Your main debate will be whether to send your child to a Spanish school (whether state or private), which guarantees they will leave fluent in Spanish but may pose problems with integration at first - or whether to opt for a fee-paying international school, where they can follow the British curriculum but will miss out on being immersed in a fully Spanish environment.

Tenerife has 4 schools

Wingate School
Martin Luther King
Humboldt College
Echeyde School
Each of have a reputation for a high standard of education

International schools
International schools accept a mixture of foreign and Spanish pupils and follow bilingual curriculum in Spanish and English. Pupils are then equipped to attend Spanish or English universities.

Private schools
There are also fee-paying Spanish private schools, which teach entirely in Spanish and follow the same curriculum as Spanish state schools.

Fees
Fees for private schools in Spain vary widely, though they are generally lower than equivalent schools in the UK. You will also need to buy the uniform for private schools. Spanish state schools do not usually have a uniform.

Applying for a school
As you would expect, there is high competition for places in private schools so you need to make applications as far in advance as possible. Most international schools have waiting lists. You will need to provide school reports, exam results and other records.