Diversity at the IES Torre Almenara in La Cala de Mijas, Málaga

1. Consideration for diversity in the Torre Almenara secondary school

2. What is consideration for diversity? different needs, interests and capacities of the students in the same classroom It is giving appropriate attention to the IES TORRE ALMENARA

3. A student has special educational needs when he/she presents greater difficulties than the rest of the students when it comes to learning the curriculum which corresponds to his/her age. Students with special educational needs internal causes Due to a lack of academic background Socioeconomic level of the family IES TORRE ALMENARA

4. A student has special educational needs when he/she presents greater difficulties than the rest of the students when it comes to learning the curriculum which corresponds to his/her age. Students with special educational needs Individual help What is needed Educational services Subtle adaptations of class work Significantly altered curriculum IES TORRE ALMENARA

5. Equality in education L.O.E. Title II, Chapter I: “ The educational Administration is concerned with providing the necessary resources for learning differences” This includes: Students with learning difficulties, Students with high intellectual capacities, Those who started later in the educational system, Those with a poor academic experience IES TORRE ALMENARA

6. Handling the diversity in the school Specific measures different answers for different students in different moments and stages IES TORRE ALMENARA

7. Handling the diversity in the school Educational reinforcement The strategy used in a specific and sporadic way to aid students in the learning process Curriculum adaptations It is a process of simplifying the content of the curriculum Curriculum diversification It is an extreme adaptation of the curriculum to include basic concepts for students with a variety of learning difficulties. This is developed during the third and the fourth year and is designed to assist students in graduating IES TORRE ALMENARA

8. Handling the diversity in the school Programs for the work force They are provided to those students who turned 16 years old and have no possibility of graduating Spanish language classes Designed for students transferring to the school systems from non-Spanish speaking countries. Spanish instruction is given Elective subjects These are used as a reinforcement mechanism which correspond to basic subjects and are helpful to those students with learning differences IES TORRE ALMENARA

9. Human resources In order to carry out the different programs and for students with special needs, we have the following professionals: Educational support Guidance counselor Spanish teachers Curriculum director External educational services Social services from the City Council IES TORRE ALMENARA

10. Multicultural activities IES TORRE ALMENARA

11. “ Don't teach your children to avoid difficulties in life, Louis Pasteur instead, teach them to overcome them” IES TORRE ALMENARA

12. www.juntadeandalucia.es/averroes/ies_torre_almenara (Web site in construction)