SPANISH EDUCATIONAL

SYSTEMCLICK TO SEE THE NEXT SLIDES

OUTLINE

Spanish educational system

Our school

Our educational school programme

Political & territorial organization

SPANISH POLITICAL AND TERRITORIAL ORGANIZATION

The Spanish Constitution of 1978 states which competencies are autonomous for each region and which come under the Spanish State.

Each region has legislative autonomy and executive competences, and they administer themselves by their own representatives.

There are 17 Autonomous Regions, Región de Castilla y León is one of them, and 2 Autonomous cities: Ceuta and Melilla in the North of Africa.

MAP OF SPAIN

Terradillos(Salamanca)

DECENTRALIZED MODEL OF EDUCATION

DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES IN EDUCATION

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

General organisation of the system, minimum requirements for schools, international cooperation in education, policies to encourage and coordinate research, general planning of education and regulation of academic and professional qualifications, High inspectorate, policies on financial support for studies, ownership and administration of public institutions abroad, establishment of the legal basis for foreign institutions in Spain, education statistics for state purposes, etc.

AUTONOMOUS REGIONS

SCHOOLS

LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE

Schools are autonomous in organisational, educational and financial matters. The aim of such autonomy is to achieve a better adaptation and better use of allocated resources, as well as to facilitate a model of educational action which best meets the students’ needs and the characteristics of the school environment.

Provision of sites for building public institutions, maintenance and refurbishment of pre-primary and primary schools, planning extracurricular and supplementary activities, monitoring compulsory schooling, etc.

Administrative responsibility within their territories, creation and authorization of institutions, staff management, curriculum development, student guidance and support, financial support and aids.

• Colegio for: Infant Education (Educación Infantil) Primary Education (Educación Primaria)• Instituto, abbreviated to IES, for: Compulsory Secondary Education (ESO) Higher Secondary Education (Bachillerato) Specific Vocational Training ( Formación Profesional)

TYPES OF SCHOOLS IN SPAIN

In Spain there are state schools, laical and free, and private schools.

The schools are named:

DESCRIPTION OF SPANISHEDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

INFANT EDUCATION

PRIMARY EDUCATION

COMPULSORY SECUNDARY EDUCATION

BASIC, FREE & LAICAL

EDUCATION IN STATE SCHOOLS

NON COMPULSORY

EDUCATION

HIGHER SECONDARYEDUCATION

MIDDLE LEVEL SPECIFIC VOCATIONAL

TRAINING CYCLES

HIGHEREDUCATION

UNIVERSITYHIGHER LEVEL SPECIFIC

VOCATIONAL TRAINING CYCLES

LANGUAGE STUDIES

ARTISTIC STUDIES

SPORT STUDIES

SPECIALISEDSTUDIES

COMPULSORY EDUCATION

or

or

in language schools

in conservatories

in sport schools

VOLUNTARY EDUCATION

&

SPANISH

EDUCATIONAL

SYSTEM

CONFIGURATION

INFANT EDUCATION

GENERAL FUNDAMENTS

VOLUNTARYCHARACTER

CHILDREN BETWEEN 0 & 6 AGE

PHISICAL, AFFECTIVE, SOCIAL, INTELLECTUAL &

MORAL DEVELOPMENT

Aims

FAMILIES

CLOSECOOPERATION

TWOCYCLES

Divided into

1st cycle: For children between 0-3

2nd cycle: For children up to 6

PRIMARY EDUCATION

6 YEARS

CHILDREN BETWEEN 6 & 12 AGE

AIMS

TO PROVIDE AN EDUCATION THAT FOSTERS STUDENTS’ PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

TO GET CULTURAL SKILLS EMPHASIZING

SPEAKING, READING, WRITING AND MATHS SKILLS

TO DEVELOP HEALTHY AND WORK HABITS, ARTISTIC CREATIVITY

AND AFFECTIVITY

3 CYCLES

Divided in

2 YEARSEACH

ORGANIZED IN AREAS

Natural and Social Sciences Plastic Education Physical Education Spanish Language & Literature Foreign Language (English & French) Maths TEACHERS QUALIFIED

Taught by

COMPULSORY SECONDARY EDUCATION (ESO)

4 YEARS

CHILDREN BETWEEN 12 & 16 AGE

FINALITIES SPECIAL ATTENTION TO EDUCATIONAL AND

VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE

2 CYCLES

Divided into

2 YEARS EACH

ORGANIZED IN SUBJECTS

Spanish Language & Literature Foreign Language (English & French) Maths Geography & History Biology & Geology Technologies Plastic Education Music Physical Education

QUALIFIED TEACHERS

Taught by

FLEXIBLE ORGANIZATION OF TEACHINGATTENTION TO

DIVERSITY

STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

Oriented toPUPILS WHO DON´T OBTAIN

THE CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION MAY ACCESS THE SOCIAL

GUARANTEE PROGRAMMES

THOSE PUPILS WHO GET GRADUATED IN

COMPULSORY SECONDARY WITH SOME CURRICULAR

ADAPTATION

PUPILS WHO FINISHED MAY ACCESS TO: HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION,

MIDDLE VOCATIONALTRAINING CYCLESOR LABOUR LIFE

HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION

AIMS

TO PROVIDE TRAINING, HUMAN AND INTELLECTUAL MATURITY, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO

DEVELOP SOCIAL FUNCTIONS AND JOIN THE WORKFORCE

Only for those getting graduated in ESO

CHILDREN BETWEEN 16 & 18 AGE

TWO YEARS

UNIVERSITY

HIGHER LEVEL SPECIFIC VOCATIONAL TRAINING CYCLES

or

Taught by QUALIFIED TEACHERS

Pupils who get graduated at secondary education may access to:

PUPILS MAY CHOOSE FROM THREE AREAS:

TEHNOLOGY & NATURAL SCIENCIES

HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCIES

ARTS

SPECIFIC VOCATIONAL TRAINING CYCLES

TO PROVIDE TRAINING ACTIVITIESTHAT ENABLE QUALIFIED STUDENTS FOR

THE PERFORMANCE OF VARIOUS PROFESSIONS, ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT

AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC LIFE

TO PREPARE STUDENTS TO WORK AND MAKES THEM ADAPT TO WORKING LIFE

TO INCLUDE A MODULAR ORGANIZATION OF VARIABLE DURATION AND

THEORETICAL & PRACTICAL CONTENT APPROPRIATE TO THE VARIOUS

PROFESSIONAL FIELDS

DIVIDED INTO

AIMS

MIDDLE LEVEL HIGHER LEVEL

ORGANIZED IN PROFESSIONAL GROUPS

COMPLETION OF COMPULSORYSECONDARY EDUCATION

COMPLETION OF HIGHER SECONDARYEDUCATION

Our School

IES0 “QUERCUS”

IESO QUERCUS

WHERE ARE WE LOCATED?

OUR CALENDAR

The school day in our school IESO QUERCUS is from 8:45 a.m. to 2:40 p.m. throughout the school year. This is an

example of their weekly timetable:

WEEKLY TIMETABLE OF STUDENTS

Monday TuesdayWednesd

ayThursday Friday

8’45-9’35h Technologies French Geography & History

Physical & Chemical Maths

9’40-10’30 h

Plastic Ed. Spanish Language

Spanish Language

Spanish Language

Geography & History

10’30-10’50 h

BREAK

10’50-11’40 h

Physical Ed. Technologies Biology & Geology Tutorial lesson Spanish

Language

11’45-12’35 h

Biology & Geology Maths Plastic Ed. French English

12’35- 12’55 h

BREAK

12’55-13’45 h

Maths Geography & History Religion Physical Ed. Physical &

Chemical

13’50-14’40 h

English Music Technologies English Music

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME

AT IESO QUERCUS

In our school we only teach

ESO

STAFF & BUILDING

IESO QUERCUS has got 100 students,25 teachers and 4 administrative staff.

The building has:

9 classrooms 1 ICT classroom 1 Lab 1 Gym 1 Library Staff room

1 Multimedia classroom

1 Art classroom 1 Technology

classroom 1 Music classroom Football pitch and

basketball court

OUR PROJECTS

Project aimed at solving

conflicts

School magazine

A specific classroom

for Compensatory Education

CurricularReinforcement

Project

Students with

special educational needs

INDIVIDUAL PUPIL MOBILITYCOMENIUS SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP PROYECTO ARCE

STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

Aims Directed to students with intellectual, physical or sensory disabilities.

Special attention

To control Spanish language

To participate in group work activities

To follow the insertion process

To keep contact with families

To consider the environment Monitoring

Tutor Psychologist Special Needs Teacher

CURRICULAR REINFORCEMENT PROJECT

An action to recover students who have difficulties in the first cycle of Compulsory

Secondary Education

The dedication of teachers who teach this project is more intense with these students performing

a tutorial action

The main aim is to increase the number of

students making adequate progress

throughtout schoolingThe student ratio

is low(12-15 students)

COMPENSATORY EDUCATION

COMPENSATORY EDUCATION

Destined to Immigrants, ethnic minorities,

pupils with school lag and pupils with socio-economic difficulties.

AIMS

To promote equality of opportunities To facilitate social integration To promote interculturalism

Attended by

Specialist teachers in small & flexible

groups

THANKS

FOR

YOUR

ATTENTION