Infant education basque country
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The document discusses the educational system for infants in the Basque Country autonomous community of Spain. It covers the types of schools for different age groups from 0-16, including nursery schools, pre-primary schools, and primary schools run by both public and private networks. Statistics are provided on student enrollment and the factors influencing the educational system such as declining birth rates, immigration trends, and government social and financial support programs for families.
Infant education basque country
- 1. Infant Education in the Basque Country
- 3. Educational System Compulsary Education: age 6-16 Infant Education (non-compulsory) First cycle: age 0-3 Second cycle: age 3-6
- 4. Types of schools in Infant Education Public network Publicly subsidized/Private network BASQUE GOVERNMENT Nursery schools............ ........ age 0-2 (e.g. visit in Bilbao) Pre-primary & Primary schools.age 2-6 (e.g. Hiruarteta Primary School) Local Authorities Municipal Nursery schools.…….age 0-3 (e.g. visit to Barakaldo) Private (BBK, schools…) 0-3 Private & subsidized 0-16
- 5. Students age 0-16 Public Schools ( figures from the Basque School Board 2007-2008 ) Cycle age 3-6 58.939 students Primary Education (6-12) 107.329 Compulsory Secondary 68.881 Education (12-16) Public network 47.2% students Private/subsidized 52.8%
- 6. Educational Provision 0-6 figures 2007-2008 Basque School Board 100% age 3-6 92,3% age 2 33,1% age 0-2
- 7. Influential Factors I Evolution of Birth rate (figures from the Basque School Board) The birth rate in Euskadi is one of the lowest in Europe. Growing at an average rate of over 2% annually. The average age of first-time mothers is 32.
- 8. Foreign population in the BAC. 1998-2010 The foreign-born population rose from 15,130 in 1998 to more than 139,229 in 2010 Foreign-born population 7% immigrant students( Compulsary Education in 2008 Basque School Board) Influential Factors II
- 9. OFICIAL LANGUAGES Basque Spanish Influential Factors III
- 10. Social Measures for Family support 0-6 Financial support (grants) Labor policy (work reduction) Campaigns (Co-Responsability)
- 11. The latest campaign by the Basque Government
- 12. Other Institutions involved in Education Departments of Labour and Social Welfare Provincial Councils ( e.g. S.E.N. age 0-3 ) Town Halls (e.g. Gugaz aurrera- With us forward) Emakunde (awareness campaigns)
- 13. Educational Resources 3-6 Speech therapy, physiotherapy, Educational Support Specialist, Sign language, monitoring school attendance of Romani students … In the school and according to the characteristics of students .
- 14. Public provision age 2-6 General Features Pre-primary & Primary schools 2-12. Timetable 9:00-16:30 English starting at the age of 4 Support: - entry at 8:30 - dining hall - sleep time - out of school activities - library service
- 15. General pedagogical criteria Curriculum (objectives, contents and assessment criteria 0-6) Methodological guidelines : - bilingualism - a foreign language - family relationship - community relationship (festivities, participation…) - attention to Diversity - activities, play and a holistic approach to learning
- 16. In-service training of teachers (out of school time) Courses held out of school hours (Irale, Garatu). Courses held during school hours, leave of absence and provision of supply teacher (basque, english and other project related…)
- 17. School based In-service training of teachers Training and Innovation projects Courses and assistance derived from the priority areas of the Department of Education : - Inclusive School - School 2.0 - Multilingual Education - Diagnostic assessment and Improvement plans
- 18. Educational Support Services Berritzeguneak (in-service training, innovation, resources, guidance and support…) CRI (resource center for the blind) CEIDA (center for Environmental Education ) ISEI-IVEI (The Basque Institute of Evaluation and Research in Education) Barnetegiak (camps for children to promote the use of basque, english)