THE SITUATION OF EDUCATION IN PRISONS IN SPAIN

Organization and functioning of the criminal execution services in Catalonia (329/2006, 5th of September)

Objectives of education services Guarantee the access to all the detained

people, formal and non-formal Accordance with the laws in force in adult

education to obtain relevant qualifications

Access to the lessons by level of education and special needs

Consider the education of children who live with their mothers in penitentiaries

Professional training for employment The teaching of specific vocational

training will be promote according to the social and economic environment of each centre

CIRE (Centre for Reintegration Initiatives) facilitates practical training credits through agreements with companies

CIRE develops projects and social assurance programs that promote employment

Obligations of the Department of Justice

The ownership of correctional facilities is the Justice Department, in consequence:

1)They have to provide spaces for the teaching task

2)They have to do with its own staff and economical resources the management of cultural, sports and occupational activities

SCHOOL IS A PRIORITY

Obligations to provide educational service

It has to be given in an adequate slot attending on particularities of the centres

It has to be organized according on general internal organization of the centres

Responsibilities of teachers

The control and safety standards which are required by the law must be always followed by teachers

Schools and educational units

Depending on the quantity of inmates and their educational needs, in each prison will be provided schools or educational units

Schools must follow the rules of adult education in all aspects

Specificities of educational service in prisons

New students must be accepted throughout the school year, so their incorporation is always facilitated

In case of transfer to another prison, academic records must be submitted completely to the target centre

Data communications

Both Justice and Education Department can establish the mechanisms they think as necessaries in aim of coordination and control in activities

To improve coordination between board of prison direction and school, there will be a member representative of each one in their councils

CFA Artur Martorell

The school is inside C.P. Brians 1 We are a group of 21 teachers The direction team is composed by:

DirectorChief of studiesSecretary

And we look like...

And here we are!!!

Our available space

We have an office, not as big as we dream, but...

And almost one room in each module where we teach

For some extra activities...

...We dispose of the theatre for visits, conferences, etc

...We can go to the Main Street which is something usual in festivities

EDUCATION LEVELS Instrumental Training: 3 levels to develop

basic literacy and basic environmental knowledge

Languages: Initial courses of Catalan, Spanish and English Basic course of Catalan and Spanish

Initial computer course Secondary distance learning through IOC Universities: UAB, UNED

Basic achievementsOur students are adults and therefore they

are truly experienced in life. We use their previous knowledge to build a functional teaching – learning process

Taking into account the individual's personal baggage we realize that our school is plural and inclusive, of all the diversity that constitutes inmates in Brians 1 or students in CFA Artur Martorell

The end of the course arrives, and this is what we are preparing now...