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Revealed: These are the best FREE schools in Spain’s Andalucia – including 5 on the Costa del Sol

MOVING to Andalucia can be an exciting time for any family, but making sure your children receive a good education is understandably paramount. Unfortunately, many

25 Feb, 2024 @ 09:24

Andalucia·Education·Lead·Other News

Boy genius from Spain’s Andalucia lands a place at Britain’s prestigious Oxford University at just 15 years old

A CHILD genius from Andalucia is set to begin a degree at the prestigious Oxford University at just 15 years old. Miguel Donaire Arcas-Sariot, a

18 Jan, 2024 @ 11:31

Andalucia·Education·Granada·Lead·Other News

Angry parents at overcrowded Murcia region school that sent children home gets response from Spain's Ombudsman

Angry parents at overcrowded Murcia school that sent children away hear from Spain’s Ombudsman

PARENTS at a Los Alcazares school have heard back from Spain’s Ombudsman after a lack of classrooms forced children to study at home for the

28 Oct, 2023 @ 10:00

Education·Mar Menor·Murcia

Children face overcrowded classrooms for start of new school year as council dithers over site of new building in expat area of Spain's Costa Blanca

Children start new school year in old classrooms as council dithers over site for replacement building in expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA COUNCIL has been slammed for ‘snubbing’ children on the Orihuela Costa after it said that a new infant and primary school in Dehesa de

6 Sep, 2023 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Education·Politics·Valencian Community

Back to school: 6 tips to keep the start of term stress-free

AS ‘Back to school’ season is right around the corner, parents all over the country will be fretting about the upcoming year while their children

6 Sep, 2023 @ 14:15

Education·Other News

Going to back school is an expensive business for families in Spain

EXPLAINER: Why going back to school is such an expensive business in Spain

SEPTEMBER’S start of the new school year in Spain is dreaded by most youngsters after the long summer break, but there’s a different concern for

30 Aug, 2023 @ 14:15

Education·Lead

New website to support upcoming university students has launched today

A new website to provide support and resources to upcoming university students has launched today. Moving abroad for higher education can be a very challenging

22 Aug, 2023 @ 21:00

Education·Gibraltar

UK students can now go to universities in Spain without taking extra entrance exams

UK students can now go to university in Spain without taking extra entrance exams

GOT A STORY? Email us at [email protected] A NEW agreement between Spain and the UK allowing students to access universities and other higher education institutions

2 Aug, 2023 @ 15:00

Education·Lead

Spain’s schools bring in new measures to combat soaring suicide rate among teens

WITH rates of suicide creeping up alarmingly among teens in Spain, school teachers are being trained in techniques to support at-risk youth. The move has

15 Jul, 2023 @ 12:00

Education·Lead

Over two-thirds of people aged 20 years and under can't speak English in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

Vast majority of people aged 20 years and under can’t speak English in Spain’s Costa Blanca area

OVER TWO-THIRDS of young people in the Valencian Community have told a survey that they cannot speak or understand any English, with just one out

24 Apr, 2023 @ 16:30

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Education·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Hard of hearing school children to receive additional support in Islas Baleares

The Balearic Government has allocated €1.2m to supporting deaf and hard of hearing children in educational settings. Funds will go towards hiring sign language interpreters

4 Apr, 2023 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Education·Mallorca·Menorca·Other News

To Marbella via the world: An interview with Laude San Pedro Headteacher Andrew Atkinson

IT was while watching a TV series on a soldier who returns from war to go into teaching that Andrew Atkinson, 56, first had his

26 Mar, 2023 @ 12:18

Education·Lead

Forbes Magazine lists five Malaga schools among best in Spain

FOR the third consecutive year, the Spanish edition of Forbes magazine has published its list of the best schools to be found in Spain. A

18 Mar, 2023 @ 10:30

Education·Lead·Malaga

Route to the top: The American College in Spain, celebrating 10 years of excellence in American education

THIS year The American College in Spain (ACS) celebrates its 10th anniversary since it was founded in 2013. ACS offers fully accredited American education, both

10 Mar, 2023 @ 11:55

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Bilingual benefits: Students at the International Montessori School Sotogrande are masters of both English and Spanish

CHILDREN at International Montessori School in Sotogrande learn both English and Spanish effortlessly in a curriculum taught in both tongues. It’s been operating since 2020,

10 Mar, 2023 @ 11:14

Education·Malaga

Inclusive and caring: Sunny View School, outstanding education on the Costa del Sol Inclusive and caring:

SUNNY View is a British, privately owned school. It was established in 1971 to provide quality, affordable education with attention to high academic achievement, personal

5 Mar, 2023 @ 12:53

Education·Malaga

Teenage boys hack school computers to get exam questions on Spain's Mallorca.

LOST IN THE MATRIX: With social networks and influencers affecting education, will the Spanish curriculum eventually go online?

IN the late 1980s, when I was a secondary school pupil in England, there were no smart devices. Phone calls were made from a landline

25 Feb, 2023 @ 10:00

Education·Lead·Other News

Schools In Spain's Costa Blanca And Valencia Areas Have The Highest Number Of Ukraine Refugee Children

Schools in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas have biggest number of Ukraine refugee children

VALENCIAN COMMUNITY classrooms have absorbed the highest number of Ukraine refugee children in Spain since Russia’s invasion of their homeland on February 24 last year.

20 Feb, 2023 @ 19:11

Costa Blanca·Education·Lead·Torrevieja·Ukraine·Valencian Community

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

15 Feb, 2023 @ 17:15

Cordoba·Education·Lead

Spain’s government planning to offer temporary residency to illegal migrants who take vocational training

THE SPANISH government is planning on granting temporary residence permits to illegal migrants in the country if they sign up for vocational training, which is

15 Feb, 2023 @ 16:30

Education·Lead·National News·Politics

Nearly half of Spain’s families pay for children to get private lessons

ALMOST half of families in Spain paid for private lessons for their children between 2019 and 2020 according to a study from the Esade Centre

13 Feb, 2023 @ 15:45

Education·Lead·National News

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

31 Jan, 2023 @ 10:00

Education·Lead·Malaga·Other News

School kids in Spain’s Andalucia to receive compulsory extra reading from September in bid to improve shocking literacy levels

Primary and secondary schools in Andalucia are to include an extra two and a half hours a week of dedicated reading time in the curriculum

10 Jan, 2023 @ 18:30

Andalucia·Education·Lead

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

28 Nov, 2022 @ 16:15

Balearic Islands·Education·Lead

How to motivate your teen for the new academic year in Spain’s education system

GETTING your teen back to school after the long summer vacation can be tricky – especially when they’ve developed lazy summer habits or, as has

24 Sep, 2022 @ 16:31

Education·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

School’s Back in Spain

WITH the holiday season winding down, tourists heading home and the nights drawing in, this can only mean one thing: the kids are back to

24 Sep, 2022 @ 16:06

Education·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community