GOVERNMENT organisational STRUCTURE Comenius REGIO Crossing Networks for Content and Language Integrated Learning CN4CLIL

CASTILLA Y LEÓN Provinces: Ávila, Burgos, León, Palencia,Salamanca,Segovia, Soria, Valladolid and Zamora Castilla y Leon is not only the largest region of Spain, but as well the largest region of all the European Union. The elevated plain is limited by the the mountain ranges Sistema Iberico to the east, Cordillera Central to the south, Cordillera Cantabrica to the north and by Duero river towards Portugal. Castilla y Leon came together in 1983, when the regions of Castilla la Vieja and León were united. Both have been central areas of Spanish medieval history, and the importance during that epoch is still evident in many cathedrals, monasteries, castles and fortificated towns, many of which are preserved in perfect state.

Regional Government: Junta de Castilla y León Castilla and León autonomous government is structured as follows: President of Junta de Castilla y León Juan Vicente Herrera Campo First Vicepresident María Jesús Ruiz Ruiz Second vicepresident Tomás Villanueva Rodríguez

There are 12 Departments or Consejerías: Presidency Environment Health Education Autonomous Administration Culture and Tourism Home affairs and Justice Treasury Economy and Employment Development Agriculture and livestock Family and Equal Opportunities Regional Government: Junta de Castilla y León

Head of Department or Consejero: Juan José Mateos Otero Deputy for school education: Fernando Sánchez Pascuala Neira General Secretary: Francisco Javier Serna García General Director for Universities and investigation: Juan Casado Canales General Director for human resources: Rocío Lucas Navas Education Department Departmenthttp:// Decree 76/2007, 12 July 2007.Organic Structure of Education Department

Education Department Departmenthttp:// General Director Planning, Educative Inspection Emilio Gutiérrez Fernández General Director Quality, innovation, teacher training María del Pilar González García General Director of infraestructures,equipment and services María del Castañar Domínguez Garrido General Director vocational training Marino Arranz Boal

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT GENERAL DIRECTORATE FOR EDUCATIONAL QUALITY, INNOVATION AND TEACHER TRAINING Administrative Units: Service for Educational Information Treatment. Service for Supervision of Programmes,Quality and Evaluation. Service for educational innovation. Service for teacher training.

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT GENERAL DIRECTORATE FOR EDUCATIONAL QUALITY, INNOVATION AND TEACHER TRAINING Programmes developed from the administrative units : Plan for educational quality European educational programmes Data analysis Programmes for educational innovation Programmes for permanent teacher training