SPANISH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

Jesús Mañá. IES FRAY PEDRO DE URBINA

Teaching a child needs not only a teacher, but all the tribe.

African proverb

SPANISH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

Age Special Studies UNIVERSITY

PROFESSIONALSTUDIES

Postgrade: DoctorateLong Cycle: Degree 5 years W

Short Cycle: Diploma 3 years OHIGH GRADE R

1-2 KExam + 18

18 HIGH SCHOOL MEDIUM GRADE17 Arts Humanities Science 1-216 Exam15 Job learners Course1413121110987

4-6 Infantschool

0-3 Nursery

UNIVERSITY

Schoolof Lan-guages

Crafts

Music4+6+4

PRIMARY SCHOOL

(1st to 6th)

SECONDARYSCHOOL (1st to 4th)

Univ. Entrance Exam or 25years + Special Exam

A DECENTRALIZED SYSTEM• Only the basic laws from National

Government.• Curriculum depends on 17 Regional

Authorities:– 45% in historical regions (with own

language)– 35% in the other regions

• Money (very little) for budget from Reg. Authorities.

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

N U R S E R IE S(G u ard erías )

0 -33 -6

P R IM A R Y S C H O O L S(C o leg ios )

7 -1 2Tow n C ou n c ils look a fte r th e b u ild in g s

S E C O N D A R Y S C H O O L S(In s titu tos )

1 3 -1 61 3 -1 8 /2 0 (H ig h o r P ro fess ion a l S ch oo ls )

P R O F E S S IO N A L S P E C IF IC C E N TR E S1 7 -2 0

W orkers (C on tin u ou s lea rn in g )

S P E C IA L C E N TR E SL an g u ag e S ch oo ls

C ra fts S ch oo lsC on serva to ires (M u s ic S ch oo ls )

A D U L T'S C E N TR E SC om p u lso ry leve ls

N on acad em ic s tu d ies

O P E N L E A R N IN G C E N TR E SC om p u lso ry leve l

H ig h (A ) leve lU n ive rs ity

8 in C as tilla & L eó n4 S ta te /4 p u b lic on es

S a lam an ca , 1 2 1 8

U N IV E R S ITYS ta te o r p u b lic cen tres

A u ton om ou s m an ag em en tan d cu rricu la

C E N TR E SS ta te cen tres

P u b lic (p riva te ) cen tres :w ith fin an c ia l h e lp from th e s ta te /w ith ou t

THE HIGH SCHOOLS:Management responsibilities• WITH THE

PREVIOUS BASIC (ORGANIC) LAW:

• School Council• Staff meeting• Headmaster• The team in

charge

• WITH THE ISSUED LAW:

• The Headmaster...

TEAM-IN-CHARGE’S TASKS

• 3 DIRECTORS OF STUDIES:

• Timetable changes• Supply teachers• Supervision of

tutors’ tasks• Interviews with

parents• Handling discipline

• 1 SECRETARY:• The money and,

mainly, the lack of money

• The fight with all kind of workers: civil servant teachers, supply teachers, not teaching employees, trade workers...

• Resources• Accounts

ACADEMIC AND ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT VIA INTRANET

THE SCHOOL COUNCIL/BOARD OF GOVERNORS:Team in charge, 7 teachers, 3 parents, 4 pupils, 1 ntp, 1 from town council.• BEFORE:• Elects the headmaster• Approves his/her team• Approves the Annual

Planning and the Final Report

• Approves the budget and the final account

• Approves disciplinary measures

• NOW:• Approves the final

account• The headmaster

(selected by the Administration) reports these items to

COORDINATION STRUCTURES• Heads of

Departments meeting

• Level tutors meeting

• 15/16 DEPARTMENTS

• Organized by knowledge areas

• Also, one for Psycho-pedagogy and vocational guidance and another one for Out-of-school Activities

CURRICULA IN COMPULSORY LEVELSS p an ish

M ath em atics

F ore in g L an g u ag eE n g lish / F ren ch

S oc ia l S c ien ceG eog rap h y / H is to ry

S c ien ceB io log y / P h ys ics /

C h em is try

A rts / D raw in g

M u s ic

Tecn o log y / C om p u ters

P h ys ica l E d u ca tion

R e lig ion /A lte rn a tive A c tivit ies

C lass ic C u ltu re

L ab ora to ry

C ra fts

P h otog rap h y /R ad io / S ch oo l m ag az in e

O p tion s

3 0 h ou rs a week8 :3 0 -1 4 :1 5

CURRICULA IN PROFESSIONAL STUDIES AND A LEVELS

P R O F E S S IO N A L S TU D IE SM ed iu m G rad e (2 yea rs ): W e ld in g

H ig h G rad e (2 years ): M eta lic S tru c tu resO n e te rm w ork in g in a fac to ry

O P TIO N S (2 )C om p u te rs

P syco log y / L ite ra tu re / G eo log yS c .& Tech . H is to ry /P h o tog rap h y

H U M A N ITIE SC on tem p ora ry H is to ry

L a tin / G reekA rt H is to ry

S O C IA L S C IE N C E SC on tem p orary H is to ry

M ath s fo r S .C . / G eog rap h yE con om ics o r L a tin

E N G IN E E R IN GM ath em atic s

P h ys icsTecn ic a l D raw in g o r B io log y

H E A L TH S C IE N C E SC h em is try

B io log yE n viron m en t S c ien c e o r M ath s

A R TSTecn ic a l an d A rt is t ic D raw in g

S cu lp tu re / V o lu m eA rt H is to ry / D es in g / Im ag e

A L E V E L C O M M O N S U B JE TSS p an ish an d F ore in g L an g u ag e

P h ys ica l E d u ca tionP h ilosop h y / S p . H is to ry / R e lig ion o r A .A .

ALWAYS THE SAME PROBLEMS• Changing laws and rules• School dropout (30%): any interest,

lack of habits of studying...• Immigrant pupils’ integration• Not enough educational resources• Loss of prestige of our profession• Families dont help us• Social and TV opposite values...

And so on...