The document discusses the Portuguese educational system. It provides details on student enrollment numbers, teaching staff, and auxiliary staff at one school group. It describes the components and focus of the preschool curriculum. It outlines the structure of basic education, including the 1st, 2nd and 3rd cycles. It also discusses how teachers are recruited and career progression. School calendars for preschool, basic and secondary education are included.

1. COMENIUS 6th MEETING EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN PORTUGAL PORTUGAL - MOREIRA 25th, 26th, 27th MAY 2011

2. PORTUGUESE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

3. PORTUGUESE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM Human Resources Students Our School group has got 1637 students with registration since Preschool until the 9th year/ grade, distributed in the next chart:

5. PORTUGUESE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM A – Special Education Needs B – Educative Support

6. PORTUGUESE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM Teaching Staff The teaching staff in our School group is the following:

7. PORTUGUESE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM The Auxiliary Staff

8. PORTUGUESE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM Components of the Preschool curriculum

9. PORTUGUESE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM These different areas of content should be considered as references to be taken into account in an overall approach and not as “airtight compartments” to be worked separately. The action strategies will be based on the construction of the Curricular Project of the Classroom, the planning of several activities (that are based on the interests and characteristics of the group); study visits and planning and coordination with the 1st Cycle. The development of learning should be based on motivation and curiosity of children involving the active participation in the activities of daily life.

10. PORTUGUESE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM 1st Cycle

11. PORTUGUESE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM 2nd Cycle a)Attributed to Mathematics.

12. PORTUGUESE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM 3rd Cycle *A rtistic and Environment Education; a)A half-yearly organization; b) Attributed to Mathematics.

13. PORTUGUESE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM Education System Preschool Education – students aged 3 – 5 1st Cycle – Basic Education – 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th years/ grades – students aged 6 – 9 2nd Cycle – Basic Education – 5th and 6th years – students aged 10 -11 3rd Cycle – Basic Education – 7th, 8th and 9th years – students aged 12 -15 Secondary Education – 10th, 11th and 12 th years – students aged 16 -18

14. PORTUGUESE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM How to become a teacher/ Recruitment Polytechnic institutes with integrated period of training Academic formation Universities with integrated period of training Public Contest 4/4 years – Promoted by Ministry of Education Public Contest – to residual placements for school necessities Hired Employment Staff

15. PORTUGUESE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM Summary table of career progression: In rule, the progression depends : Time service on previous grade, Evaluation, Training. GRADE INDEX DURATION SALARY/ WAGE 1 167 4 1518,63 € 2 188 4 1709,60 € 3 205 4 1864,19 € 4 218 4 1982,40 € 5 235 2 2137,00 € 6 245 4 2227,93 € 7 272 4 2450,00 € 8 299 4 2718,99 € 9 340 4 3091,82 € 10 370 4 3364,63 €

16. PORTUGUESE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM School Calendar 2010/ 2011 Preschool Education Beginning of teaching Ending of school activities Between 8 th and 13 th September 5 th July

17. PORTUGUESE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM Basic and Secondary Education 1st Period Start Between 8 th and 13 th September End 17 th December 2nd Period Start 3 rd January End 8 th April 3rd Period Start 26 th April End 9 th June to 9 th , 11 th and12 th years/ grades and 22 nd of July for the remaining years

18. PORTUGUESE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM Preschool, Basic and Secondary Education - interruptions