BASICS OF THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM II:STAR

Hi everybody! I am Maria and this week I have been the star of the Meerkats group.On Monday, I had problems with the transport and I had to go in blablacar because I did not want fail them, for this reason I did everything possible to go to the university.

I think that I have been luck because normally, the star have to do an oral presentation but this week I have had to work with my group and part of the 7up group evaluating the card questions that other groups did during holidays. We had to debate in group about the card questions and answered a "survey" in which we had to mark different aspects.In my opinion this is a good way to work in group and learning how to share different points of view about the same topic.

Those are the different questions that we had to evaluate:

• According to this organic law, what do we understand as Spanish Educational System?

• Could a private primary school adopt the same name as a public one?

• Diego loves different subjects such as sciences, art and English, but he also loves working in groups. Could you tell me which general objectives of Primary Education you can see these things in?

• Following LOMCE... What are the languages that must be integrated in Primary Schools?

• I have just finished the primary educational degree and I want to know which types of schools provide primary education. How many types are? Which are they?

• If I had a child and he goes to a primary school. What is he going to develop?

• If I was a head teacher. Which would be the key competences related to the subjects?

• Imagine that you are a member of the Regional Education Authorities in Murcia and you cooperate with the MECD regarding the Spanish Education Policy. According to LOMCE, do you have to follow and develop the same education policy or, on he contrary, is the Education Policy is different in these two laws?

• In what grade of primary schools is there an individual assessment?

• Joao is a Chinese boy who has moved to Spain this year, at first he was very nervous because he was going to go to a new shook where most of the students would be Spanish, so maybe for them Joao would be a weird boy, so, he was a bit worried, but fortunately thanks to a general objective of primary education that this school had adopted he felt really comfortable and welcomed and now he has lot of new friends. Which general objective we are talking about?

• Must students go to the specific school according to the guidelines of Educational Authorities, so students can’t choose their school?

• Name three different aspects in which the Spanish education policy is focus on.

• Pedro is nine year old who is attending the second year of primary education with the old law, LOE. Next year he is going to start the third year of primary education, but with the New law LOMCE. Are the competencies the same in the two courses? Why yes or why not?

• Primary Education provides pupils with personal development, knowledge and academic skills. Name the main competences that they acquire and develop in Primary School.

• Regarding to the studies provided by public schools and private schools. What difference is usually found between both?

• Related to the policy of the primary school, are those pupils with difficulties for learn or with any disability kept in mind?

• The Act on the Improvement on the Quality of Education, modified Primary Education in the 2nd, 4th and 6th, could you explain what establishing the basic curriculum for the curriculum of these years?

• The Educational Act of 2006, modified Primary Education in the 2nd, 4th and 6th years, could you explain what establishing the core curricula for the curriculum of these years?

• What actions are carried out to ensure proper schooling in rural areas?

• What are key skills? Some examples of them.

• What are the basic skills? Some examples of them.

• What competecences must a child who is learning a foreign language and ICT achieve?

• What is the legislative reference?

• What is the main function of the MECD in the primary education? If the MECD does not exist, which would be the consequences in a national level?

• What is the objective of learning the contents and abillities which are especified in Primary School?

• What stages constitute the basic education?

• What two Authorities cooperate to established the priority aspects of the Spanish Educational Policy regarding primary schools?

• Which are the similarities between the core curricula and the basic curriculum? Name at least 3.

• Which role takes the Educational authorities in LOMCE in the admission process?

• Who are in charge of the development of the basic competencies such as mathematical competencies and Social and civic competencies?

• Who is the school network make up by?

• Why the primary education is compulsory and free? What assuring this in our society?

• You are a primary school teacher and you wake up every morning to go to your school and attend your children. So, what aim do you have?