Comic Relief show raises €750 at BSM
The British School of Marbella hosted a talent show for the UK-based charity
Jaw breaker
A school in Alhaurin el Grande has been ordered to pay €47,000 in compensation along with the family of a student who broke another boy's
Competition hots up for international school places
Local children now account for 80% of places in multilingual schools
Spanish seat belt campaign keeps children safe
An awareness campaign has been launched by DGT after fatal road accidents
GSCEs out, O-levels in
New exams based O-levels are set to replace GCSEs
Start of school year marred by crisis
Hundreds of children in Andalucia affected by lack of funds
UK set to follow Spain’s ‘no phones in schools’ policy
Mobile phones are set to be completely banned in UK schools
Top tips for a new school in Spain
OPX editor Wendy Andersen on preparing your children for a new school
A different sort of summer school in Spain
OPX editor Wendy Andersen offers some crafty tips on ‘stealth teaching' during the long summer months
La Janda language school offers Spanish classes in the white pueblo of Vejer de la Frontera
The language school weaves local Spanish culture into the learning experience, familiarizing students with both the language and the lifestyle of Spain
Spanish police rescue British schoolboys in the Picos de Europa
The two youths became separated from their school group on a trip to the mountains but police located them in relatively little time
England needs a lesson in language
As increasing numbers of European children conquer several languages, Britain’s youngsters try to play catch up
What to do with the kids this summer…
Mother-of-three Wendy Andersen gives tips on surviving the long, hot Andalucian summer
Malaga schoolchildren ‘too noisy’, says Junta
Disciplinary proceedings launched against Parque Clavero School after neighbours complained about the racket
Spanish RE teacher resurrects career
Teacher sacked for marrying a divorcee is reinstated
Spanish parents’ association calls for homework strike
The CEAPA says children are given far too much homework
But will we fit in?
Parents more concerned that other families are ‘people like us’ than about discipline
Fine schools for illiterate kids
Schools could be punished if children remain illiterate when they move to secondary schools
Cleaning strike wipes out classes in Jerez
Thousands of pupils affected after rubbish builds up in schools
Students take to streets as education cuts begin to bite
Hundreds of thousands of teachers and students have protested around Spain
Bailiffs remove classroom furniture from debt-ridden school
Desks, chairs and whiteboards were taken from under the noses of pupils at the Madrid school
Dreaming of top grades in Spain
Kids in Spain tend not to get enough sleep
Chopstick challenge at British School of Marbella
CHILDREN dressed up in colourful costumes to celebrate the Chinese New Year at the British School of Marbella. The youngsters, who study Mandarin Chinese, took
Homeless hostel row in Spain
Volunteers left furious after homeless shelter shut down
How to play school detective
Former Ofsted inspector Paul Whitelock gives somes tips about what to look for when picking a school for your child
Pigheaded
A Muslim family denounces a teacher for mentioning ham in their son's class
