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INTERNATIONAL EVALUATIONS

 C.E.I.P Mandela is aware of the importance of international evaluations such as PIRLS and TIMSS for this reason we are going to take into account the last results in Spain of both evaluations.

PIRLS: assess reading and literacy.

TIMSS: mathematics and sciences.

Both are developed in fourth of primary education as the diagnostic evaluations in Spain.

PIRLS

System to evaluate:

Spain has a medium level in the evaluations. In the following graphic we can see a representation of the significant improvement that Spain has made during time in relation to the average of OECD.

TIMSS

System to evaluate:

-In mathematics Spain is having a medium level (502 points), lightly above 500 points. This result is below the OECD (527). This demonstrates the necessity for a immediately change.

- In science we are also below the average of OECD, having also a medium level. 

We can see how Spain improved its performance in 2015 in both areas but in recent years it has changed.

STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE EVALUATIONS

 In C.E.I.P Mandela we have built a series of strategies in order to improve the results of our diagnostics evaluations as those are similar to the ones obtained in the international evaluations. 

The first one is “Mathematical Olympics”. Once a year a mathematics exam in which all students can participate will be done, it would be previously prepared by the mathematics teacher. Thus the school could prove the abilities and difficulties of our students in mathematics in order to improve teaching. 

The second strategy is ‘’Science laboratory’’. Every student of our school will be able to use it. It is a way of putting in practice what they have learned in theoretical classes.

To improve the level of reading in our school and to promote it, we have used a strategy called "The travelling suitcase". In this suitcase we will find books of all kinds focused on all levels of our schools. Students can take the books to their house, thus they will discover new books which could make them being interested on reading.

The last one is called “Mandela’s Newspaper”. They will have to write invented stories to write them in the newspaper. To do so, they are working with grammar, vocabulary but most important with their creativity. Finally, every student will have the honor to write and read their own newspaper. 

PARTICIPATION BODIES

Within the participation bodies we find the Parents Association and the

School Council.

 PARENTS ASSOCIATION

-Parents Association of Mandela School is composed of 4 fathers and 5 mothers which have the following functions:

• To collaborate in the organization of complementary activities

and participate in educational activities of our school.

• To ensure the participation of parents in the management of the school.

• To support the presence of parents when making decisions.

• To carry out projects in order to have a good educational offer.

• To organize and cooperate in extracurricular activities.

• To inform other parents about the subjects that their children will have.

• To organize meeting activities (such as organized trips, meetings…)

-Within this we find the ‘Junta Directiva’, which is responsible for the organization,

management and monitoring of extracurricular activities for students.

Specifically, the INITIATIVES that the Parents Association will develop are:

1. Eliminating Fears: it will consist of carrying out every week a meeting, so that the parents of the students of our school can express themselves and communicate their thoughts and insecurities about the needs of their children.

2. As our school is focussed on the development of extracurricular activities that in the school hours are not offered, as for example chess and a musical chorus in which all teachers, students and parents can attend voluntarily. 

3. Crowdfunding Requests: it consists of a network of collective funding, which through small annual donations from the families of the students, we will get the best tools and resources that guarantee the greatest enjoyment and learning of our students.

4. In addition, they will propose new educational activities, so they will collaborate in the research and will look for the best option for our students to visit an educational place during the academic year.

5. Moreover, in Christmas, students will make a Christmas’ song contest and they will be dressed up according to the theme. Parent’s association will help to make the costumes and attend the contest. 

6. A theatre will be develop. It will be focused on summer.

Finally, AMPA will try to support those students most in need. For this reason, the parents' association will organize two festivities to collect school materials needed by students with less financial resources.

The INNOVATION PROJECTS carried out in our school are the following ones:

The first one is called ''Aula CreaTICva'' a project about digital devices to

help teaching and learning.

There our students can create videos introducing sounds and creative activities

to do in order to share them to the class.

In this way, they are going to discover new technologies and become more familiar

with them.

The next project is called 'El Patio de mi Cole', a project about respect and coexistence.

It consists of knowing the behaviour of our students in the recess, thus analyzing it in

order to develop an adequate coexistence plan.

The last project we have introduced is known as ''Mindfulness'' a project related to

physical and mental health. This project is willing to improve many capacities of our students like attention, relationships with others or to control themselves. Despite being beneficial for every student, it is going to be very essential for those with SNES.

COORDINATION BODIES

The Teaching Coordination Bodies, in C.E.I.P. Mandela will be the following: teaching teams, cycle teams, educational counseling team, pedagogic coordination technical team and tutors. 

C.E.I.P. Mandela is a bilingual school and it is important to have a responsible for the coordination of its proper teaching as it is stated in. For this reason we introduce Noelia Estepa Jordán, who is respomsible for the coordination of bilingual education for two academic years, having some important responsabilities such as proposing and coordinating activities in relationship with bilingual teaching.

 

LEADERSHIP STYLE AND SCHOOL COUNCIL

Leadership in schools is essential for developing a good future. It is the intentional influence that is made by an individual or by a group over others to structure the activities and relationships in a group or organisation. Interaction between leaders, teachers and situations is the key for a good organisation. Therefore,  we have decided to develop participative leadership between others. In our school many people will have the potential to exercise leadership in any organisation, so we are going to use democratic principles in the decision-making processes, thus increasing the collaboration and the effectiveness in C.E.I.P Mandela. 

Other ways of leadership that we will promote in our school are interpersonal leadership and transformational ones. 

For us a successful leader is a person who develops a vision based on their personal and professional values but without manipulating the school members, thus acting in a collaborative way. 

Regarding the School Council it is the body through which the education community participates in the schools governing which competences are approving and evaluating the school plan between others. 

Finally, the School Council meetings will be carried out making possible the attendance of all staff and will be convened by the head teacher Virginia. These will be established once a week. 

On the other hand the Teaching Staff has the responsibility of planning, coordinating, informing and, where appropriate, deciding about the school educational matters. It is guided by the head teacher of our school and it would be composed by the school teachers and the head of studies.

GOVERNMENT BODIES

 Government Bodies (Órganos de gobiernos)

Now we are going to introduce our Government Execute Body.

The head teacher in C.E.I.P Mandela is Virginia Ruiz Ruiz.

Requirements to be a head teacher in our school:

- To have worked as a teacher for at least 5 years in our school.

-To be in a public schools for at least one academic year.

-Teacher training to be a head teacher.

-Present an educational project

Selection process:

-Educational Administrations convene a competition of merits.

Responsibles for the selection:

-School.

-Educational Administration.

The head of studies in C.E.I.P Mandela is Carmen Aragón Jiménez.

The secretary is Irene Martín Godoy

Here you can meet our Goverment bodies members and their competences:

 

OTHER DOCUMENTS OF THE SCHOOL

General Annual Plan (G.A.P)

It is a detailed project of what is desired to achieve during the school year. In C.E.I.P Mandela  one of the main goals is to form students with the necessary competences and learn to respect different cultures. We can achieve that by each of the elements that participate in the school environment.

It can be defined as a declaration of intentions for those next goals that are desired to be achieved and the operational means to get a correct execution.

Self-evaluation Report (S.R.)

It is an evaluation report in which the degree of compliance of the General Annual Plan is valued. Each school, including C.E.I.P Mandela, must perform a self-evaluation that will be supervised by the education inspection.

Teaching plans

It contains the specific planning, development and evaluation instruments of each area that we offer in our school. They must obey the general criteria that are gathered in the Educational Project of our school and take into consideration the students' needs and characteristics. These are prepared by cycle teams and approved by the Teaching Staff. They can be updated or modified after the self-evaluation procedures.

Pedagogical proposals

Pedagogic proposals in Mandela’s preschool education are specific planning, development and evaluation instruments of the teaching and learning process. They must respect children’s growth and learning characteristics. Also, they are prepared by the preschool education cycle team and approved by the Teaching Staff. Moreover, they can be updated or modified after the self-evaluation procedures.

MANAGEMENT PROJECT

- WHAT IS A MANAGEMENT PROJECT?

Our management project is the one that gathers the ordinance and use of Mandela school, material and human resources.

- WHAT IT INCLUDES?

• Criteria for preparation of incomes and budgets.
• Criteria for the management of substitutions.
• Measures for facilities and equipment.
• Procedures for the preparation of inventory.
• Criteria to conserve the environment.

- WHO IS THE RESPONSIBLE?

Schools budget project approval for each school year and justification of its management account are the School Council’s responsibility.

ORGANISATION AND FUNCTIONING REGULATION

- WHAT IS THE ORGANISATION AND FUNCTIONING REGULATION?

It is a document that facilitates the achievement of objectives that our school has provided. It allows a cooperation environment, based on respect and trust.

- COMPOSITION

• Participation paths of the different educational community sectors.
• Criteria and procedures of governments and teaching coordination bodies to follow.
• Organisation of school spaces.
• Facilities and material resources.
• Organisation of the surveillance leisure times and entry and exit period from class.
• A school’s self protection plan.
• Regulation about the use of electronic devices at school.
• Procedures to guarantee students’ secure Internet access.
• Possibility to establish a uniform.
• Responsibilities and functions related with the risk prevention in the workplace.

- PARTICIPATION PATH OF THE DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY SECTORS

C. E. I. P. Mandela has created STRATEGIES to enhance the participation path of the different educational community sectors.

1. To increment the participation of FAMILIES

• To make home-school manuals in which parents can participate in procedures and programs elaborated.

• Parents will be invited to every school event.

• We will offer a mailbox accessible to parents, in which they can write whatever they want to improve our school in every field.

• Existence of a digital platform, so parents can be aware of everything that happens with school and their children.

2. Regarding the STUDENTS:

• We will have a common methodology for all of them and it will be cooperative learning. 

• To make students conscious of their own learning.

• Creation of a digital newspaper to show students many interesting aspects, informing about everything that happens.

• To promote participation in those activities proposed by the school.

3. Strategies related with the participation of TEACHERS:

• Make teachers participate in school rules by adding their ideas and thoughts.

• To make teachers participate in every activity proposed by the school to be a good influence to our students.

  

COEXISTENCE PLAN

For our COEXISTENCE PLAN we want to improve our students’ experience in our school, so we have created some instruments and activities to achieve that.

• Firstly, we are going to create a slogan , which says “C.E.I.P Mandela is a family, and as a family every success of one of us is a success for  everyone”. 

• Moreover, the first two days of the school year we are going to create a welcoming plan for parents and students.

• In the  first week will be the “Cultural Week”, in which students will meet with each other, and we will collect food. 

• At the end of the academic year we are going to create a video including every member or our school.

• We will develop speeches related to bullying, gender violence…

• Our school will offer extra curricular courses to teachers and a psychologist. 

• Goodness guardians, which consist of a group of students who are responsible for keeping a good environment.

EDUCATIONAL ACTIONS GENERAL LINES

C.E.I.P. Mandela is based on the following PRINCIPLES:

- Equality

• Equality of opportunities for everybody despite their origins.  

• Educational inclusion and no discrimination. 

• Gender equality

- Freedom

• Teachers must show ideological neutrality.

• Freedom expression.

- Well-being

• To assure students well-being through the teaching and learning of healthy habits regarding food and hygiene. 

• Develop an active lifestyle. 

• Develop respectful behaviors as well as consciousness about environmental issues.

- Entrepreneurship 

  

• Create critical thinking and autonomy between our students.

• To enhance students’ creativity. 

• Training students capable of regulating their own learning.

- Communication principle in the foreing language  

• Encourage the oral and written language through active learning.

• Work the foreign language in an interdisciplinary way.

• Develop a capacity related to communicating with foreigners.