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
Top of the class
A language school in Malaga is the best in the world
Schools out for striking pupils in Malaga
Dozens of children picket school gates to get more teachers
Back to school
Spanish princesses Sofia and Leonor start school
Spanish police arrest three over kidnap of British schoolboy
Officers swoop on small town near Tarragona in connection with Sahil Saeed’s abduction
Family counts
Having a brother or sister at a school gives children a better chance of being accepted
Corruption in the classroom: the head, the thief, his wife and her cuñada
Granada primary school faces legal battle and one million euro fine after an investigation found nine unqualified teachers, eight falsified salaries, and one imaginary class