SPANISHSPANISHEDUCATIONALEDUCATIONAL

SYSTEM SYSTEM

OUTLINEOUTLINE

Spanish educational system

Our school

Our educational school programme

Political & territorial organization

SPANISH POLITICAL AND SPANISH POLITICAL AND TERRITORIAL ORGANIZATIONTERRITORIAL 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, and 2 Autonomous cities.

MAP OF SPAINMAP OF SPAIN

DECENTRALIZED MODEL DECENTRALIZED MODEL OF EDUCATIONOF 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 ≈ Sixth Form (Bachillerato) Specific Vocational Training (Formación Profesional)

TYPES OF SCHOOLS IN SPAINTYPES OF SCHOOLS IN SPAIN

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

The schools are named:

DESCRIPTION OF SPANISHDESCRIPTION OF SPANISHEDUCATIONAL SYSTEMEDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

INFANT EDUCATION

PRIMARY EDUCATION

COMPULSORY SECUNDARY EDUCATION

BASIC, FREE & LAICAL

EDUCATION IN STATES SCHOOLS

NON COMPULSORY

EDUCATION

HIGHER SECONDARYEDUCATION ≈SIXTH FORM

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

&

SPANISHSPANISH

EDUCATIONAEDUCATIONALL

SYSTEM SYSTEM

CONFIGCONFIG

GENERAL FUNDAMENTS

VOLUNTARYCHARACTER

CHILDREN BETWEEN 0 & 6 AGE

PHISICAL, AFFECTIVE, SOCIAL, INTELLECTUAL &

MORAL DEVELOPMENT

finality

FAMILIES

CLOSECOOPERATION

TWOCYCLES

Divided into

1st cycle: For children between 0-3

2nd cycle: For children up to 6

PRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY 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 Art and Crafts Physical Education Spanish Language & Literature Foreign Language (English ) MathsMusic

TEACHERS QUALIFIED

Taught by

COMPULSORY SECONDARY EDUCATION (ESO)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 Tecnologies Plastic Education Music Physical Education

QUALIFIED TEACHERS

Taught by

FLEXIBLE ORGANIZATION OF TEACHINGATTENTION TO

DIVERSITY

STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

Oriented to

PUPILS 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

HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATIONHIGHER 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 VOCATIONALSPECIFIC VOCATIONAL TRAINING CYCLES 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 SchoolOur School

C.E.I.P.C.E.I.P. “TOMÁS “TOMÁS

ROMOJAROROMOJARO”

C.E.I.P. TOMÁs ROMOJARO

WHERE ARE WE LOCATED?WHERE ARE WE LOCATED?

FUENSALIDA

OUR CALENDAROUR CALENDAR

A normal school day in Tomas Romojaro School starts from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. throughout the school year.

This is an example of their weekly timetable:

WEEKLY TIMETABLE OF STUDENTSWEEKLY TIMETABLE OF STUDENTS

Monday TuesdayWednesd

ayThursday Friday

9´00-10´00h

Spanish Languae Catholic ReligionSpanish Languae Spanish Languae Physical

Education

10’00-11’00 h

MusicForeign

LanguageForeign

LanguageForeign

Language Math

11’00-11’45 h

MathMath Math

Reading Arts and Crafts

11’45-12’15 h BREAK

12’15-13’15 h

ScienceSpanish Languae Physical

EducationScience Spanish Languae

13’15-14’00 h

Foreign Language

Science Science Math Science

EDUCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME PROGRAMME

AT IES AT IES VILLA DE VILLA DE ALGUAZASALGUAZAS

In our school we only teach

Pre-primary and Primary Education

STAFF & BUILDINGSTAFF & BUILDING

17 classrooms 1 ICT classroom 1 Canteen 1 Gym 1 Library

1 Multimedia classroom 3 Offices 1 Teaching staff room 1 Department room

C.E.I.P. TOMAS ROMOJARO has 630 students,

41 teachers, the Principal, The Viceprincipal,the Secretary, and 1 administrative staff.

There are 3 building. The principal has:

OUR PROJECTSOUR PROJECTS

READING PLAN

READING PLAN

Project aimed at solving

conflicts

School magazine

A specific classroom for

students with specific Educational

needsCurricularCurricular ReinforcementReinforcement

ProjectProject

Students with

special educational needs

STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDSSTUDENTS 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

It is intended that the students accept the diversity throught transversal topics

referring to the peace education, coexistence and

solidarity

Monitoring

Tutor Psychologist Special Needs Teacher

Curricular Reinforcement Curricular Reinforcement ProgramProgramSTRENGTHENING, GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT PROGRAMME

To improve educational results for our students

There are two lines of action

Academic Accompaniment Improving

To help pupils to organizate

their daily tasks

Twice a week in small groups

Aimed to

Pupils with poor school performance

Pupils quite likely not to

promote

Pupils with interest

Pupils with difficulty in their family environment

Twice a week in small groups

For pupils with difficulties in Languages &

MathsAimed to

Absenteeism is very controlled

Pupils with lack of

motivation

Pupils with little or no Spanish

Language knowledge

CURRICULAR REINFORCEMENT PROGAMCURRICULAR REINFORCEMENT PROGAM

An action to recover students who have difficulties in the third cycle of Primary

Prepare the pupils for the Secondary School.

Focus on instrumental areas.( Math and Spanish Language)

Students ratio is low

(12-15 pupils)

The main aim is to increase the number of

students making adequate progess

throughtout schoolingEducational outcomes are enhanced

by the decrease in the number of teachers responsible for the pupils

learning process