If the grey days of winter are making you yearn for the sun, how about a spot of golfing on the Costa del Sol? Margaret Hancock, an education consultant and former teacher, is offering her two bedroom, two bathroom apartment in the newly built Casares del Sol development, near Puerto de la Duquesa, to rent. It’s just 800 metres from the sea, set in tropical gardens and has a choice of six swimming pools.

The nearest airports are Gibraltar (35kms away) and Malaga (an hour’s drive). You can tee-off at the Sotogrande, San Roque and Valderrama golf courses, enjoy waterskiing, sailing and horseriding, or just a cool cerveza in a beach bar.

Price: from pound;380 a week, low season, to pound;515 high season Contact: margaret.hancock@ntlworld.com

... or winter snowflakes

Turn your classroom into a winter wonderland with the help of Poppy, a primary teacher, who can supply all the snowflakes you might need for the festive season.

She makes them in card or paper in all the colours of the rainbow and sizes vary from “tiny for card-making” to “large for display boards”. Poppy’s offering other pre-cut Christmas shapes, stars and geometric shapes too, as well as custom-made resources and marking stickers.

Price: 100 assorted 4cm snowflakes pound;2.50, 8cm snowflakes pound;3.50 inc pp.

Contact: primaryclassroomresources@googlemail.com

If you’ve got something great to sell, and you are a teacher, advertise here for free. Email details to buyitsellit@tes.co.uk