100 likes | 216 Views
SOCIAL SITUATION SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN VILAFRANCA. Seminar IPLE - IDAP Vilafranca del Penedès. 2008 - November. The Spanish regulation of the educational system: an overview. Constitutional Law: 1978(Constitutional development:) Right of Education Law: 1985 individual’s rights
E N D
SOCIAL SITUATION SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN VILAFRANCA Seminar IPLE - IDAP Vilafranca del Penedès. 2008 - November
The Spanish regulation of the educational system: an overview • Constitutional Law: 1978(Constitutional development:) • Right of Education Law: 1985 • individual’s rights • participation in ruling the schools • dual system: public and private institutions • General Law of the Educational system: 2006 • Qualifications and Professional Formation Law: 2002 • Attribution of competences: • The State • The Lands (17 autonomic lands)
Some problems… • The increase of population (Catalonia: 6 million to 7,5 million) • The immigration phenomenon (Catalonia: 15 %, increasing) • The adaptation to technological changes (and the school tradition) • The legal changes: • General Laws: 1970, 1990, 2002, 2006 • A certain perception of failure
Some real facts… • The increase of economic development • The integration in Europe (the adaptation to the European citizenship and the application of the European Council criteria: Lisbon, Bologna… ) • Educational investments: • More and best educational facilities • Teacher’s formation • 100 % population integrated in schools (from 3 years to 16 years old) • The claims to the school: full education
Some tendencies… • More autonomy for school decisions (but within an extensive regulation) • pedagogical, organizational, economical… • Progressive application of new technologies (Informatics in the classroom) • The model of the comprehensive school (from 3 years to 16 years old) (general curricula and individual curriculum) • Extension of technical studies
Some thoughts… • Parents have their own role and responsibility • Statistics are related to Institutions more than to people • Students are people first of all • 1) focus on the person • 2) instruct the student • The success or failure of the students is related to the personal expectations
Vilafranca del Penedès • 40.000 population (approx.) • 18 % immigration in schools (compulsory level) (from North Africa, South America, Eastern Europe, …) (immigration is a new phenomenon, all schools are affected) • Public (65 %) and private (35 %) schools: • Nursery, Child, • Compulsory level: Primary, Secondary, • Not compulsory: High Secondary, Professional, • Others studies: Music, Languages, Arts, Adults
Diversified curriculum at the secondary school • All the schools can apply it to the students (12 – 16 years old) • There are several possibilities of a different curriculum (the rule is adaptation to the group) • The goal is to make the capacity of the student fit with the main competences fixed in the official curriculum (the schools are guided by experts) • Statistics show that from 65 % to 85 % of the students finish the compulsory level and obtain a certificate
Open Classrooms • It is a strong option of a diversified curriculum • In Catalonia there is an important number of schools with this modality: • in particular, public schools • in collaboration with the local administration • an experience increasing since 10 years ago • normally, one group of students • not more than 20 students (15-16 years old) • participation is voluntary • curriculum implies contact with real businesses • in all the cases, the perception is positive (by the schools, families, and students besides academic results)
Open Classroomsin Vilafranca del Penedès • The 3 public secondary schools have this option, called MAP Classrooms: • IES Milà I Fontanals • IES Eugeni d’Ors, • IES Alt Penedès • The formula is: • motivation + responsibility + personal attention • The method is: • Productive Learning • Results are highly satisfactory • You have today the opportunity to know directly this experience…