Canary Islands

1. Spain CanaryIslands Océano Atlántico

2. Seven islands: • Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura • Tenerife, La Gomera, La Palma y El Hierro Canary Islands • 7,447 Km2 • 2,128,000 inhabitants

3. Institutional Context • One of the 17 Spanish Autonomous Communities, with our own Parliament and Government • One of the 211 European regions • One of the 7 ultraperiferic regions of European Union (Azores, Madeira, Guadalupe, Martinique, Guyana, Reunion Islands)

4. SPANISH EDUCATION SYSTEM COMPULSORY EDUCATION: - PRIMARY EDUCATION (6-12 YEARS)- SECONDARY EDUCATION (12-16 YEARS) INFANT EDUCATION:- FIRST STAGE ( 0-3 YEARS )- SECOND STAGE ( 3- 6 YEARS) NON-COMPULSORY EDUCATION- SECONDARY EDUCATION (16-18 YEARS)- PROFESSIONAL TRAINING- UNIVERSITY STUDIES

5. State Responsibilities • General organisation of the educational system. • Ensure homogeneity and basic unity of the Education System. • Guarantee conditions of equality for all citizens according to Spanish Constitution. • Minimum requirements for educational establishments. • Professional Diplomas and Certificates valid nation-wide.

6. Community responsibilities • Administration of personnel, building, fitting out and reform of establishments located in the Community. • Services meeting students’ needs (academic counselling, multi-professional teams, etc.) • Educational curricula and regulation of levels, modalities, grades and specialities. • Experimental and pedagogical research plans.

7. Canary Islands Education Figures • 590.000 pupils, 54.000 teachers, 1.250 educational establishments. • More than 85% State schools. • Two universities: La Laguna and Las Palmas de GranCanaria

8. Foreign Languages Figures English • First foreign language in infant and • compulsoryeducation: • 3-6 years 1.5 hours per week • 6-8 years 2 hours per week • 8-12 years 3 hours per week • 12-16 years 4 hours per week

9. Foreign Languages Figures French & German • Second foreign language in compulsoryeducation: • 10-12 years 2 hours per week • 12-16 years 2 to 3 hours per week

10. Foreign Languages Projects • CLIL in Primary and Secondary • Regio project • eTwinning Schools • Teacher Training

11. Foreign Languages Projects CLIL • 420 Secondary & Primary schools. • Learning contents through English • Improve the use of English in classroom

12. FEBRERO 2007 Foreign Languages Projects TEACHER TRAINING • Local training courses in school time • Local training courses out of school time • Summer training courses in Britain, • Germany and France. • Inter-school teacher exchange

13. CEP : In Service Teacher Training Centers Main Objectives • Continuous training for in-service non-university teachers. • Teacher exchanging of experiences, best practices and reflections regarding methodologies of learning and teaching processes in the Education System. • Pedagogical coaching in schools. • Broadly speaking, pedagogical updateof all the Education System.

14. Main Tasks • Developing of initiatives and planning passed by Education authorities. • Collecting and promoting initiatives to improve teacher training to undertake the Year Planning, after having thoroughly studied the needs and resources available. • Coordinating actions among education services of the area of influence. • Encouraging teachers to set up groups of collaborative work to improve their teaching competences. • Providing facilities, technical support and pedagogical resources. • Meeting point to undertake teacher training of all kind.

15. GOVERNMENT BODIES Board of directors Gereral Board Headmaster Financial manager Assistant Headmaster Pedagogical team

16. CEP Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Innovation Fields • Key competences • Special Education Needs • Language Learning • New Technologies for Education • Social Abilities for Well-Being in Schools • Stimulation of Reading

17. INSET Center figures and area of influence • 223 education centers out of which: • 98 primary • 37 public high schools. • 3 School of languages • 5,260 teachers • 75,484 students

18. Some of the Projects • ARCE. Collaborative work with partners in Spain to innovate about Key Competences teaching. • Foro Canario de la Infancia (Meeting for 11 to 12 year old children to know and discuss their rights and obligations. • CLIC 2.0 Implementation of new technologies in primary school…

19. LANGUAGES LEARNING MATTERS WHAT DO WE EXPECT ? • The link between English and Spanish schools will enable the English teachers to carry out detailed planning sessions with partner schools and begin the implementation of the Language Framework. • Teachers will grow in confidence, and not only has their own subject knowledge been increased but also their cultural awareness, and in particular their understanding of how the two different education systems operate. • The Spanish speaking children are further motivated to learn the language as they are able to enjoy the practical experience of exchanging information and communicating meaningfully with the English children.

20. LANGUAGES LEARNING MATTERS WHAT DO WE EXPECT ? • The English speaking children are motivated to learn the language not just because it is a new area of learning within their school lessons but because it is a very practical, concrete learning experience due to the fact they are linked with children from a Spanish school. • The sharing of ideas, resources, books and cards, will increase the interest in learning the language and gives real purpose to their learning experiences.

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