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NURSERY EDUCATION. Educational stage. Organised in two cycles; the second is free.

BASIC EDUCATION: this is made up of Primary Education and Compulsory Secondary Education E.S.O. It is free, compulsory andorganised in accordance with the principles of general education and attention to diversity.

PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION. It is made up of six courses that are provided, in general, to all the students between the ages of 6and 12.

SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION. It is divided into compulsory education and post-compulsory education (Bachillerato Studies,Intermediate Vocational Training Courses F.P, Intermediate Professional Studies of Fine Arts and Design and Intermediate Sports Studies).

COMPULSORY SECONDARY EDUCATION (E.S.O). It is made up of four courses that are provided, in general, to all the students betweenthe ages of 12 and 16. There are programmes of curricular diversification from the 3rd course aimed at achieving the certificate. TheE.S.O Certificate allows the student to go on to the post-compulsory secondary school studies.

INITIAL VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATION PROGRAMMES (P.C.P.I). For over 16-year-old students, on occasions 15 year olds are also allowed.There are three types of modules: a) aimed at achieving professional qualifications, b) general vocational training and c) leading tothe attainment of the E.S.O certificate.

BACHILLERATO STUDIES. It has two courses with three modalities: Arts, Science and Technology, and Humanities and Social Sciences.Bachilllerato Diploma allows the student to have access to higher education.

HIGHER EDUCATION. It is made up of university studies, advanced artistic studies, Advanced Vocational Training Courses FP, ProfessionalStudies of Advanced Fine Arts Studies and Advanced Sports Studies.

UNIVERSITY EDUCATION. It is governed by the Royal Decree 55/2005 and 56/2005, of 21st of January. In order to study at university,the student must pass the University Entrance Exam.

VOCATIONAL TRAINING COURSES: the student can join these courses without having to pass the Access Test (to have access toIntermediate Level for over 17-year-olds and to Advanced Level for over 19-year-olds or 18 if they have the Title of Technician relatedto the speciality).

SPECIAL EDUCATION. These are language studies, artistic and sports education.

LANGUAGE STUDIES. To carry out these studies, the student must be over 16 years of age, with the exception of the 14-year olds whostudy a language which is different from the one they study at ESO. With Bachillerato Diploma, the students have a direct access tothe intermediate level of the first foreign language studied at Bachillerato Diploma Course.

SPORTS EDUCATION. To carry out the advanced studies, the students must have Bachillerato Diploma and the Title of IntermediateStudies of the corresponding speciality. In some specialities, the students must pass the Specific Access Test. They can carry out thesestudies without the academic requirements by passing the Access Test to have access to Intermediate Level for over 17-year-olds andto Advanced Level for over 19-year-olds or 18 if they have the Title of Technicians related to the speciality).

ADVANCED ARTISTIC STUDIES. To have access to these studies the students must have Bachillerato Diploma and pass a specific exam.By means of special agreements with universities, the doctorate studies can be organised in their speciality.

EDUCATION FOR ADULTS. This education is for over 16 year olds. The methodology is flexible and open. The access exams for theattainment of the qualifications and the access to different educational options are organised in order to incorporate the adult populationin to the educational system.

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The Educational System of the Region of Murcia is based on the followingeducation types:

• General Education

• Special Education

• Higher Education

• On-going Education

All children living in the Region of Murcia, no matter their origin, have theright to education and must receive schooling and compulsory education.

Classes in each school course start in September and end in Junethe following year.

The school courses start for all those students who have reached or willreach the established age in a natural year at the commencement of the school year.

Primary Education and Compulsory Secondary Education are main columnsof Basic Education, which is free and compulsory, and lasts six years till the age ofeighteen.

The schooling obligation requires the daily attendance of students at theeducation centres; absenteeism and non-attendance of classes are controlledmeticulously. The attendance is a previously established requirement for on-goingassessment.

The teaching will be suited in accordance with the characteristics of thestudents with special educational needs.

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Nursery Education is an educational stage that starts from 0 to 6years of age.

It contributes to the physical, intellectual, affective, social and moraldevelopment of boys and girls. This stage is compulsory; however it is freefrom 3 years onwards and is structured in two different cycles:

First Cycle (0 to 3 years)

- This cycle, although it is not free, is developed in the state and private state-funded schools.

- These schools are equipped with specialists. The school space is adaptedto fit the children’s needs.

- In the State Nursery Schools, families may receive grants that partly or fullycover the school costs depending on the family income.

Second cycle (3 to 6 years)

- This cycle is not compulsory; however it is free and offered in all the stateand state-funded schools.

- Generally, apart from Nursery School Education of the second cycle, theschool provides Primary School Education; these schools are called theNursery and Primary Schools (Centros de Educación Infantil y Primaria).

- These schools are equipped with specialised teaching staff and suitablespaces for children.

- There is early help and attention to special educational needs.

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Primary Education is an educational stage that consists of six school courses.

It is compulsory and free. It is provided at the Nursery and Primary Schools,based on three cycles of two school courses each:

• First cycle (6 and 7 years of age)

• Second cycle (8 and 9 years of age)

• Third cycle (10 and 11 years of age)

It is general and integrating. It provides general education which makes itpossible for boys and girls to acquire the basic elements of our culture.

On the whole, Primary Education must contribute to the development ofcommunication skills, logical thought and the cultural and social development ofstudents, therefore providing:

• Learning of reading and writing skills.

• Basic learning of another language different from Spanish.

• Learning of calculation.

• Basic cultural elements.

• The use of physical education for the corporal development.

The education is adapted to different progress rates of each student and isprovided by general education teachers and specialists in language, physics andmusic teaching.

The assessment of the teaching process is general and on-going.

The State Schools and Private State-funded Schools are equipped with aspecial support for integration and cultures belonging to minorities.

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The students will pass from one Cycle to another as long as the correspondingobjectives are met, and all those students who after having received extra support,reinforcement and/or curricular adaptations, do not meet the set objective will stayone more year at this stage (at the final courses of any of the cycles, preferably at the6th year primary), henceforth going on to ESO (Compulsory Secondary Education).

ESO is a compulsory secondary education stage that is developed betweenthe ages of 12 and 16. The compulsory nature of this educational stage is attachedto the principles of non-selection and non-discrimination.

The aim of ESO is to convey the basic elements of culture to all the students,and in particular the cultural know-how of the Autonomous Community of Murcia.This stage prepares the students so that these may learn their obligations and exercisetheir rights in order to integrate in active life or Intermediate Vocational TrainingCourse or Higher Studies of Bachillerato Diploma.

These educational stages of ESO are free of charge and held at the SecondarySchools IES and at the State-Funded Private Schools (Concertados).

Conditions of Access: Students join this stage after having finished thePrimary School.

School Inscription and Registration: The applications for the compulsorysecondary education ESO are presented at the Secondary Schools IES that areassigned to the primary school at which the student has finished his studies. Theschool inscription is open from the third week in April to the first week in May. Theregistration is formalised in the first two week in July.

During the studies: ESO is made up of four school courses and is based ontwo cycles of two courses each.

• First Cycle (First and Second Courses)

• Second Cycle (Third and Fourth Courses)

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End of School Certificate: The students who pass the ESO stage shall receivean ESO School Certificate. This Certificate will allow them to take Higher Studies ofBachillerato Diploma and/or Intermediate Vocational Training.

As a general rule, all those students, after having received help with theirstudies, reinforcements or curricular adaptations, who do not reach the objectivesof the first cycle of this stage or any of the school courses of the second cycle, shallremain at the same course for another year. Those students, who cannot receive theEnd of School Certificate after having received all the possible corrective measuresaimed at the Attention to Diversity, will be able to take special education planningcalled los Programas de Iniciación Profesional (Vocational Initiation Programmes).

Option at the end of the ESO:

• Higher Studies of Bachillerato Diploma

• Intermediate Vocational Training Course

This educational stage is not compulsory and is divided into two schoolcourses, complying with three main aims: general education, orientation andpreparation for higher studies, both university studies and Advanced VocationalTraining Course.

Conditions of access: The applicants must comply with the followingrequirements:

• To have an ESO Certificate.

• 1st grade vocational training of Auxiliary Technicians.

• The students who have passed the general courses in Applied Arts andArtistic Professions.

• The students who pass the General Education course of Applied Arts andArtistic Professions.

• Level-2 Study Modules.

• Intermediate Vocational Training Cycles.

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School Inscription and Registration: The applications for the HigherStudies of Bachillerato Diploma LOGSE are presented at the Secondary SchoolsIES that are located nearest to their homes. The school inscription is open fromthe third week in April to the first week in May. The registration is formalisedin the first two weeks in July.

During the studies: The Higher Studies of Bachillerato Diploma is made upof two school courses. The students may remain at the Higher Studies of BachilleratoDiploma in the state or private schools for a maximum duration of four school years.

Curricula: its main features are diversity and specialisation. There are fourmodalities of Higher Studies of Bachillerato Diploma:

• Higher Studies of Bachillerato Diploma in Nature and Health Science

• Higher Studies of Bachillerato Diploma in Humanities and Social Sciences

• Higher Studies of Bachillerato Diploma in Technology

• Higher Studies of Bachillerato Diploma in Arts

There are three types of subjects:

• Common subjects

• Subjects related to particular modalities

• Optional subjects

The common subjects are the same for all Higher Studies of BachilleratoDiploma. The Educational Bodies organise the modalities distributing them inaccordance with the subjects corresponding to each one of the two school coursesof the Higher Studies of Bachillerato Diploma.

The students study one optional subject in the first year and two optionalsubjects in the second year, chosen from the optional subjects offered by the school.

If the student wants to study religion, he must state his option at the timeof registration.

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The studies of Bachillerato Diploma are provided free at the SecondarySchools (IES) and the State-funded Private Schools.

Certification: Bachillerato Diploma in the corresponding modality.

Alternative studies once finished the Bachillerato Diploma:

• Advanced Vocational Training Course

• University Studies. For this alternative, you normally have to passthe University Entrance Exam which together with your Bachillerato Diploma is ameans to check the students’ academic achievements and knowledge.

We define Vocational Training Courses as a set of teaching processes preparingfor different professions that form a part of all the educational stages.

Vocational Training Courses include Vocational Initiation (specific and Special)and Specific Vocational Training at advanced and intermediate levels.

Specific vocational training initiation

Specific Vocational Training Initiation Programmes are developed for thosestudents who do not reach the set objectives of ESO. This is to prepare the studentsfor professional life and provide them with an opportunity to study different teachingelements, especially Intermediate Vocational Training Cycles.

This course is directed at under-21 students who are over 18 in the naturalyear in which they initiate the programme.

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This course is organised at the Secondary Schools I.E.S, Adult EducationCentres and Private Centres that provide Secondary School Education under specialeducational agreement. It lasts two years.

Special Vocational Training Initiation

The objective of Special Vocational Training Initiation is to prepare the studentsfor the insertion in the professional life in accordance with the low I.Q, both seekinga normal employment and employment with the help of special vocational centres orcompanies. This course is held at the Secondary Schools IES and at the SpecialEducation Public Centres.

This course is aimed at young boys and girls of under twenty-one who, mustbe sixteen plus in the natural year in which they take this course.

The duration is one academic year.

The 2-year extension of Compulsory Education considerably increasesthe general vocational training and determines if the students can go on to theProfessional Vocational Training Course at sixteen years of age as is the minimumworking age.

Both in ESO (Compulsory Secondary Education) and in the different modalitiesof Bachillerato Diploma incorporate the basic vocational training elements.

The structure is made up of training cycles with a modular organisation. Thetraining cycles are organised at two levels:

• Intermediate Training Cycles

• Advanced Training Cycles

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In order to study the intermediate and advanced training cycles, it is essentialto pass, respectively, ESO (Compulsory Secondary Education) and the BachilleratoDiploma, or pass the corresponding entrance exam that guarantees the verificationof the basic and essential knowledge and training acquired.

The aforementioned characteristics allow the Training Cycles to exclusivelyprovide specific vocational training and, therefore, the training can be concluded intwo years and easily suited to the quick technological and organisational evolutionof the productive system.

The Training Cycles are structured in “Vocational Modules” associated to“Competence Units”. The Vocational Modules are a coherent set of specific vocationaltraining, which is associated with one or several units of competence, and theCompetence Units are understood as a set of vocational performances attached tothe value and significance in employment.

All the Vocational Cycles contain a module of Employment Orientation andTraining, and one of its objectives is to specifically prepare the student for vocationalinsertion.

The training module in the vocational centre (FCT) occupies nearly 25% ofthe time schedule and is common to all the Training Cycles and allows the vocationaltraining apprenticeship in companies.

Those workers who do not have the academic titles required to incorporatein the Training Cycles, but show that they have the necessary basic trainingrequirements, can incorporate by means of passing the entrance exam.

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Students with special educational needs

Students with special educational needs are those who require support, duringa part of or all their schooling period, certain help and specific educational attentiondue to their handicap or severe behavioural conduct.

Schooling of the students, who have special educational needs, will be basedon normalisation principles and inclusion. It will assure non-discrimination and equalityfor access to and permanence in the educational system.

Depending on their personal characteristics, they will be schooled at ordinaryor specific centres for Special Education. In both cases, the centres can be public orstated-funded private and the schooling will be free in all of them.

The schooling of these students in units or centres of Special Education willonly be carried out when the special needs of the students cannot be attended withinthe framework of measures for attention to diversity offered by the ordinary centres.

To help these students, there are teachers specialising in different fields:specialist teachers in therapeutic Pedagogy of audition and language, TechnicalEducator Helpers, physiotherapists, etc.

Students with High I.Q.

It is the responsibility of the Education Authorities to adopt the necessarymeasures to identify the students with High Intelligence Quantum and assess at anearly stage their needs. It is also their responsibility to adopt suitable plans of actionto cover such needs.

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Compensating for Inequality in Education

It is defined as “The inclusion in the educative practice of additional educationalservices and programmes in such a way that it provides cultural and instructiveenrichment, educational rehabilitation and extension of educational opportunitiesfor the disadvantaged students who do not receive or cannot take advantage of theopportunities offered by the normal education”.

The Educational Compensation for Inequality tries to put into practice theequality principles for exercising the students’ rights to receive quality education.

The educational system must contribute to the reduction of unfair socialinequality and compensate for these inequalities in education by means ofcompensatory measures that contribute to the full development of the student’spersonality.

The Educational Authority will promote the incorporation of the foreign studentsto the educational system, especially at the compulsory schooling age.

The aim is to guarantee the individual rights to quality education and takecompensating measures to favour individuals, groups and territories where these areunder unfavourable conditions.

The main objectives are, as follows:

• To promote equal opportunities, permanence and quality education.

• To provide social integration and incorporation of all students.

• To strengthen through enriching elements provided by differentcultures.

• To encourage the participation of different sectors of the educationalcommunity and the rest of the social bodies to make the access toeducation effective.

• To promote the coordination and collaboration of other authorities,institutions, associations and non-profit making organisations i.e.charities.

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Extraordinary measures

For students who have serious deficiencies in the basic knowledge, someextraordinary organisational and curricular measures will be taken in order to preparethe students for their vocational insertion and attainment of basic education:

• The Educational Compensation Workshop Class: aimed at students of thefirst Cycle of ESO (Compulsory Secondary Education).

• The Occupational Classroom of Educational Compensation : aimed at thesecond Cycle of ESO (Compulsory Secondary Education).

Both of these mainly deal with the development of capacities established inthe general objectives of the stage by means of a suitable methodology and contentsadapted to the needs and interests of the students.

Students with late integration in the Spanish Educational System

Special organisational extraordinary curricular measures are taken to integrateall those students in the corresponding level who do not know the Spanish languageand culture and/or have serious deficiencies in basic education, as follows:

– Welcome classrooms for foreigners: to acquire linguistic competence:these classes are aimed at all those foreign students who do not know Spanish andare in the second and third cycle of Primary Education and ESO (Compulsory SecondaryEducation). In Nursery Education and the first cycle of Primary Education, the linguisticcompetence is acquired through immersion. The students will attend these classroomsfor a temporary period and there will be a progressive process of incorporation totheir corresponding class.

The Regional Authority for Education and Culture (La Consejería de Educacióny Cultura) will provide the schooling of the students who require this special educationalattention.

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These are language studies, ar tistic and sports education.

LANGUAGE STUDIES. To carry out these studies, the student must be over16 years of age, with the exception of the 14-year olds who study a language whichis different from the one they study at ESO. With Bachillerato Diploma, the studentshave a direct access to the intermediate level of the first foreign language studied atBachillerato Diploma Course.

SPORTS EDUCATION. To carry out the advanced studies, the students musthave Bachillerato Diploma and the Title of Intermediate Studies of the correspondingspeciality. In some specialities, the students must pass the Specific Access Test. Theycan carry out these studies without the academic requirements by passing the AccessTest to have access to Intermediate Level for over 17-year-olds and to Advanced Levelfor over 19-year-olds or 18 if they have the Title of Technicians related to the speciality.

University StudiesDIRECCIÓN GENERAL DE UNIVERSIDADES Y POLÍTICA CIENTÍFICAC/ Villaleal, nº 2. Edif. Centro. C.P. 30.001. Murcia.Tlf: 968 36 53 99 - Email: [email protected]

The ongoing education’s main aim is to offer all the citizens the chance tostudy throughout their lifetime in order to acquire , update, complete and extendtheir capacities and knowledge for their personal and vocational development. LOCE,art. 52.1

The Regional Ministry of Education and Culture (La Consejería de Educacióny Cultura) develops a wide range of courses, literacy campaigns, basic educationaccess to intermediate cycles, Bachillerato Diploma, secondary education, universitystudies, driving licence, Spanish for immigrants.

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5 services for students

To guarantee and secure the right to education, we offer a number of servicesand helps for the students, some of which are as follows:

Students may be able to apply for grants and helps, both offered by theMinistry of Education and by the Regional Ministry of Education and Culture of TheAutonomous Region of Murcia. These grants and helps are available to all thosestudents whose circumstances are as follows:

– Grants and helps for general studies: students of Bachillerato Diploma,Intermediate and Advanced Vocational Cycles, etc.

– Helps for the First Cycle of Nursery Education: students with 0 to 3 yearsof age, registered at the Schools and Centres of Nursery Education. The family incomewill be the basis for these helps to be granted.

– Helps for the acquisition of textbooks and school material: available to allthe students, who are registered at the centres funded by the state and at any levelof Primary or Secondary Education. The family income will be the basis for these helpsto be granted.

– Helps for Special Education: students with special educational needs.

– Individualised helps for school transport: for students of compulsoryeducation who commute and their home location is different from the school locationand, for some reason, cannot use the transport service offered by the Regional Ministryof Education and Culture.

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– The students with the schooling age for compulsory education who do nothave a school in their area, will have the right to free transport services to theircorresponding public schools.

– The students, who receive free transport, can also benefit from free lunchat the school dining-room. This service can also be used by other students of thecentres who will pay for lunch unless they are entitled to a grant due to low familyincome.

– The students who are studying the Bachillerato Diploma, Intermediate andAdvanced Vocational Courses, Vocational Initiation Programmes, etc, are entitled tothe School Insurance Policy which covers family misdeed, school accident and specificspecialised medical assistance. The payment of fees will be settled at the SchoolCentres at the time of registration.

– The Nursery and Primary Schools with non-stop teaching schedule, organiseafter-school activities for their students from Monday to Thursday, from 4.00 pm to6.00 pm.

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- The students who join school for the first time must present a vaccinationcertification. In the case of not having the aforementioned certification, the parentsmust update the vaccination of their children therefore they must proceed to thecorresponding HealthCare Centre.

The regular contacts between the students’ parents, teachers and schoolauthorities are essential to render suitable educational achievements. Each group ofstudents has been assigned a tutor who normally maintains a direct contact with theparents.

The parents must actively participate in the life of the centres, either stateor private schools, where their children study, through The School Council (ConsejoEscolar), the Body which is made up of different members of the school communityand the Association of Students’ Parents.

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When dealing with non-university education, you must go to the school inwhich you wish your child to study. There, you will receive the necessary documentationwhich must be filled in and given back to the school.

Whether your child has carried out or not studies at the education systemthat is different from the Spanish system, the schooling commission will assess theparents’ application and designate a school for the child’s compulsory schooling.

Your child will attend his/her corresponding course held by the school, inwhich your child is going to study, in accordance with his/her age, knowledge andcircumstances and in compliance with the applicable normatives.

The students from foreign education systems, who join any of the coursesat Primary Education and the first three courses of Secondary Education, are notobliged to present validation of equivalent studies.

In the case of children who are at the compulsory schooling age, till the 3rdyear of Compulsory Secondary Education, all their previous studies are confirmedautomatically.

In order to join the fourth course of Compulsory Secondary Education andthe studies of ESO certificate or Bachiller Diploma, the students must previouslyvalidate the equivalent studies by means of homologation of foreign certificates,titles or diplomas in their possession.

The homologation applications and validation of non-university foreignstudies will be approved by the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science, and theseshould be presented at one of the following places, amongst others:

• Delegation of the State Government. Area of Alta Inspección de Educación.

• Regional Ministry of Education and Culture

• Spanish Ministry of Education and Science. Titles, Homologations and Validations.

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The applications must be accompanied by the following documentation:

• Title or diploma whose validation is applied for and of academic certificationsof the courses taken, which have led to the aforementioned titles or diplomas. Thisdocumentation must be suitably legalised, in accordance with the agreements witheach country.

• Accreditation of nationality of the applicant

For the validation for starting or continuing with university studies, the studentmust select the corresponding University.

The validation of certificates, titles or diplomas corresponds to the SpanishMinistry of Education and Science.

The application can be presented before the aforementioned Bodies.

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recognition and validation of university7.2

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essential document for school registration

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Admission application.Solicitud de admisión

Photocopy of the Family Book (libro de familia), passport or birth certificate of thestudent.

Fotocopia del libro de familia, pasaporte o partida de nacimiento del alumno/a.

Photocopy of the I.D card or passport of the father, mother or legal guardian.Fotocopia del D.N.I. o pasaporte, del padre, madre o tutor legal.

Documentation accrediting the family address.Documentación acreditativa del domicilio familiar

Vaccination card or equivalent certificate.Carnet de vacunaciones o certificado equivalente

Period of presentation of applicationsPlazo de presentación de solicitudes

In the town of on of 200 .en a de de 200 .

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Name of the student /Nombre del alumno/a:School course /curso: Date of birth /Fecha de nacimiento:place of birth /lugar: nationality /nacionalidad:

Father’s name /Nombre del padre:profession /profesión: nationality/nacionalidad:resident in Spain /reside en España: yes /si no /no

Mother’s name /Nombre de la madre:profession /profesión: nationality/nacionalidad:resident in Spain /reside en España: yes /si no /no

Contact address /Dirección de contacto:Contact phone number /Teléfono/s de contacto:Date of arrival in Spain /fecha de llegada a España:School course in your country /Estudios cursados en su país:Studies in Spain /Estudios cursados en España:Your language /Idiomas que habla:Any other languages spoken /Idiomas que comprende:No. of people and family members with whom you live /Nº de personas y parentesco familiar

con las que convive en su domicilio

Other relevant information /Otras informaciones relevantes:

In the town of , on of of 200 .

En , a de de 200 .

Personal data form

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/ficha de recogida de datos

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justificante de faltas de asistencia

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Mr.-Mrs. /Don-Dña , father-mother

of the student /, padre-madre del alumno-a

Notifies that/ Comunica que:

My son/daughter will not attend school for the following daysMi hijo/a no asiste a clase los días

due to /por:

(Tick the box where applicable) /(Marque donde corresponda)

Illness /Enfermedad

Official paperwork /Gestión administrativa

Trip-journey /Viaje

Other reason /Otros

In the town of , on of of 200 .

En , a de de 200 .

Signed /Firmado

reason for non-attendance

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Mr.-Mrs. /Don-Dña , father-mother

of the student /, padre-madre del alumno-a

Notifies that/ Comunica que:

I, hereby, allow my son/daughter to take part in the following after-school activity/Autoriza a su hijo/a a participar en la actividad extraescolar:

(Tick the box where applicable) /(Marque donde corresponda)

Visit to /Visita a

Outing to /Viaje a

Other /Otros

that will take place on the day /que se realizará el día

with the teacher /con el profesor/a

In the town of , on of of 200 . En , a de de 200 .

Signed /Firmado

/autorización participación en actividades extraescolares

/ F4 /

authorisation for taking part in after-schoolactivites

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/ petición de cita

/ F5 /

Mr.-Mrs. /Don-Dña , father-mother

of the student /, padre-madre del alumno-a

Requests petition for an appointment to talk to /Solicita una cita para hablar con:

(Tick the box where applicable) /(Marque donde corresponda)

Schoolteacher /El tutor/tutora

Head of studies /El jefe de estudios

Headmaster/Headmistress /El director/directora

School specialist /El orientador/a

The teacher of /El profesor/a de

In the town of , on of of 200 . En , a de de 200 .

Signed /Firmado

petition for an appointment

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Dear parents of /Estimados padres de

We would like you to attend a meeting at the School/Institute/Les convocamos para que acudan al Colegio/Instituto

on /el próximo día at /a las , For /para asistir a una:

A meeting with all the parents of (grade) with the schoolteacher/Reunión general de padres de curso, con el tutor/tutora

A personal meeting with /Entrevista individual con: my son/daughter’s schoolteacher /el tutor/tutora de su hijo/a

Head of Studies /el jefe de estudios del centro

Headmaster/Headmistress /el director/directora

School specialist /el orientador/a

teacher of /el profesor/a de

The meeting will be about /En esta reunión se hablará de:Information on the school year /Informaciones útiles para todo el curso escolar

Your son/daughter’s after-school activities /Participación en act. extraescolares

Grants and other economic helps /Becas y otras ayudas

Books and other material /Libros y otros materiales escolares

Your son/daughter’s learning progress /El aprendizaje escolar de su hijo/a

Behaviour and attendance /Asistencia y comportamiento

Academic future guidance /Orientación académica

I, Mr./Mrs. /Don/Dña , father/mother

of the student /padre/madre del alumno/alumna

have received this information /Recibí, conforme.

In the town of , on of of 200 . En , a de de 200 .

Signed /Firmado

petition to the family to attend /citación a las familias

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datos personales – personal datanombre – nameapellido – surnamepaís de origen – country of originfecha de nacimiento – date of birthlengua familiar – mother tonguelengua escolar – school languagedomicilio – permanent addressdirección – home addresscódigo postal – postcodeteléfono – telephonepasaporte –passportdocumento de identidad – Identity card numberlibro de familia – Family Registry Booktarjeta seguridad social - Health Insurance Cardvacunación – vaccinationsenfermedades – illnessesalergias –allergiesinformación confidencial – confidential informationcolegio – schoolinstituto – institute/high schooldirector/directora – Headmasterjefe/jefa de estudios – Head of studiessecretaría – School secretaryconserje – School keepertutor/tutoría – tutormaestro/maestra – schoolteacherprofesor – professormonitor/a – Monitorasociación de madres y padres – parents’ associationactividades extraescolares – after-school activitiesnormas de convivencia – social behaviour rulesbecas – grantsayudas – helpsasistente social – social workerasignaturas – subjectslengua castellana – Spanish language

basic vocabulary

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lenguas extranjeras – foreign languageinglés – Englishfrancés – Frenchmatemáticas - Mathsconocimiento del medio – Study of environmenteducación artística – Artistic educationeducación física – Physical educationreligion – Religionestudio alternativo – Alternative studiessociedad, cultura y religión - society, culture and religionmúsica – musicciencias sociales – social sciencesciencias naturales – natural sciencestecnología – technologyinformática – information technologyeducación plástica y artística – fine arts and artistic educationprocesos de comunicación – communication processtaller de matemáticas – maths workshopbiología – biologyapoyo de matemáticas – maths supportapoyo de lengua – Spanish language supportevaluación - assessmentpromoción – promotionrepetición – repetitioncalificación - marksobservaciones - observationactitud – behaviouraptitud – aptitudeesfuerzo – effortprogresa adecuadamente – progresses suitablynecesita mejorar – needs improvingcalificación - markse, d (insuficiente) – failc (aprobado) – passb (notable) – very gooda (sobresaliente) – excellenthorario – timetable

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mañana – morningtarde – afternoon / eveningnoche – nightdiurno – day schoolnocturno – evening schoolcalendario – school calendarcurso escolar – school courselectivo/festivo - school/festive dayfiesta – fiestaexcursión – outingvisita escolar- school tripactividad extraescolar – after-school activityvacaciones – Holidayspuente – Bank Holidaynavidad – Christmassemana santa – Easter weekdías de la semana – Days of the weeklunes – Mondaymartes – Tuesdaymiércoles – Wednesdayjueves – Thursdayviernes – Fridaysábado – Saturdaydomingo – Sundaymeses del año – Months of the yearenero – Januaryfebrero – Februarymarzo – Marchabril – Aprilmayo - Mayjunio – Junejulio – Julyagosto – Augustseptiembre – Septemberoctubre – Octobernoviembre – Novemberdiciembre – December

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entrada – entrancesalida – exittransporte – transportparada – bus-stopautobús – buscomedor – dining-roomcomida – foodbebida – drinkropa – clothesaula – classroompasillo – corridordespacho – Office.biblioteca – librarylaboratorio – laboratorysala de usos múltiples o polivalente – sports and leisure hallsala de audiovisuales – audiovisual roomgimnasio – gymnasiumpatio – playgroundrecreo – breakservicios/aseos (chicos/chicas) – toilets (boys/girls)libro - bookcuaderno – notebookdiccionario – dictionaryfotocopia – photocopyfolios – paper sheetschándal – tracksuitzapatillas (deportivas) – sports shoes

basic vocabulary

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