Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Education

No more coasting on the Costa

Ashley Bolton and Wendy Williams take a look at the rise of private education in southern Spain and explore its advantages over local state schools

Stand and deliver!

Stagecoach Spain - where tomorrow’s stars graduate with a ring of confidence

Spain embraces healthier school dinners

A decade of reforms has seen Spain's school dinners embrace a healthier way of life

Swans talent show stuns audience

Students from Swans put on an impressive performance during their talent show at the Little Swans Theatre

Speaking to the world

A multilingual education is the ticket to business success, writes Chris French, Head of Business and Economics at Swans International School

Less is more when it comes to class sizes

Writes Emma-Maria Robertson, Director of Mayfair International Academy

Grounding children is a thing of the past

iPad or Kindle bans look to be enforced instead

20 years of success at Marbella Design Academy!

In its anniversary year, Marbella Design Academy is bigger, better and more glamorous than ever before
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Celebrating 25 years of ‘roots and wings’ at Almunecar International School

Headteacher Fiona Jacobs shares what makes Almunecar International School special as it celebrates 25 years

Calpe International School: A class act

Calpe School has a gold-star reputation on the coast. Rob Horgan went back to the classroom to learn why

Never too young for democracy at Swans

Head boys and girls, prefects and house captains are integral from Year 5

Close encounters of the BSM kind

A series of weird and wonderful events herald the new school year

Benalmadena International College sports centre in final stage

The sports complex will be ready in time for September

Banderas brothers offer students once in a lifetime trip abroad

Antonio Banderas and his brother have donated €75,000 to the University of Malaga to provide grants for overseas study

First for beauty

Marbella Beauty Academy are going from strength to strength

Swans stands up against bullying

Swans put in a lot of work to highlight and fight against school bullying in 2014 and looks to continue doing so in 2015

Educating the expats

Frances Leate talks to four sets of expat parents, each of whom have chosen a different education route for their children on moving to Spain

Graffiti: Art or vandalism?

No other form of art has ever divided people so strongly

English teachers still in demand as unemployment numbers continue to rise in Spain

English TEFL teachers are bucking the trend finding plenty of work in the heart of the recession

Massive drop-out rate in Spanish schools

Spain has highest drop-out rate in the EU for the third year in a row, according to new report

Children at British School of Marbella celebrate Diwali

One boy thought a bit outside the box and went dressed as superman

Violent video games harmful for teenagers

Too much time spent on video games could lead to young people growing up to be agressive adults

Parents storm Catalan language barrier

The Catalan school system has raised some 10 million Catalan speakers

Sevilla student gets competitive scholarship to Cambridge

The farmer's daughter is currently completing a biotechnology degree

Buzz in the air at British School of Marbella

Headmistress Sian Kirkham is thrilled to be back for the new term

Good education more crucial to success than working hard, say Spaniards

Only 47% thought that working hard was important for success

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