PROMOTIONAL REVIEW FOR AUXILIARY TEACHERSSITARIO FLUIDO

IES MANUEL REINA, PUENTE GENIL

PrOMOTIONAL REVIEW FOR AUXILIARY TEACHERS

07. Contact with other auxiliaries

06. Journey to school or town and accomodation

02. Contact with the reference person

08. Some experiences with conversation auxiliaries

04. Subjects to collaborate

03. Educational levels

05. Town details

01. School details

ÍNDICE

Our high school is a big centre. We have students from Compulsory and Non - Compulsory Secondary Education and Vocational Training Courses. Moreover, in the evening, we have Adult Basic Studies for working people. However, your only duty is to help students from 12 to 18, in the morning. Although our timetable is from 8,30 to 15,00 , you will only have 12 hours a week , so that your weekend may start on Fridays.Our school is very active with regards to extracurricular activities (Christmas contests, Halloween, lunch meetings among teachers, trips around Spain and abroad, skiing in Sierra Nevada. You can get more information in the different Instagram accounts we have: our library Instagram: @bibliotecaiesmanuelreina, extracurricular activities: @historias_del_ies_manuel_reina and students' association: @aamanuelreina

01. SCHOOL DETAILS

My name is María Ruiz Baena, I am the coordinator of the Bilingual Educational Project at "Manuel Reina" Secondary School and I'll be in charge of everything related to your work here: your timetable , the lessons you will have with and the subjects whose teachers you will be supporting. You can count on me for anything you need as far as I can help you. I will be pleased to answer any question you may have about our school or your work with us. My email is: mruibae134@g.educaand.es

02. CONTACT WITH THE REFERENCE PERSON

• Compulsory Secundary Education ( ESO) 1º,2º,3º,4º →12-16 years old

• Non- Compulsory Secondary Education: 1º, 2º BACHILLERATO→ 16-18 years old

03. educational levels

You will help with several subjects: Music, Maths, Geography and History, Biology, Philosophy, Technology and Physical Education. You will be always with the teacher in the classroom ,working with a prepared lesson you have arranged with the teachers. Don' t worry because you don't have to be a specialist in so many subjects. Your only task is to help with the vocabulary and pronunciation, being a support for the teachers so that students can practise oral skills in order to enhace oral communication.

04. SUBJECTS TO COLLABORATE

Puente Genil is a town of 30.000 inhabitants with 14 primary and secondary schools, 7 of which teach bilingual education. This means there are young auxiliary teachers from several nationaties who come to live here every year. Puente Genil belongs to the province of Córdoba.We are in the centre of Andalusia, so we are very well communicated with the rest of the Andalusian towns: one hour to Málaga beaches, 1.15 to Seville, 45 minutes to Córdoba, 2 hours to Granada. We have bus and train station. There are two international airports: Sevilla to 1 hour and ¼ and Málaga to less than an hour by train. However, young people usually travel by BLA BLA CAR, an application for sharing other person's car , which is cheaper and really safe.

05. town details

As it is a small town, you will be able to come to school on foot. The school is in the city centre, so you have easy access to all the facilities (clothes and shoes shops, sport centres, music and singing classes, library, supermarkets, health centre…) - Where can you live? Here, renting a flat or appartament is not quite expensive, there are a lot of options. - Possibility of lodging with a family. Although this option is less usual, some auxiliaries have chosen to live with a family, so they have been able to know our customs and traditions first-hand. - Possibility of sharing a flat with school teachers.There are always language assistant teachers who share flats. They usually choose to live here in Puente Genil. There are also young teachers from other towns in Andalucía who come to work here at our school. So you can share a flat if you like.

06. journey to school or town and accomodation

Gizelle Jiménez, Charlie Geer, Morrigan Burke-Martin, Amanda Lee-Lewis, Sean P. Duhaime , Erik Federman , Catherine Liidy , Cat Clark Mathew Francis, Reagan Jackson ,Charlotte Walker, Ashton Ottenbreit, kendall Hydock, Clare Collins, Bernard Charles III were our last auxiliaries and they felt really comfortable here , in our town and our school. Moreover, there is a WhatsApp group with different language assistants in the province os Córdoba, I can help you contact them if you are interested.

07. CONTACT WITH OTHER AUXILIARIES

“ I´ve really enjoyed my time at Manuel Reina. I´ve learnt both about teaching English, but also about Spanish culture and the Spanish school system.It´s turned out to be a great cultural Exchange opportunity as I´ve explained some aspects of US culture and been able to hear what students think about it.I would definitely recommend the experience” CLARE COLLINS “ My stay in Puente Genil has been a great experience. Puente Genil is such a beautiful little town filled with amazing people. Helping teach English at IES Manuel Reina has been lots of fun it doesn´t even feel like work.The kids are sweet and always keep me laughing.The teachers are wonderful and go out of their way to make me feel welcome and included. I would definitely recommend Puente Genil and IES Manuel Reina to future auxiliaries , I´m sure they will enjoy their time here as much as I have! KENDALL HYDOCK

08. SOME EXPERIENCES WITH CONVERSATION AUXILIARIES

“ Teaching as an auxiliary at Manuel Reina has been such a rewarding experience. The teachers have lots of knowledge to share and they have been so helpful guiding me through my first time in the classroom.The students are so much fun, they are full of energy and love talking to you about their many interests. I feel priviledged for having been able to guide them in their learning and watch them grow. I really couldn´t have asked for a better school” ASHTON OTTENBREIT “ As an auxiliar . I was meant to be at Manuel Reina for a year, but I felt so at home in Puente Genil-so welcome,so valued, so inspired that I ended up renewing the contract for two more years, the maximum allowed. A decade later, I still live in Andalusia with the love of my life , whom I met at Manuel Reina. It is no exaggeration to say that my time there changed the course of my life” CHARLIE GEER

08. SOME EXPERIENCES WITH CONVERSATION AUXILIARIES

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