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Benidorm attraction joins anti-bullying campaign to help children on Spain's Costa Blanca

A quarter of children in Spain say bullying went on at schools in previous academic year

A REPORT into bullying at schools in Spain reported 24.4% of students believing it went on at their institution in the 2021-22 academic year. The survey published by the Mutua Madrileña Foundation

1 May, 2023 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Teacher in Spain’s Cordoba province slammed for using blackface and exaggerated accent in video about Africa

A TEACHER at a school in the Andalusian province of Cordoba has been widely criticised online after a video circulated in which she appeared in blackface and using an exaggerated accent to

15 Feb, 2023 @ 17:15

Cordoba·Education·Lead

More than 6,000 schoolchildren in Spain’s Malaga to take part in School Chess League

AS of yesterday, January 30, chess tournaments are being played across schools in Malaga province. More than 60 primary schools in Malaga are taking part in the 4th School Chess League organised

31 Jan, 2023 @ 10:00

Education·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Schoolteacher in Spain’s Mallorca gets death threats after demanding students remove Spain flag from classroom

A SCHOOLTEACHER in the Balearic island of Mallorca has been receiving death threats after she ordered a class of students to remove a Spain flag from the classroom. The youngsters, aged 16

28 Nov, 2022 @ 16:15

Balearic Islands·Education·Lead

Partido Popular's Pablo Casado criticised for attending Andalucia church service in memory of Spain's dictator General Franco

Ex-leader of Spain’s main opposition Popular Party to be quizzed by judge over Catalunya hoax

THE FORMER leader of Spain’s main opposition Popular Party, Pablo Casado, has been called to testify as a suspect for propagating a hoax about schools in Catalunya. The northeastern region’s government filed

10 Nov, 2022 @ 16:00

Catalunya·Lead·National News

British prisoner's plan for a great escape during visit to the dentist in Ibiza fails miserably

Teacher in Spain’s Madrid area investigated after pendrive containing images of schoolgirls changing found on street

A court in the Madrid city of Móstoles is investigating a schoolteacher for allegedly filming around a dozen 12-year-old girls as they got changed for gym class. The investigation began after a

17 Oct, 2022 @ 19:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Madrid Socialists propose opening schools 12 hours a day, 11 months a year, to help working parents

The Madrid branch of the Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) has come up with a novel idea to help working parents should it get into power in the region at the next elections.

13 Sep, 2022 @ 16:40

Lead·Madrid·National News

Young victim in viral bullying video overwhelmed with support and birthday wishes from celebrities in Spain

A boy in Mallorca who was bullied by classmates during a summer camp has been inundated with messages of support from celebrities and sports stars after a video of the harassment was

5 Sep, 2022 @ 10:19

Lead·Mallorca

Teaching unions want school and college classes suspended if it gets too hot in Spain’s Valencia region

TEACHING unions in the Valencian Community are calling for lectures and lessons to be suspended if temperatures get too high. The region’s school year ends on Friday with the final week seeing

15 Jun, 2022 @ 16:30

Education·Lead·Premium·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

Schools in Spain’s Andalucia await instructions on the end of face masks in classrooms

AS of today, Wednesday April 20, it is no longer compulsory to wear a face mask in enclosed spaces in Spain. That said, there are exceptions in which the face mask will

20 Apr, 2022 @ 08:45

Education·Lead

Spain’s Cabinet approves end of indoor mask wearing this Wednesday but with key exceptions

INDOOR mask wearing will end in Spain this Wednesday but with some key exceptions. The decision, which had been announced earlier this month, was formally approved at Tuesday’s Council of Ministers. Speaking

19 Apr, 2022 @ 16:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Top of the class: Malaga’s Laude San Pedro International College recognised for educational excellence

MALAGA school Laude San Pedro International College has been ranked number two in the whole of Spain by Forbes Magazine. It also made it in the top 100 on the distinguished El

22 Mar, 2022 @ 17:15

Lead·Malaga

Masks in schools in Spain’s Andalucia no longer be mandatory once ‘80% of children have been vaccinated’

ANDALUCIAN schools will be able to ease up on their mask policies once “80% of children have been vaccinated” the Deputy Regional Minister of Health, Catalina Garcia has said. Speaking with journalists

24 Feb, 2022 @ 08:45

Education·Lead·Other News

CLIC INTERNATIONAL HOUSE: Inspiring the next generation of English language teachers from around the world in Spain

THE appeal of CLIC International House has infiltrated every corner of the globe. With language students from the UK, Russia, Ireland, China and the US, their teaching methods and flexible timetables can

18 Feb, 2022 @ 13:08

Five year olds soon to be vaccinated at school in fight against Covid-19 on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AS SCHOOL canteens and gyms are quickly converted into vaccination stations for children, Costa Blanca authorities are planning to start jabbing five year olds. Immunisation from the Covid-19 virus for children aged

14 Dec, 2021 @ 11:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

La Palma air quality improvement allows schools to reopen

THE air quality over La Palma has improved so much over the last few days that a resumption of classes on the island has been allowed. The Ministry of Education announced on

10 Nov, 2021 @ 10:03

Canary Islands·Lead·National News

BACK TO SCHOOL: Choosing the right schools for your kids in Spain can be a puzzle of Einstein proportions

PENCIL cases to fill, textbooks to buy, packed lunch boxes to prepare… the first day of school can be as big a deal for parents as it is for their kids. Throw

11 Sep, 2021 @ 15:45

Education·Lead

School Class And Teacher Quarantined After Girl Gets Covid 19 In Spain S Valencian Community

More than 200 schools across Spain have registered incidents due to cases of COVID-19, with Andalucia most affected

According to data of the Autonomous Communities, Andalucia, with 34 schools affected to some degree by the pandemic, is the region with most incidents

15 Sep, 2020 @ 11:38

Education·Lead·National News

School children and COVID-19: how to respond and what to do according to protocol in Spain’s Andalucia

Measures for the prevention, protection and surveillance of COVID-19 in educational centres as published in the BOJA of September 2

11 Sep, 2020 @ 10:22

Education·Lead

Two schools on Spain’s Costa del Sol delay opening after COVID-19 cases detected

Just a few hours before the start of the school year, two schools in the province of Malaga have already announced their temporary closure

10 Sep, 2020 @ 10:29

Education·Lead·Malaga

Dozens of children and teachers quarantined after string of COVID-19 cases detected at schools across Spain

DOZENS of children are in quarantine following a string of COVID-19 outbreaks at Spanish schools this week. One of the first came at the French Lyceum school in Madrid on Tuesday when

9 Sep, 2020 @ 14:38

Lead·National News

Teachers will get COVID-19 training but only after new school year starts on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TEACHERS in Valencian Community schools are to be taught to identify COVID-19 symptoms amongst their students. The sessions though are scheduled to commence after next week’s start of the new school year.

4 Sep, 2020 @ 12:22

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Education·Lead

Spain’s Andalucia to hire 6,300 extra teachers for next school year

Additionally, 1,600 cleaners will be employed to cover the disinfection tasks of the schools

1 Jul, 2020 @ 11:32

Education·Lead

Back to school for Gibraltar Year 12 students as youth clubs re-open

Year 12s will be the next year group to go back to school after months of lockdown. There are now only four active cases of COVID-19 in Gibraltar.

12 Jun, 2020 @ 18:45

Gibraltar

COVID-19: Spain reveals new guidelines for schools as children to return in September

THE Spanish Government has revealed new guidelines for schools when children go back to classes in September. Education chiefs announced the reduction of safe social distance for pupils from two metres to

11 Jun, 2020 @ 12:02

Education·Lead·National News

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Madrid school children refused fresh fruit as fast food chains monopolise free meal deliveries

VULNERABLE school children in Madrid have been left without fresh fruit after contracted fast food chains refused to strike a deal with a Canary Island banana producer. Platano de Canarias offered to

6 May, 2020 @ 15:39

Madrid