IES Bezmiliana is a free public High School located in the south of Spain by the Mediterranean Sea in a town called Rincon de la Victoria near Malaga city.
IES Bezmiliana offers a variety of educational levels, including vocational training. Students start the school when they are twelve years of age. The institution provides compulsory studies from twelve to sixteen years of age and offers further non-compulsory studies, as well as vocational training in the fields of Management, Electronics and Information Technologies for older students. Currently there are about 1.500 students and 113 teachers.
The school takes part in a bilingual project in English where some groups and subjects are taught in English in order to improve students’ language skills. Secondary students learn Maths, Science and Physical Education in English.
Moreover, it is involved in the so-called TIC project, which was developed to encourage the use of Information Technologies in the school.
The attention given to education and innovation in teaching Science and Technology is very high. The school’s Scientific Club has published a digital science magazine to promote STEM subjects and update teaching methods since 2007. In addition, the school is used to organize the “Meeting of Sciences”, which is considered one of the highlights in the calendar of Andalusian fairs dedicated to boost the popularity of science among the public. The exhibition is promoted by the Scientific Bezmiliana Club, consisting of students and teachers, who work in collaboration with the Foundation Discover.
We have participated in various Erasmus programmes whose aim has been the need to educate students with special educational needs as active European citizens and with global awareness, overcoming the obstacles that stand between them and the rest of the students as well as in their daily life in the society in which they are growing, a society increasingly Europeanized. Our projects have been: Inclusion Through Diversity and I am not speecchless and invisible. Don’t leave me behind. Supporting students with learning disabilities
We have a department dedicated to helping students with hearing difficulties who attend together with their classmates. They have participated in project activities and in mobility
The students are from 12-20. They mainly come from Spain, but there are many students from other countries, too, mainly EU, Latin America and Morocco. The majority of the students’ families have a middle class socioeconomic status, and come from different cities in the region.
Students with hearing difficulties will be involved in secondary education and vocational training.
The group of teachers who are part of the Erasmus team are sign language interpreters, language support teachers and scientists.
