1. PRESENTING IES EL MÉDANO

2. IES EL MÉDANO’S DEVELOPMENT Three academic years Schooling for students from the coast area of Granadilla de Abona Education provided: - ESO - Aula enclave (special classroom for mentally and physically handicapped students) 323 students estimated for the period 2009/10

3. GROUPS FOR 2009/10 Four ESO 1 Four ESO 2 Two ESO 3 Two ESO 4 (Options A, B & C) One ESO 4 with Special Curricular Adaptation One Aula Enclave (6 students) Two 3-year-old groups

4. GENERAL STUDENT’S FEATURES Great diviersity of origins and curricular levels Some of them do not speak Spanish Student’s entering school any time throughout the academic year Low rate of absentsim Low academic results at certain levels Difficulties both in written comprehension and writing Homeworks uncompleted and lack of school materials Unmotivated students

5. OUR AIMS FOR 2009/2010 Improving our student’s academic results Starting strategies to improve our school life Encouraging student’s families to get involved in our school activities Continuing our school institutional documents Fostering the use of new technologies Working more deeply on our students’ Basic Competences Providing students with a wider and deeper knowledge of their first foreign language

6. PLANNING ATTENTION TO DIVERSITY Flexible groups ESO 1 Language and Maths Split-level groups: 3 hours in Language in ESO 2 Diversification group ESO 4 8 hours for language support for foreign students

7. Improvement planning Module I: Basic Competences and environmental management. Module II: Sea Sports for Beginners. Module III: “Aprendo a convivir en el IES El Médano. Por un centro de todos y todas”. Activities for coexistence in the school and Community activities. Module IV: “Nos movemos en familia”. Promoting family participation in school life.

8. Other Projects Multicultural educational project CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) It involves teaching a curricular subject in English. This academic year, Maths and Sciences ESO 1. Comenius Project Language Assistant Teacher Training Course: Developement of the Comprehensive Education Plan of the school within the framework of the new law

9. NETWORKS Healthy schools netwok School solidarity network