1. Education in Spain Murcia Education and Culture Council Consejería de Educación y Cultura. Dirección General de Formación Profesional, Innovación y Atención a la Diversidad. Subdirección General de Programas Educativos y Formación del Profesorado.Murcia.

2. SPANISH AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITIES

3. THE MANAGEMENT MINISTRY OF EDUCATION CULTURE AND SPORT (national level) CULTURE AND EDUCATION COUNCIL (regional level) Universities (3)Schools School Board Headteachers Teachers & Students Teachers' Centres (9) Director Advisors

5. SCHOOLS IN MURCIA (747) n Infant Education (escuelas/schools) n Primary (colegios/schools) n Secondary (institutos/schools) n Others: –Art, music, languages, theatre

6. Types of schools n Infant Education (escuelas/schools) n Primary (colegios/schools) n Secondary (institutos/schools) n Others: –Art, music, languages, theatre

7. THE HEADTEACHERS n Elected by School Council (4 years) n Requirements: –Five years teaching experience. –One year at the school –Initial training (100 hours) n Responsibilities: –Presides over School Council and faculty –Elects/co-ordinates head team –Manages budget –Applies administration guidelines

8. THE TEACHERS n Civil servants in the public system n Holidays: 12 weeks n Working hours (35): –Primary: 25 teaching –Secondary: 18-21 teaching n Qualifications: –Primary: School of Education (3 years degree) –Secondary: University degree (5 year degree + CAP)

9. STUDENTS & TEACHERS

10. THE CURRICULUM n Stage Curricular Project (SCP) n Annual School Programme (ASP) n Classroom Programme (teaching units)

11. THE MURCIA EXPERIENCE n Children Education –Free from the age of 3 to 7 years (English Experimental). n Language Programmes –Spanish-English Bilingual Sections –Spanish-French Bilingual Sections n International Co-operation –Socrates /Leonardo/Youth Programmes

12. THE MURCIA EXPERIENCE The Teacher Training n In the context of the teaching practice n Combination of theory & practice n Diverse training strategies n Gratuity n Decentralisation & universality Education and Culture Council Teacher Training Dept. -Head -Advisors Teachers' Centres (9) -Director -Advisors University Teacher Training Regional Board