from the beach and 10 mins from Las Palmas city centre. I lived 2 minutes walk from the school and the neightbourhood is certainly gentrifying with cool bars and restraunts opening nearby, but at the same time increasing the rents for long-term residents. I worked occasional Saturdays at the other sites and none were as nice as Mesa y Lopez. --The school is very well resourced with books from across the Oxford and Cambridge syllabi, from all ages and going back years. Most of the classrooms have projectors/monitors and the set-up is easy. The classrooms themselves are light, clean, and usually spacious enough (except for the classes of 20+ little kids!). --It's an ok place to develop as a young and unexperienced teacher. You have curriculums to follow and some support if you need it. There's sometimes freedom to go off-piste. You'll have a good mix of ages and abilities. --By and large, the students were lovely. People from GC are welcoming and laid-back. However, the kids can seem a little chaotic for those teachers coming from northern Europe, where disciple is prioritised. --The pay is poor by western European standards, but I worked 25 hours a week and could still live comfortably in a 3 person flat share. Cost of living in GC is pretty low. --The school is quite flexible with programming classes. I had nearly all mine in the afternoon and evening simply because that's what I wanted. But I think I got lucky as this wasn't the case for everyone. --Outside of the ultra-tourist zones, the Canaries are a stunning place with lots of quiet, beautiful spots. Delicious food, good surfing, nice hiking. Not much in the way of culture though.
Cons
--Management at the time (but I believe it has changed since then) would hark on about 'The Language Campus Way'. A style of teaching/learning unique to them. Yet this 'Way' was never written down and seemingly evolved on the fly. It was mostly brought up when staff were being reprimanded, some unwritten code we were expected to abide by. I'm fine if there is an actual code or school ethos, but have it in a handbook and give it to the teachers. Management would then punish—and sometimes even fire—employees for not doing things their 'Way'. A clear violation of workers' rights and general bad practice. --Additionally, if managament takes a disliking to you they can make your life miserable. This would range from constant phonecalls, to random observations, and in the worsecase, cutting off your supply of classes until you were forced to quit. I'd heard multiples stories about that last point. --The pay is very poor. If you're young and single with inexpensive habits it's ok, but anyone with a family to look after or mortgages to repay is better off finding a different job. --If you work outside of Mesa y Lopez campus it's a bit rubbish. Those locations are far from anything. --Sometimes there are way too many students in the Young Learners classes, teachers are often overwhelmed. // Unfortunately, as the title alludes to, these complaints are not uncommon in the world of EFL. In many schools it's much, much worse. Therefore, I'd call it an average school in a below average industry that really needs fixing.