Programme

1. Business management (110 hours)

   1. Introduction to business management
   2. Strategic management
      1. Definition of strategic objectives
      2. Strategic planning
      3. Strategic implementation
   3. Accounting and financial analysis
      1. Introduction to accounting
      2. Accounting principles and facts
      3. Account balance
      4. Profit and loss
      5. Financial analysis
   4. Commercial management
      1. Principles of commercial management
      2. Market analysis
      3. Product
      4. Price
      5. Promotion
      6. Place
   5. Analytical and management accounting
      1. Objectives of cost accounting
      2. Costs in schools
      3. Costing
      4. Cost control

2. Team management (80 hours)

   1. Management skills
      1. Competences for management
      2. Leadership
      3. Teamwork
      4. Motivation
      5. Communication
      6. Interrelation
      7. Other competencies
   2. Staff planning and recruitment
      1. Human factor in the company
      2. Management according to competences
      3. Corporate structuring
      4. Selection process
      5. The training plan
   3. Labour relations
      1. Employment contract
      2. Forms of contracts
      3. Identification and provision of labour relations
      4. Working time and rest periods
      5. Suspension and termination of contract
      6. Strike and collective conflict
      7. Wages
      8. Social security and personal income tax in Spain

3. Politics and legislation (90 hours)

   1. Guiding principles for the educational system
      1. Legal regulations
      2. Spanish constitution
      3. History of legislation in education
      4. Principles of Organic Law of Education 2/2006, of 3 May (LOE)
      5. Specialised teaching
   2. Curricular structure of early childhood education
      1. Curriculum at infant school
      2. Curricular areas and objectives
      3. Curricular structure and educational project
   3. Analysis of teaching function
      1. Principles of teaching
      2. Rights and duties of teachers
      3. Teacher profile
      4. Teaching and family
      5. Family orientation
   4. Rights and duties of the educational community
      1. Elements of the educational community
      2. Educational entrusted functions
      3. Rights and duties of the educational community
      4. Distribution of functions and assignment of responsibilities
   5. Educational evaluation and inspection
      1. Purpose of evaluation
      2. Process of evaluation
      3. Educational inspection
      4. Process of continuous improvement
      5. Evaluation criteria

4. Educational project (150 hours)

   1. Educational project of the centre
      1. Educational project
      2. Ideology and educational project
      3. Implementation of the project
      4. Tools for implementation
      5. Family and school
      6. Aspects of organisation and management
   2. Curricular project of the centre
      1. Definition of school
      2. Objectives
      3. Methodology
      4. Evaluation
   3. Pedagogical resources and teaching
      1. Guide of pedagogical resources
      2. Spoken language
      3. Sciences
      4. Foreign languages
      5. Values
      6. Communication
   4. Educational trends in early childhood education
      1. Global trends in early childhood education
      2. Principles of early education
      3. Early childhood education. Current trends

5. Core skills and knowledge (70 hours)

   1. Orientation to excellence
      1. Principles of quality management
      2. Total quality management (EFQM)
      3. Prevention and environment
      4. Corporate social responsibility
   2. Languages
      1. Basic knowledge of English
      2. Preparation for obtaining an official qualification
   3. Information technologies and the knowledge
      1. Office software for management
      2. Other complementary skills
      3. ICT and teaching