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[spiral78]

What is your husband's MA in? If it's unrelated to TESL/TEFL or applied linguistics, I'm afraid his chances of landing university work in Europe are very slim, particularly given that you are not EU citizens.

This means that any university that wanted to hire him would have to go through significant paperwork hassles with the national government to support the idea that there are no EU member citizen candidates for the position with equivalent qualifications to his.

He might be eligible for some international school positions. However, be aware that these jobs aren't abundant.

Much of your post seems to presuppose that conditions for language teachers in Europe will be roughly equivalent to those in some parts of Asia. This isn't actually the case in most respects.

For example - accomodation is unlikely to be provided at all.

"How much we are likely to earn" is also entirely unclear - will you be working as well? Doing what?

And, obviously, salaries range very widely depending upon what country. Central/Eastern Europe essentially pays subsistence wages -there is no way that you could raise three children on even two university teaching salaries in the Czech Republic, for example, unless you had free housing and were happy to send your children to Czech schools, which would obviously require them to be proficient in the language. You would not be able to afford international school fees.

Western European countries obviously pay better, but are also more desirable locations for qualified British instructors, and openings for non-EU candidates are VERY rare, usually requiring local contacts and local language knowledge to land.

European countries are generally safe, and public transport is well-developed.

Overall, Europe just does not have the strong need for native English speaking teachers that you find in many parts of Asia. Further, local language skills here are MUCH more important - for example, it is unlikely that any German uni would hire your husband if he's not at least functional in German as well - all university business will be done in the native language, outside of teaching.