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National Bilingual Schools Project Spain Teresa Reilly Language Policy Dialogues: Bilingual Schools Consultant English for the Future [email protected] Colombia October 2012

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Page 1: Teresa Rilley “National Bilingual Schools Project Spain”

National Bilingual Schools Project Spain

Teresa Reilly                                                    Language  Policy Dialogues:              

Bilingual Schools Consultant                                    

English for the Future

[email protected]

Colombia October 2012

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Context

• Political will• Parental demand

• Successful  bilingual British Council School

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Summary 1996‐ 2012September 1996. Ministry of Education/British Council agreement‐

44 state schools

44  supernumerary native speaker primary school teachers

1,880 3 year‐olds

6‐8  sessions per week

September 2012‐

90 primary schools

60 secondary schools

40,000 pupils between 3 and 16

40‐

50% through English 

Major achievements  July 2012‐

External evaluation study: 90% of pupils reaching/superseding expectations

IGCSE examinations  in up to 5 subjects

Standards in Spanish language remain the same, or are slightly higher

Continuity from kindergarten through primary and secondary

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Key StakeholdersWorking constructively with partners: ‐

Ministry of Education and British Council

Spanish regional governments

Schools

Parents

Universities & researchers

International links

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Key Characteristics

Provision‐

Very early start – age 3

Whole school  ‐

gradual inclusion

35‐50% through English

Seconday schools identified from 

start‐

Supported by special curriculum

Supernumerary teachers

Focus on teacher CPD

Prestigious external examinations

Independent evaluation process

good ground level management

Partnership funding secured

Process‐

Focus on literacy  from early years 

through to end of secondary‐

Focus on academic subjects with  

tasks  which offer learners 

cognitive challenge across subject 

areas‐

English language text books not 

generally used‐

Language and discourse graded  

only for appropriacy of age and 

content‐

Dedication of school staff and 

commitment to making it succeed

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Real Reading and WritingLiteracy Skills5 year‐olds

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Caring for 

the 

environment

10 year‐olds

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Teaching through ArtKandinsky projectAge  9

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Looking at Different  CulturesWhole school project

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Focus on teachers

• Face – to ‐

face courses

• Curriculum encounters

• Contact seminars

• Study visits to UK• Preparation for secondary transition• Trainer training• Teacher as researcher

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Challenges

• Political Change –

continuity ‐

Project ownership• Bureaucracy• Capacity building• Resistance• Harmonisation between curriculum, methodological approach and  

assessment / examinations• Supernumerary teachers• Recognition  of achievement• Challenge of being succesful over a fairly large number of schools• Challenge of being successful in an environment  where English is 

largely used only in the classroom• The 10% who  don´t appear to benefit

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Lessons Learned

• Success is not immediate  ‐

no short‐term solutions – start with a long‐term & a short‐term plan – be flexible

• Shared vision: commitment of key staff  long term• Secure budget• Work constructively with all partners• Starting points for change initiatives  are the curriculum, methodology, assessment & evaluation

• Teachers are the linchpins• “Little by little”: resistance can sometimes be positive

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• En un mundo globalizado como el actual , aprender el inglés  es tan básico y necesario como aprender matemáticas o 

lengua. Vamos a mejorar la enseñanza del inglés  desde una  edad temprana, el segundo ciclo de educación infantil, y hasta 

el bachillerato, sustituyendo el viejo enfoque de estudiar  inglés para pasar a estudiar en

inglés.  Entendemos que es 

mucho mas adecuado en la medida en que el inglés  es una  herramienta para la transmisión  del conocimiento , por lo 

que el mejor manera de dominarlo es precisamente de este  modo: utilizando para aprender.

Ministro de Educación,  Jose Antonio Wert, Febrero 2012

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Bilingual Education

• Often viewed as being for “ élite” sector of society• Been around for centuries!• Focus is on the word “education”• Both languages are of equal importance ( often 40‐60% or even 50‐50% 

divide)• Emphasis on a curriculum  ‐

often a special curriculum, or an L1 curriculum 

slightly adapted• Focus on continuity, consistency, challenge• Focus is on authentic content: language is secondary• Therefore there is no grading of structures, vocabulary• Generally not text book , graded reader book based (authentic materials)• Often find the word “early”

preceding bilingual education (2‐6 year‐old 

start

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Bilingual Education

• Approach is very similar to active‐based L1 teaching – learning by doing  and imitation for young children: hands‐on science, geography ,art and  craft

• Focus on social  skills ,cultural  knowledge and language acquisition  to  help develop  comprehension and oral skills

• Attention dedicated to early teaching of reading and writing and

then  development of “literacy”

skills

• L1 and L2 not mixed (though children often do!)

• Frequently leads to international non‐

EFL exams (focus on content, not  language   ‐

language is a “given”)

• Growing  focus on assessment FOR rather than OF learning

• NB: “subtractive”

v “additive”

bilingualism

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Features of MEC/ British Council Bilingual Project

• Operates in state schools : not selected on the basis of social or other  privilege

• Whole school project• Very early start (age 3 years)• Supported by an officially approved curriculum• Between 40 and 50% of time allocated  to the teaching in English

of 

“challenging”

subjects• Reading and writing skills taught from a very early stage (literacy skills)• Agreement with secondary schools re. continuity• Supernumerary teachers ( maximum 4 per school in primary) support the 

programme• Continuous  Professional Development (CPD) an integral element• Liason with schools from both Ministry of Education and British Council

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Can CLIL be a “stepping stone” towards Bilingual Education?

• Time factor: early start, 40% time, intensity of  challenge

• Enthusiastic teachers  understanding principles  and willing to change practice

• High level of language competency• Whole school support : CPD for teachers• Parental understanding and support• Continuity and progression

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Integrated learning

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Focus on learners: Added Value

The children

show:• High

concentration

skills

and

good

listening

skills

in ALL 

subjects• Evidence

of

higher

order

thinking

skills

(cognitive

skills) –

questioning, summarising, predicting, presneting

logical arguments

• Independent

learning

skills• Awareness

that

life

is

not

black

and

white”

• Personal confidence• Ability

and

willingness

to

confront

a challenge

• Knowledge

that

they

are part

of

a global world