The objectives we defined when carrying out the project were: - To increase the professional training of teachers in "social and emotional learning" (SEL) skills. - To obtain new tools with the SEL method to avoid and resolve conflicts. NEED: Pupils lack tools to control strong emotions and avoid conflicts, to maintain deeper and more intimate relationships with their colleagues, to execute active listening... With this training course we will offer new tools to improve these deficiencies. - To increase the professional capacity of teachers in the necessary training in English as a foreign language skills on essential aspects such as speaking, listening, writing and vocabulary acquisition. - To guarantee effective equality of opportunities for students with special educational needs (SEN) through true INCLUSION in the classroom. - To learn new methodologies and tools for learning the language, the rest of the subjects in the bilingual programme and the work of the counsellor, so that there is true equality of opportunities.
IES Juan de la Cierva is a bilingual secondary school in Velez Malaga, the main urban centre of Axarquia, a region with a considerable foreign population with permanent residence. Its economy is mainly based on agriculture and tourism. The high rate of youth unemployment is one of its biggest problems. The centre has a wide educational offer: ESO, Baccalaureate and basic vocational training, intermediate and higher education. Activities and previous experience in international relations through the Erasmus+ programme since 2015 with excellent results. Participating in this project is a way to continue with our Erasmus+ trajectory while offering our secondary school teachers to enjoy the resources of the programme in order to broaden their horizons and contacts with host entities for future mobilities with students.