Bachillerato


The equivalent to "Bachillerato" could be one of the following options: "A-levels" or "Sixth form". British students over 16 typically study in the sixth form of a school, in a separate sixth form college, or in a Further Education College. Students typically study level 3 qualifications such as A-levels, BTEC National awards and level 3 NVQs (National Vocational Qualifications). In Britain, students at this level would be in years 12 and 13, which is key stage 5. 
   
If we want to make a distinction based on the subjects chosen, we could talk about "branches".
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Asignaturas troncales y optativas

You may say:
Asignaturas troncales: Core subjects
The national curriculum for England is organised on the basis of 4 key stages and 12 subjects, classified in legal terms as ‘core’ and ‘other foundation’ subjects.
Asignaturas optativas: Optional subjects






Evaluación


Assessment:

Evaluación inicial: Initial assessment
Evaluación formativa: Formative assessment/ Assessment for learning
Evaluación sumativa: Summative assessment
Estándares de aprendizaje evaluables: Learning standards



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Actividades


Different types of activities you may use with your students/ your students may take part in:

Actividades de refuerzo: Reinforcement activities
Actividades de ampliación: Extension activities
Actividades complementarias: Complementary activities
Actividades extra-escolares: Extracurricular activities 

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"Casilleros"

In an office, you can say 'pigeon hole' or 'cubby hole', but in class you can also tell pupils 'Put your things in your tray' (they usually have a tray in the pigeon holes) or just tell them 'Put your  worksheets away tidily, please'. If they have plastic folders then you can also say 'Put the worksheet in the folder.'
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"Director" "Jefe de estudios"


You can say:

Headteacher, headmaster or headmistress, head, chancellor, principal or school director to refer to the teachers with the greatest responsibility for the management of a college. 
Deputy head teacher to refer to the second most senior teacher in a school. 
Director of studies to refer to a member of staff who has responsibility for overseeing the curriculum. 
For a full list of roles in UK schools see: http://www.skillsforschools.org.uk/roles-in-schools



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"ACNEE" "ACNEA"

You may say, pupils with 'Special Educational Needs (and Disability)' or SEN(D)'. There is also a special educational needs coordinator (SENCO) working in schools.



"Atención a la diversidad"

You may simply say: 'Attention to diversity' or you can talk about 'catering for diversity'


Plan de convivencia

You may say:

Coexistence plan

Clase de valores

The most accurate translation could be:

Personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE)

Personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education has in various forms been part of the National Curriculum for schools in UK since 2000. It is a planned programme to help children and young people develop fully as individuals and as members of families and social and economic communities. Its goal is to equip young people with the knowledge, understanding, attitudes and practical skills to live healthily, safely, productively and responsibly.



Entregar las prácticas

You may say:

To hand in your coursework 

Another way to say it would be:

Your coursework is due on Monday (when there is a deadline).



Cuando los alumnos están en fila...



When students are in a line you may need to say one of the following:

Agárrate a tu compañero: Hold on (to the person in front of you).
Suéltale: Let go (of the person in front of you).
Agárrate a la barandilla: Hold on to the banister/rail.



Tutoría


Tutor: tutor/class teacher (example)
Tutoría: tutoring/mentoring/guiding refer to the activity of helping and guiding a student. 
If you want to refer to the time a week you devote to this activity, you may simply say 'tutor time' or 'form time'.

"Subir o bajar la nota"

You can say:

  • Increase your mark/grade or get a better mark/grade
  • Decrease you mark or get a worse mark/grade

"Falta de asistencia"

You may simply say "Absence" or "Someone is absent"


Estás castigado sin recreo


You may say:
'I'm going to give you a detention at break time', 'You are not allowed to go out to the playground at break.',  'You will be kept in at break time.' , 'You have to stay in at break time.' 

"Expulsar de clase"

You may simply say: "Please leave this class."


Equipo docente/Junta de evaluación

You may say:

Equipo docente: Teaching team

Junta de evaluación: Assessment board

"Nota media" "Hacer la nota media" "No hace media"

You can say:

  • Average mark
  • Calculate the average mark
  • It doesn't reach the average mark

¿Qué tienes a cuarta hora?

You may say:

What do you have at fourth period?

Examen de recuperación



You may say one of the following:


Remedial exam

Exam resit or retake
"I'm retaking my exam in September."



"Sesión de evaluación"

You may say: "Assessment session"

"Conserjeria"

You may simply say: "Caretaker's office"

"Mandar al despacho del director"

You can say:


  • Go to the headteacher's office
  • I am sending you to the headteacher's office, please go now.

Actividades extraescolares

You may say:

Extracurricular activities

Tipos de papel



Papel pinocho: crepe paper
Papel crespón: crepe paper
Papel maché: papier-mâché
Cartulina: poster board, cardboard
Papel de seda: tissue paper
Cartón: cardboard
Papel reciclado: recycled paper
Papel de colores: coloured paper
Cartulina metálica: metallic cardboard
Papel de aluminio: aluminium foil
Papel cebolla: onionskin paper
Papel de embalar: wrapping paper
Papel cuadriculado: graph paper/squared paper
Papel vegetal: film
Papel celofán: cellophane
Papel charol: shiny wrapping paper
Papel couché: glossy paper/coated paper



"Abrir un expediente"

You may say: "Take disciplinary action"

"Amonestar"

You may simply say: "To give a warning"

Sacar/guardar el material

You may say:

Take out your materials 
Keep your materials




Estar de guardia

You may say:

To be on duty
To be on playground duty (when students are having their break)


Parte de incidencia / amonestación

You may say:

Behaviour/Behavior report




Pizarra

Useful vocabulary:

Borrar la pizarra: Erase the (black/white) board
Salir a la pizarra: go up to the (black/white)board





¿Qué has comido hoy?

You may say:

What did you have for lunch today? What have you had for lunch today?



Horario/recreo

You may say:

Horario:
schedule (AmE)
timetable (BrE)

Recreo:
playground (physical space)
break (BrE)/recess (AmE) [time]
It's time for break/It's break time (es la hora del recreo )


"¿Estamos todos?" "Vamos a pasar lista"- Checking attendance

You can say:

  • Is everyone here?
  • Call the register (UK)
  • Roll call (USA)

Tirar el dado




You may say:

Throw the dice
Roll the dice





Departamento de orientación


You may say: Guidance department

The person giving counselling is the counsellor. They provide, among other services, careers guidance.




Turnos



Here you have examples of songs you may use to give turns. You should find them all easily on the Internet.

Blurty– CKK Educational
How to Take Your Turn– Rita Gold I've Got a Question– Cathy Bollinger I Raise My Hand– Jim Rule Raise Your Hand Song – J. W. Snyder Ready, Set, Wait! – Listen & Learn Someone Else's Turn– Music with Mar. You've Got to Wait– Margie La Bella We Take Turns– Mary Flynn


Ponerse la bata/Ponte la bata



The kind of protecting item of clothing children usually wear in Spanish schools would be a school smock.



Please, put on your school smock.
















In some British public schools, students may wear a robe, but that's something different from what we call "bata de colegio":



"Rotuladores"

You may simply say: "Felt tip pens"

Temperas y acuarelas

To say "tempera" in English, you can use "tempera". To say "acuarela" you can use "watercolour" instead.


Vocabulario plástica/dibujo técnico



Here you have some useful vocabulary you could need in your classes:

Escuadra: set-square
Cartabón: triangle
bisectriz de un ángulo: the bisector of an angle
mediatriz: perpendicular bisector
trazar la bisectriz de un ángulo: trace/draw the bisector of the angle


Subir o bajar la persiana



You may say:

Please, can you roll the blinds up (or down)?



Tirar algo a la papelera/basura


You may say:

Put that in the bin, please.


"¿Tienes pipi?" "¿Ya has hecho pipi?"

You can say:

  • Do you need to go to the bathroom/toilet?
  • Have you already done it?

"Sigue así" "Tienes que esforzarte más"

You can say:

  • Keep it up
  • You have to work harder

"Pasad los exámenes hacia delante"

You may simply say: "Please, pass the exam papers forward"

"Siéntate bien y no te gires"

You can say:

  • Please sit nicely and face the front of the classroom
  • Please sit nicely and look at me

Items de evaluación

You can say:

  • He/She pays attention to explanations in class and he/she understands them (=presta atención a las explicaciones)
  • He/She recognizes English vocabulary (=conoce el vocabulario trabajado)
  • He/She takes part in stories and songs (=participa en historias y canciones)
  • He/She recognizes phonic sounds (=conoce los sonidos trabajados)
  • He/She is able to blend (=Se integra bien en el grupo)


"Ha habido un error"

You can say:

  • There has been a mistake
  • Something has been simply overlooked


"¿Puedes repartir esto?"

You may simply say: "Could you distribute these among the class?"

"Recoge la ficha del casillero"

You may say: "Please pick up the card from the box"

"Insuficiente"

You can say:

  • Insufficient
  • More work required
  • Apply yourself more
  • Not achieved
  • Under achieving


Estrategias de trabajo cooperativo

You can say:

  • Revolving folio (=folio giratorio)
  • 1-2-4 (Think, Pair, Share)
  • Shared reading (=lectura compartida)
  • Numbered heads together (=cabezas numeradas)
  • Three minute review (=parada de tres minutos)
  • Pencils in the centre/Round robin (=lápices al centro)

More about cooperative learning here

"Trabajad de manera cooperativa"

You may simply say: "We are going to work in groups"

"Bajad al patio de manera ordenada"

You may say: "Please form an orderly line and walk to the..."


"Recoged deprisa" "La clase ha terminado" "La campana ha sonado"

You can say:

  • Please pick it up quickly
  • The class is over
  • The bell has rung


"¡Silencio!" "¡Callaos!" "Hablad en voz baja" 🤫

You can say:

  • Silence, please!
  • Please be quiet
  • Please speak quietly
Ideas to help your students self-control the noise level in the classroom:

"Recordando lo de ayer/la unidad pasada..."

You may say: "Let's revise what we did yesterday/in the last unit"

"Cambiando de tema..."

You may simply say: "Changing the subject..."

"Recorta por la línea" "Colorea sin salirte de la línea"

You can say:


  • It is okay for you to cut through the line
  • Please try to colour within the lines



"Hacer una voltereta"

You may say: "I would like you to do a summersault/somersault"


"Pórtate bien" "Te has portado muy bien hoy"

You can say:


  • Please behave yourself/yourselves
  • You have behaved very well today


"¿Ha sido sin querer, o ha sido queriendo?"

You may say: "Did you do it on purpose or was it an accident?"

"No os peleéis" "Pidele perdón"

You can say:

  • Do not fight
  • Say sorry
  • Please apologize



"Siéntate bien", "estáte quieto"

You can say:


  • sit up straight ←
  • sit properly
  • sit still (=estáte quieto)


"poneos en fila"

You can say:


  • line up 
  • make a line


You wouldn't say "queue" (you queue at a supermarket, for example).


"leed el enunciado"

You may simply say "read the question instructions".

wax crayons

The full name for "ceras" is "wax crayons". However, in a classroom setting, it is OK to simply call them "crayons". 

punches (punzones)

In infants, a typical activity is to punch the paper. The tool you use might be called a punch, because you punch with them. 


However, these are not really typical in a British school context. 

You may also use a hole punch.