NEWS & EVENTS

Our International School in Castellón and the Chinese Cultural Association in Castellón have signed a collaboration agreement this year to strengthen ties between the school and the association, with the aim of becoming the school of reference for Chinese citizens living in the region of Castellón. The purpose of both entities is to carry out [...]

At BSVR, we are always looking for opportunities to prepare our students for future success, by offering them new challenges and responsibilities, with a specific focus on the development of the key life competencies demanded by the top universities and employers in the world.    As such, we have launched an exciting opportunity for our [...]

Learning science through playful methods is a way to get children of all ages to understand the practical side of science. Science workshops for children allow us to show the application of what they learn in the classroom, and it reinforces students’ motivation for applied science subjects.  What are science workshops? Science workshops for children […]

BRITISH SCHOOL OF VILA-REAL ORGANISED THE FIRST SDG YOUTH SUMMIT EVENT IN SPAIN WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF 4 SCHOOLS FROM THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY British School of Vila-real hosted the first edition of the SDG Youth Summit in Spain, organised by 2 Sixth Form students. 40 students from 4 schools in the Valencian Community presented their […]

Learning a new language broadens children’s minds and worldviews. It opens them to new cultures and the fruits of diversity. Speaking a second or third language increases their confidence and self-esteem. Knowing a second or third language gives our students a professional advantage in a global world. Our multilingual model allows children to acquire languages […]

Year 5 pupils at British School of Vila-real have a high level of reading comprehension, matching the level of 10 year olds studying in England. This means that our pupils are reading well above children in the Spanish system, according to the recently published Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS). PIRLS is the first […]

Mathematical learning is not only oriented to its later practical application, but also allows the creation of a logical structure that can be applied in different situations. Maths games for Primary School children will generate a logical methodology that will enhance their abilities, both in other subjects and in situations beyond the classroom.  At British […]

Metalinguistic skills are a fundamental part of learning. The early academic years are very important for establishing the language skills we will use in the future. Metalinguistic skills allow us to reflect on our communicative abilities, taking in language from a global point of view. At British School of Vila-Real we base a large part […]

International Baccalaureate is the opportunity to choose an immersive higher education. International Baccalaureate courses prepare students for A Levels and for further education at international universities. At British School of Vila-Real we prepare our students to pass their A Levels, with the aim of gaining entry to both Spanish and international universities. The International Baccalaureate […]

Differences between the English and Spanish education systems Differences between the English and Spanish education systems At British School of Vila-real we follow the British curriculum from the Early Years up to the pre-university stage. The differences between the English and Spanish educational systems are significant. Beyond the language used, both educational programmes include different […]

What is the British education system like in Spain? In Spain there are more than 100 schools that apply the British educational model. At British School of Vila-Real we are a reference, due to our experience and the academic results of our students. The application of the British education system in Spain has numerous advantages […]

The advantages of teaching English to 3-5 year old Nowadays, it is clear that teaching English to 3 to 5 year old helps to establish language skills on a permanent basis, and also helps to promote other areas related to learning. At our British school in Vila-Real we apply language programmes from the first years […]

British School of Vila-real (BSV) and Fundación Universitat Jaume I-Empresa have signed a general partnership agreement that reflects the willingness of both entities to promote the development of projects of interest linked to the areas of training, innovation, dissemination and research. Carlos Cabrera, Executive President of the FUE-UJI, and Rhian Jane Cross, Headteacher of BSV, […]

Vila-real City Council held on 22nd May the presentation of the "20 de Febrer Extraordinary 2022 Awards", the city's long-awaited tribute to the people and groups who have worked and collaborated in the fight against the pandemic. British School of Vila-real is one of the schools which has received this recognition and now forms part [...]

At British School of Vila-real, we are proud to announce that four of our students have been recognized as the best students in Spain. To award this distinction, Cambridge takes into account the results obtained in the exams taken in June and November 2021, where our students have obtained the best results in the subjects [...]

International academic reports indicate, year after year, that the educational systems that dedicate the most hours to the arts obtain the best results. Arts education goes beyond the usual rote learning in other subjects, in this case, the student must put into practice their creative qualities, their imagination and their mechanical ability. At the British [...]

The integral development in early childhood education is a method that integrates several intelligences, so that the student acquires different knowledge throughout the first years of schooling.  Once the infant school years are over, the student has learned a series of knowledge that has to do with their intellectual formation, however, it is important that [...]

At British School of Vila-real, we are very proud to announce that two students of our students have been recognized with the “Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards” after the results obtained in the June 2021 Cambridge examination series. Josep M. y Rosa M. are among Cambridge’s most successful students in 2021 after competing with thousands of […]

The TEDxYouth @ ClaremontSchool is a one-day event for ISP students from 11 to 18 years old, with live speakers sharing short talks and serving as a source of knowledge and inspiration for young people around the world. The TEDx event will take place at Claremont School in the UK in February 2022. All expenses […]

We want to congratulate our new Head Students and our new Deputy Head Students who have been appointed to represent the students of the British School of Vila-real for the academic year 2021-2022.   We had many candidates this year for the positions and we have decided to change the structure a bit for this […]

For yet another year our Sixth form students have achieved grades well above the UK average in the A-Level examinations. An amazing 41 percent of all of our grades were either A or A*– A new record in the history of BSV! As we know, Year 13 have been excellent students and now this has […]

We are very proud to announce that our student, Rafael B., from Year 2, won the Amazon Cyber ​​Robotics Challenge, the first virtual robotics competition in Spain, held on Saturday, 29th May. “You made a gift on Amazon to a friend for his birthday and you have to make sure it arrives on time". This [...]

Villarreal FC and the Laude British School of Vila-real have signed a partnership agreement with the aim of generating synergies between both entities, leaders in the province of Castellón. Laude BSV will be the international school of reference for the football club in terms of the bilingual education of its school-age players. Laude British School [...]

The ISP group and Laude British School of Vila-real will hold the ISP EDUCATION TALKS, a series of live webinars in which information and advice will be provided on key issues for the education and development of your children. These sessions will be held between 26th and 28th April online. The ISP Education Talks event […]

Laude British School of Vila-real (LAUDE BSV) will only consume solar energy. The school has installed 261 photovoltaic panels that will generate a total of 163 megawatts per hour per year, 80% of which will go for self-consumption. The use of the panels in our school will avoid sending 58,580 kilos of CO2 emissions into […]

Our Year 11 students obtain, once again, excellent results in the IGCSE tests. Yesterday, 11th February, we received the results of the IGCSE English Language exam which our Year 11 students took in October 2020.   They have broken a record obtaining the best results ever that we have had in the history of the […]

As reported in the national news this week, according to the recent report showing the latest Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS 2019), it is very clear that Mathematics is a subject which needs improving for the majority of students in Spain. We believe that it is relevant, to highlight the fact that […]

Year 5 students have learned during these weeks about matter and its general properties. At Laude The British School of Vila-real (Castellón), we like encouraging new ways of exploring science. So, our students have measured the mass and volume of different objects. They have also experienced the specific properties of matter, buoyancy, resistance, thermal insulation, […]

On 13th December, Laude British School of Vila-real (Castellón) hosted a talk on Health and Sport Nutrition, given by Jessika Rosas, who is an expert in Health and Sport Nutrition. So, Jessika Rosas visited our school to talk to a group of GCSE and A-level PE students about the importance of a Balanced Diet and […]

At Laude British School of Vila-real, we are very proud to announce the names of our students who have been commended with Outstanding Pearson Learner Awards following the results of the 2019 examinations. Mireia Taús, Lucía Portolés and Claudia Nadal are among Pearson Edexcel’s highest achievers in 2019. Competing with thousands of students in the […]

Back to school, we have started this new term full of energy. In Reception, we are learning the traditional tale of The Three Billy Goats Gruff. The Three Billy Goat’s Gruff is a famous Norwegian folktale that tells the story of a mean and hungry troll who lives under a bridge. He’s hungry for a […]

At Laude British School of Vila-real, we are very committed to the environment, developing different initiatives to promote good habits that respect our environment. Last Friday, our Year 3 students took a guided tour of the ‘Ecoparc’ of Vila-real and then visited the FACSA facilities in Castellón. Year 3 started their journey at the recycling […]

Today, the charismatic writer John Dougherty visited Laude BSV to share funny stories, sing songs and sign copies of all his books to all of our Infant and Primary students. The students from Nursery 2 to Year 6 enjoyed a lively talk in which the author John Dougherty shared funny stories with them, causing them […]

To celebrate the Chinese New Year, the students of Laude British School of Vila-real who study this language enjoyed this traditional celebration together with part of the Chinese community of Vila-real. So, on 27th January, our students went to Chinese Restaurant Palacio Real in Vila-real, where they had the opportunity to cook and eat their […]

In Reception, we’ve been looking at the story of the Three Little Pigs and we had lots of fun practicing our Scientific skills. First, we investigated and sorted lots of materials which we could use to build a house for the three pigs. We also tried to build some houses to ‘huff and puff’ down! [...]

Last Friday, we celebrated our first “Stay and Play” session, in which parents and children had fun by telling stories, playing games and enjoying a delicious snack. Parents from Nursery and Reception got into our classes to participate in this inclusive, fun and enriching activity for all children. From sharing books and stories, creative activities […]

This term, Year 8 have started a new unit on Africa. To help them learn more about that continent, the Casa Africa Centre of Valencia was invited to the school to give a talk and run three workshops. In the talk, students were asked to challenge misconceptions about Africa being poor all over and that […]

Congratulations to our new Head Girls and Deputy Head Boy for September. We had a lot of applicants for the posts this year and we decided to make a change to the structure. They all had to apply by letter and then have an interview with the School Leadership Team for the position. “It was […]

Congratulations to our new Head Girls and Deputy Head Boy for September.   We had a lot of applicants for the posts this year and we decided to make a change to the structure. They all had to apply by letter and then have an interview with the School Leadership Team for the position. “It […]

Congratulations to our new Head Girls and Deputy Head Boy for September. We had a lot of applicants for the posts this year and we decided to make a change to the structure. They all had to apply by letter and then have an interview with the School Leadership Team for the position. “It was […]

This term, Year 8 have started a new unit on Africa. To help them learn more about that continent, the Casa Africa Centre of Valencia was invited to the school to give a talk and run three workshops.  In the talk, students were asked to challenge misconceptions about Africa being poor all over and […]

Last Friday, we celebrated our first “Stay and Play” session, in which parents and children had fun by telling stories, playing games and enjoying a delicious snack. Parents from Nursery and Reception got into our classes to participate in this inclusive, fun and enriching activity for all children. From sharing books and stories, creative activities […]

In Reception, we’ve been looking at the story of the Three Little Pigs and we had lots of fun practicing our Scientific skills. First, we investigated and sorted lots of materials which we could use to build a house for the three pigs. We also tried to build some houses to ‘huff and puff’ down! […]

To celebrate the Chinese New Year, the students of Laude British School of Vila-real who study this language enjoyed this traditional celebration together with part of the Chinese community of Vila-real. So, on 27th January, our students went to Chinese Restaurant Palacio Real in Vila-real, where they had the opportunity to cook and eat their […]

Today, the charismatic writer John Dougherty visited Laude BSV to share funny stories, sing songs and sign copies of all his books to all of our Infant and Primary students. The students from Nursery 2 to Year 6 enjoyed a lively talk in which the author John Dougherty shared funny stories with them, causing them […]

At Laude British School of Vila-real, we are very committed to the environment, developing different initiatives to promote good habits that respect our environment. Last Friday, our Year 3 students took a guided tour of the ‘Ecoparc’ of Vila-real and then visited the FACSA facilities in Castellón. Year 3 started their journey at the recycling […]

Back to school, we have started this new term full of energy. In Reception, we are learning the traditional tale of The Three Billy Goats Gruff. The Three Billy Goat’s Gruff is a famous Norwegian folktale that tells the story of a mean and hungry troll who lives under a bridge. He’s hungry for a […]

At Laude British School of Vila-real, we are very proud to announce the names of our students who have been commended with Outstanding Pearson Learner Awards following the results of the 2019 examinations. Mireia Taús, Lucía Portolés and Claudia Nadal are among Pearson Edexcel’s highest achievers in 2019. Competing with thousands of students in the […]

On 13th December, Laude British School of Vila-real (Castellón) hosted a talk on Health and Sport Nutrition, given by Jessika Rosas, who is an expert in Health and Sport Nutrition. So, Jessika Rosas visited our school to talk to a group of GCSE and A-level PE students about the importance of a Balanced Diet and […]

Year 5 students have learned during these weeks about matter and its general properties. At Laude The British School of Vila-real (Castellón), we like encouraging new ways of exploring science. So, our students have measured the mass and volume of different objects. They have also experienced the specific properties of matter, buoyancy, resistance, thermal insulation, […]

Do you know who invented the light bulb? In Year 2, we have been studying our new IPC topic, Electricity, and we have discovered such amazing things as the effects on static electricity or how to light a bulb and make a circuit.   To start with, we investigated the effects on static electricity and […]

On 22nd November, Year 9 students went on a trip to the beautiful town of Fanzara. Fanzara is a town located in the interior of Castellón with 300 inhabitants, whose houses are covered by more than a hundred graffiti and other samples of urban art. The fame of the murals of Fanzara and the MIAU […]

On 24th November, Laude British School of Vila-real, as a cooperating and solidary entity, was present at the regonition ceremony of the NGO ‘Amor en Acció’. Ms. Rhian Cross, as Deputy Headteacher and representative of the School, received a certificate in recognition of the solidarity of our centre. We would like to thank Amor en […]

In November, our students Carmen, María and Laura were part of a two-day leadership event in Madrid, the ISP’s first ever Student Leaders Conference, where they attended workshops and a range of activities under the theme Leading Sustainable Schools and got better their leadership techniques. On the 26th November they brought what they learnt back […]

On 28th November, we celebrated at Laude British School of Vila-real (Castellón) a Basketball Clinic session, in which we received Elle Hendershot, a professional basketball player. During the session, Elle taught our Year 8 students defense and attack techniques, as well as her secrets to improve shooting or play strategies. Elle Hendershot was born in […]

Our Year 10 students became Science teachers for a day. At Laude British School of Vila-real (Castellón), this is just one of the innovative teaching methods we use to improve our students’ understanding and reinforce their learning. Year 10 students became teachers for a few hours to teach Year 4 students why we breath and […]

Year 7 students visited Benassal and took part in the Environmental Conference of Fundación Caja Castellón, with the aim of reinforcing the contents studied in “Sociales” and knowing the different kinds of plants. This conference was organized to promote the conservation of nature and promote contact, curiosity and the ability to observe, as well as […]

Last Friday, the Sixth Form students of Laude British School of Vila-real (Castellón) attended a marketing talk and workshop given by the Marketing & Business School – ESIC of Valencia, aimed to Year 12 and Year 13 students of Business Studies and Economics. The students learnt about the fundamental pillars of marketing, the different marketing […]

At Laude British School of Vila-real, we truly believe in the big power of reading. So, Reception B enjoyed their first trip to our new library. They enjoyed lots of books and showed good care of them too practicing their book handling skills. They chose ‘Chicken Licken’ as the class read. And finally, they tidied […]

In Reception we have been learning about a story called ‘Whatever Next!’ by Jill Murphy, a successful picture book author and illustrator. At Laude British School of Vila-real (Castellón) great learning has no limits. ‘Whatever next!’ is about a Baby Bear, which finds a rocket, makes friends with an owl and has a picnic on […]

At Laude British School of Vila-real (Castellón), we focus on amazing learning. In Year 2, our students have been learning about food and following instructions.   They have learned to design and write about how to make a pizza. The delicious combination of dough, sauce, cheese and toppings brings a smile to any child’s face. […]

Yesterday, 23rd October, Year 8 students of Laude British School of Vila-real (Castellón) visited the Fire Station in Nules, where they got to see first-hand the firefighters at work. To highlight the importance of fire safety and security, the children attended a talk given by the Fire Chief of the Nules Fire Station. Later, they […]

These days, in Year 1B, we are learning about how we can look after ourselves within the topic “How are you?”. We have transformed our play-role area into a Wellness centre and spa and we have been taking care of each other by giving each other foot and hand massages and practicing relaxation techniques. Children, […]

Last Friday, 18th October, some Sixth Form students of The British School of Vila-real (Castellón) took part in the first Laude Senior Student Leadership Conference. Our Head Boy, Leo Rus, and Head Girl, Paula García, along with the three Year 12 Student Council Representatives, Marco Paul, Carmen Llopis and Claudia Nadal, took the trip down […]

At Laude The British School of Vila-real (Castellón) learning is amazing. Last week, our Year 6 students learned about how the heart works. And they took part in a lesson dissecting a heart! As part of their science unit about human biology, Year 6 had the opportunity to explore the different chambers of the heart […]

The visual artist and researcher, Alejandro Mañas García, visited today, 14th October, Laude British School of Vila-real (Castellón) to give a talk about “Art and Mysticism in the 21st Century” to our students. The Fine Art students from Year 10 to Year 13, as well as the Graphic Communication students from Year 13, have attended […]

Last 4th October, Javier Alcarria, former student of Laude British School of Vila-real (Castellón) visited our school to give a talk about ‘Academic and Sports Scholarships in the USA’. Javier shared with our Secondary and Sixth Form students his own experience having studied in the USA with a scholarship. He explained how the process is, […]

At Laude The British School of Vila-real (Castellón), we like encouraging new ways of exploring science. This term, Year 1 students have been having great fun making volcanoes! In Year 1 we are studying the topic ‘Brainwave’. For a day, our young students became scientists and did an experiment. Science is just a fun subject […]

At Laude The British School of Vila-real (Castellón) learning is a journey of discovery. Last Tuesday, 1st October, Year 6 made their own lung model after researching the different parts that make up the respiratory system. Building models is an effective way to encourage new ways of exploring science, art, mathematics, and other subject areas. […]

At Laude The British School of Vila-real (Castellón) great learning has no limits. This term, Year 3 students are learning all about the Ancient Egyptians, in our new topic Temples, Tombs and Treasures. Last Friday 27th September, we launched our new topic with an exciting day packed with different Ancient Egyptian themed activities, where Year […]

Laude The British School of Vila-real (Castellón) celebrated its traditional Opening Ceremony for the 2019-2020 School Year last Wednesday, 25th September. After the speech of our Head Teacher, Mr. Taylor, and our Deputy Head Teacher, Ms. Cross, the BSV choir known as BSVoices delighted the audience with a fabulous performance. Later, our new Head Boy […]

Last Friday, 20th September, Laude The British School of Vila-real (Castellón) held a fire drill with evacuation of all the students and staff. The aim was to put into practice the emergency measures to check the effectiveness of our protocols in case of any kind of emergency that occurred in the school. In a short […]

This week, Reception B students of Laude The British School of Vila-real have enjoyed acting out Michael Rosen’s “We’re going on a Bear Hunt”, English children’s novelist and poet and author of 140 books. For a quarter of a century, readers have been ‘swishy-swashying’ and ‘splash-sploshing’ through the award-winning favourite picture book We’re Going on […]

As every year, we received at Laude The British School of Vila-real all the families of Infants from Nursery 2 to Year 2 to welcome the new year and so that the students and their families who join our educational community enjoy their first experience with the school and with their teachers. In this special […]

Congratulations to all Year 13 students of Laude The British School of Vila-real who attained the highest ever pass rate of 98%. An impressive 35% of those passes were at the highest possible A*-A grades. This is another BSV ‘best ever’ record and well above the UK national pass rate. These certifications have international recognition […]

Yesterday, 26th June Laude The British School of Vila-real held a course for staff to train them in the proper use of a defibrillator in case of an emergency. An expert in the use of defibrillators came to Laude BSV to deliver the day long course, which included theory and hands on use of these […]

Great learning has no limits at Laude BSV and although the academic year is coming to an end, there is always time to learn and overcome new challenges. So, on the last school day, the Year 12 students have put into practice what they have learned this year in French and German by doing a […]

We hosted a Talent Show with Primary students today, 20th June, at Laude The British School of Vila-real. What an amazing range of talent we have at BSV. Well done to all those who took part in our Talent Show. It takes a tremendous amount of courage to perform on stage in front of a […]

Year 11 students planned some lessons for Primary and Infants children which they delivered to the groups. The focus was to make sure that the younger students learnt something new or practiced something that they already knew. The Year 11 students went on an initial visit to the classes they would be teaching to make […]

This week we congratulate all the students from Laude The British School of Vila-real who have passed their A1 and A2 Official Certificate of German this year. We are proud of the extra effort they put into preparing for these exams, in which they have had to demonstrate their language skills in writing, reading comprehension, […]

In Year 2 the children have started to learn about plants and all of the wonderful insects that live in our garden. We are learning about micro habitats and were surprised to learn that without pollinators such as bees and butterflies our lovely plants wouldn’t grow or produce seeds. We are learning to respect insects […]

Our Year 5 students enjoyed an amazing and educational day at the Science Museum Príncipe Felipe of Valencia last Tuesday 21st May. They learned about lots of interesting things while they were there, such as space, the human body and electricity. A scientist demonstrated some of the properties of liquid nitrogen, among other things. In addition, […]

Our Year 8 students, Carmen Tintoré, Lucía Martí, Linda Saadi and Ceci Gimeno took part into the Debating Competition which was held on 6th & 7th May at Laude Fontenebro School in Madrid. In this edition, the ten centers of the ISP group in Spain participated, organized in teams of four participating students and one […]

Our student from Year 10, Rafael Bravo Cones, is sampling life as a Claremont student this term, courtesy of the ISP (International Schools Partnership) Buddy Exchange programme. This programme delivers a memorable international and cultural learning experience: enabling students to develop their language skills, communicate ideas in a different way, share good practice and create […]

At Laude British School of Vila-real took place yesterday, 2nd of May, a fire drill with evacuation of all the students and staff.   The aim was to put into practice the emergency measures to check the effectiveness of our protocols in case of any kind of emergency that occurred in the school. In a […]

Nuria Bellido and Mr Keegan-Phipps perform an outstanding duet in preparation for Nuria’s coming music exam. We are expecting amazing results. Well done Nuria!!

Congratulations to Berta Pila who gained the highest mark in Spain for AS Level Psychology. Our Deputy Head Teacher, Mrs. Cross, said: ‘It is extremely rewarding to congratulate our students and teachers at BSV who have worked so hard to achieve tremendous success in Cambridge AS Level examinations.  Berta is proving herself to be an excellent […]

The BSV European Youth Parliament team enjoyed participating in the 2019 round in Valencia this weekend. Our team competed with other school including Caxton College, Cambridge House and The German School of Valencia. The event was organised by two BSV students, Mireia Taus and Leo Rus, who stepped in to lead the event after the […]

On Thursday 14th February the year 5 children went on a trip to Castellón Airport and the Voramar Hotel. Before the trip, they wrote leaflets on the computers giving information about some of the attractions in the area of Castellón. At the airport they met a flight from London Stansted and gave out their leaflets […]

Congratulations to Antonio Tintoré who gained the highest mark in Spain for Pearson Edexcel International GCSE English Literature which is one of our external exam provider.  Mr.Taylor, our Head Teacher said: ‘It is extremely rewarding to congratulate learners and teachers at BSV who have worked so hard to achieve tremendous success in Pearson IGCSE examinations […]

Year 12 visited Esic in Valencia to participate in a Marketing workshop on the well known entertainment business, Netflix with Mr. O’Callaghan.

Over the last 5 or 6 weeks before Christmas the students in Key Stage 3 have been working really hard to collect small gifts that have been packaged into shoe boxes. These shoe boxes have been sent to the Preventorio Children’s Home in Gandia where they were distributed to orphans so that they received presents on […]

Students from Year 8 to Year 11 are working together on the stage scenery for Shrek with Miss Postema. 

Last Friday 30th November Year 5 students celebrated their Raft Race. This was an excellent opportunity to see what the children have been studying in their Topic about floating. The most impressive thing was to see the boats that the students manufactured by themselves with recycled materials and the effort they put in order for […]

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On Wednesday 31st October Infants and Primary are planning a Halloween event; ‘In The Dark, Dark Woods!’ This year we are aiming to create a more traditional Halloween celebration thinking about the origins of Halloween from the ancient Celtic festival; linked to the woods, harvest and nature. The children will also take part in some […]

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Last Friday, 15th June we celebrated the Year 11 Graduation Ceremony at Laude The British School of Vila-real. Our Head Teacher, Mr. Alan Taylor congratulated the students and wished them the best in their next stage of Sixth Form. We also had a very special godmother, Ms. Joanne Rope-jones, who said bye bye to Bsv after 13 […]

Last Wednesday, 14th June we celebrated the The Year 6 Graduation Ceremony in Laude BSV.  It was a beautiful event full of happiness, nice feelings and laughters.  Congratulations to Year 6 and we wish you the best in Seocndary School! If you want to see the photo gallery you can access by clicking here.   

NEW LEARNING EXPERIENCE We are delighted to announce that Laude The British School of Vila-real will collaborate with Lucia, mi pediatra supporting her workshop-conference “Emotions: yours and ours”. Here you will find all the information you need to get the tickets. With more than 12 million visits to her blog and more than 250,000 followers in networks, […]

Once again our school houses TERRA, AQUA, ATMOS and SOLAR have competed in the Year 5 & Year 6 Sports Day. This year we have celebrated this wonderful sporting event on the beach in Benicassim, which has been a different and very fun experience for our students. We have seen how our students have developed […]

On the 2nd May our Year 12 students, Mireia and Mateo, participated in a radio program (Radio Ciencia) as collaborators. They talked about the cystic fibrosis. During the broadcast, they explained what the disease consists of, how it occurs, the symptoms, what the screening test is for and the treatments, as well as the association […]

During the last two weeks our Year 10 student Andrea Burguete has travelled to Budapest to participate in the Hungarian Open Sub 16 Competition. During the Open she competed in two tournaments, playing a total of 12 tennis matches. She was a finalist in the doubles tournament and she was the fourth placed finalist in […]

Year 7 students are currently studying Africa. As part of their learning about Africa, we have arranged for two workshop sessions on African drumming and masks for  by the Casa Africa organisation.  

Year 11 students visited Porcelanosa last Tuesday 27th February to assist in our Business Studies curriculum learning. We focused our attentions generally on production and marketing and cemented our learning on economies of Scale, lean management & efficiency, Stock control, production methods, technology usage, quality control, quality assurance and Marketing. We were very pleased to […]

    Last Friday 2nd March our Reception families could enjoy a session in their children’s class. During a period of 50 minutes our parents saw what our students do every day in class and they could even work with their children directly, playing, singing and developing different all related to our curriculum. A very interesting […]

Please look out for our special feature in El Mundo today. We are delighted to be presenting our unique style of education, with a key focus on the way our pupils learn.  We hope you will also be proud to have your children in our School. English translation:  In Spain, families are fortunate enough to be […]

Our Year 12 student, Román Chiva, has been selected to represent the the University of Castellón Jaume I and BSV in the National Physics Olympics that will take place in Valladolid from the 13th to 16th of April.Last Friday, 9th February, Román took part in the Local Phase of the Physics Olimpics held at the School of Technology […]

BSV has been selected to represent the Comunidad Valenciana in the National round of the European Youth Parliament (to be held in Cordoba). Our team were brilliant over the weekend and we could see them in action against all the top schools of Valencia during the event on Sunday  Well done to Ms. Rhian Cross and Mr. […]

On Friday the 16th of February, we organised a trip for our Year 7 students to visit San Luis in Cabanes and Keros Cerámica in Nules. This educational visit enhanced what the children had been studying in Sociales, giving them the opportunity to understand and see the process from raw materials to the finished product. We […]

It is a time to celebrate our diversity and express our creativity through music, dance and costume. It is a sign of a healthy and energetic community that our students (parents and teachers!) take time to display their creative talents and share them with everyone. Happy Carnival Day!   I you want to see the […]

We are very pleased to announce that on Thursday 1st February the Author Gareth P. Jones will join us in school.  Gareth is an award-winning children’s book author, whose series include The Dragon Detective Agency, Ninja Meerkats and The Adventures of the Steampunk Pirates. Gareth won a Blue Peter Book Award in 2012 for The Considine Curse and has also […]

Last 2nd and 3rd December, LAUDE BSV went to La Salera Shopping Center to share its passion for learning with the citizens of Castellón. Laude BSV presented the first Pop-Up School in Europe with the aim of showing the teaching techniques applied in the center in an open day. This event included classes opened to the […]

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW OUR SCHOOL? COME VISIT US DURING THE DAY ON HALLOWEEMN!You will only have to arrange a visit by calling 964 500 155 or send an e-mail to our Director of Admissions, Esther Bravo at e.bravo@bsv.edu.es This year we have planned a day of Halloween activities with a Harry Potter Theme and as […]

Last week we launched free music and drama clubs for primary and secondary students. See Mr Keegan-Phipps to get involved!

  Last week we welcomed Grandparents into our classroom to see how children by learn together in creative activities and songs. We shared our vision for developing happy and confident learners and enjoyed seeing families coming together to have fun and develop important skills. Well done to everyone involved!

This week we launched a new music suite with brand new keyboards for classes, guitars, ukuleles and even an electronic drum kit! Here are our Year 7 students learning creative skills of team work and performance using some of our exciting new equipment.   With plans for even bigger choirs, primary and secondary bands and […]

Year 7 and 8 have really enjoyed their first two lessons in Drama with Ms Ayling. They have been focusing on creating a fun, safe and productive learning environment.Thinking about what skills an actor needs to be able create a character and also how to be a good team-worker, creative thinker, public speaker and focused […]

Nursery 3 has lots of fun this week learning how to be creative with materials and how to cooperate as they learn.

Mr Cross came to visit year three as part of their IPC Brainwaves topic to talk to them about how he learnt rockclimbing. The Brainwaves topic deals with how we learn new knowledge and skills and deepen our understanding of subjects. Mr Cross showed the pupils how to use his climbing equipment and talked about […]

This week we are celebrating some record-breaking examination results at both IGCSE and A-Level. This success happens when people come together to inspire, to challenge and to support our learners to be the best they can be.  A massive 95% of our students achieved a pass grade (A*-C) in IGCSE with an amazing 43% of […]

Having enjoyed my first year as Deputy Headteacher, it is a pleasure to introduce myself as the new Headteacher of The British School of Vila-real. I am delighted to have been appointed and will continue to work to promote the achievement and success of our students, staff and local community. I am dedicated to developing […]

    Congratulations to our Year 11 students! Next year Year 11 will start a new stage in BSV, the Sixth Form and we wish the best in the next two years before entering the university.     Congratulations to our Year 11 students! Start your new stage in BSV, the Baccalaureate stage and we […]

SWIMMING GALAS IN LAUDE BRITISH SCHOOL OF VILA-REAL During the month of June our school Houses, Aqua, Terra, Atmos and Solar have competed once again for victory in the BSV swimming galas. In The British School of Vila-real we recognise that this type of activity allows our students to gain very positive experiences so that […]

Congratulations to our Year 6 students on their graduation and welcome Secondary School. If you want to see our photo gallery you can access by clicking here: http://www.en.laudebsv.com/school-media/photo-gallery/

  On Thursday 8th June, 29 Spanish and other international students came together for the first debating competition to be held across the Laude Group of schools in Spain. The event took place at Laude Fontenebro School in Moralzarzal, Madrid,one of the seven schools in Spain and the competition included 7 rounds of debating, where […]

May the force be with you! This famous line from the film Star Wars has transformed the 4th of May into a international Star Wars Day. Our students celebrated this day with a special STEM (Science, technology, Engineering and Maths) event in which students worked together. 

Last Thursday 11th May, Year 4 went to Castellon’s Town Hall where they had the opportunity to speak to the Mayoress of Castellón Doña Amparo Marco. When they finished the visit to the Town Hall, they went to “The Fadrí”, an important symbol of Castellón and after that they visited the Agencia Estatal Tributaria in […]

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics used practically together to work on projects. Thank you to our Partners:  TODOJUGUETE EL CORTE INGLÉS LA CASA DEL LIBRO MJ & C FOTÓGRAFES  

Last Monday and Tuesday we were treated to a marvellous performance of Disney’s The Lion King. It was particularly special to see so many of our junior members of the school on the stage and I know that we can look forward to many more years of seeing these talented pupils shine in the limelight. […]

  Throughout this week children have taken part in various activities linked to our ´Learning through books´ and art week. The theme was ‘Ínto the Woods’ and each class was allocated a fairy story which is linked to the theme of forests. They completed wonderful art activities based on natural themes and worked hard on […]

The British School of Vila-real is pleased to announce that our centre has been chosen as one of the best international schools by the newspaper El Mundo in the Community of Valencia in the ranking of the top 50 schools. We would like to thank our families for all the support and confidence.  

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  Last Friday 3rd of March our 14 delegates from all the Laude Schools in Spain started their exciting journey to Mexico City. For the following two days the students stayed with their host families, participating in family life as an ordinary member. On Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th of March the students enjoyed a […]

From Laude BSV we continue our collaboration with the local Vila-real police in their initiatives with the educational community. For this reason, today, 8th March, we received the visit from the Canine Unit (UCAN). The aim was to bring their preventive work closer to the students through different projects in a more playful and effective […]

  12 of our BSV pupils will be competing in a robotics competition on Sunday in Valencia.  The age group of these pupils ranges from 7 years to 14 years, so across Primary and Secondary. Last year they won a prize for their efforts and having seen their submarine in action in the pool, We […]

  Last Saturday 25th February, BSV was sharing outstanding practice in the ´Curso de especialización educativa en altas capacidades´ at the Universidad CEU Castellón. This was lead by Eilidh Shankland, -year 2 teacher, and she gave a presentation on how to ensure that the most able children achieve and are fulfilled by their school experience. […]

  The BSV PE department is delighted to inform you that we have arranged a few Volleyball sessions with professional Volleyball coaches, coming from L’Illa Grao Volleyball Club, which Pablo Herrera represents. Sports activities are an important part to any British School’s extra-curricular programme and provide many physical, social and moral values. The British School […]

Year 3 went on a school trip to the Museo de Ciencias Naturales in Valencia. Here they learnt about all different kinds of fossils, as well as completing their very own fossil workshop. They also had a tour around the museum to see many other kinds of artifacts from long ago. This linked in perfectly […]

Our School Council have been busily working with Pilar Olivar (representing IRCO) to improve our lunch and snack provision. Pilar has been very impressed with the quality of suggestions and together they are confident that everyone will notice the great progress made so far this year. These improvements include:- The provision of cold fresh water […]

Last Monday, 31st January, BSV pupils from Years 11 and 12 took part in our inaugural BSV Public Speaking Competition MUN, in which they were asked, in pairs, to make a presentation on a topic of their choice and then to answer questions related to this topic, from the audience. Subjects discussed ranged from tax […]

If you want to see the BSV Newsltter for the first term 2016-17 you can access by clicking her:  NEWSLETTER 1ST TERM 

  Year 9 students enjoyed a day long visit to Valencia on Tuesday of this week as part of a French and Mandarin city experience. They visited the French Institute and Cultural Studio of Chinese in Valencia.

On the afternoon of Wednesday 21st December, our former student Carlos Ramírez will be visiting our school to give a talk regarding “Studying in the US & Sports Scholarships to American Universities”.  He is at present studying at Winthrop University, which is located in the city of Rock Hill in South Carolina. His degree is […]

Last Thursday 1st December, Primary pupils attended an informative assembly on the importance of recycling in order to help to protect the planet. Many of them had brought in household items made of plastic, paper or glass and they were shown how to sort this material into the appropriate coloured boxes. Secondary pupils will attend […]

Last Thursday, 1st December, The British School of Vila-real held an International University Fair with the help of SRT Student Recruitment Tours. For the first time in the School history and the city of Vila-real, 33 universities from 15 countries around the world visited our centre to let us know about their educational offer. All […]

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BON APPÉTIT! La semaine dernière, nos élèves d’année 11 ont eu l’occasion de mettre en pratique leurs connaissances du Français et de la culture française en cuisinant un merveilleux fondant au chocolat avec la chef pâtissière Isabelle Babonneau

The BSV family and the PE Department would like to congratulate our student Carmen Llopis, for her excellent performance at the Tennis Final World “Champions Bowl” which took place last week in La Manga, Murcia. Carmen represented the Spanish Team, in the Under 13 age group category. She played two doubles matches and she won […]

Last week, Year 10 and 11 (and a few Year 12 and 13) Art students, went on a trip to Alcora; a well-known town in the ceramic industry. The importance of art and culture there is noticeable with, amongst other things, its Ceramics Museum. We visited the company Art Antic and saw how artistic murals […]

On Tuesday 25th of October our school took part in a Basketball tournament against other British schools. As the captain of the senior girls’ basketball team I must admit that, although none of us has ever played in an official basketball club outside school we did a fantastic job. We won one game! It goes […]

  Halloween is always a highly anticipated day for our students, especially for our students in Infants and Primary. It’s a fun day in which students can come terrifyingly dressed and we all participate in different activities organised by our fantastic teachers, such as “Trick or Treat” or cooking workshops or drawing and art activities […]

Yesterday 25th of October, we transformed Year 2 into the top tend. We made circus hats and painted clown faces. In the afternoon we had a circus skills workshop where the children learned to walk along a tight rope, juggle and other circus skills. It was a fantastic Day and a great introduction to our […]

Our Year 8 Young Design Engineers took to the waves this week to test their designs of  21st Century Yachts. The students worked together on creative ideas and put their boats to the test in laboratory conditions. Our innovative youngsters made us proud, Well done to all involved! Mr Taylor and the Science Team.

    Hoy 8 de octubre de 2016 ha sido un día muy especial para nosotros porque hemos comenzado con nuestro XX Curso de Sábados. Les mostramos algunas fotos del primer día de clase en el que nuestros alumnos además de reencontarse con sus compañeros y profesores han recogido sus certificados de Cambridge en un […]

  Once again in September we have received at BSV all families from Nursery 2 to Year 2, to welcome the new academic year and for students and their families who join our school community to enjoy their first experience with the school and with their teachers. In this special event we presented our new […]

Once again BSV received the visit of our students’ grandparents. It was a great success and they all participated in a Cake Baking Competition. The cakes were delicious.  We all enjoy the infants show and after that we ate all the cakes.  Thank you to all our grandparents for your support and for attending to […]

Early Years, parents and teachers spent a great time last Thursday 24th of May celebrating the Infants Sports Day.  They all won the competition and they received a very special medal. Congratulations!

Aida Alcarria, Pau Esteve and Lidón Pruñonosa won the judges’ prize for their Science presentation.Fernando López won the audience prize for his Art work.

On the 16th of April, Aaron Pascual from Year 12 represented Laude BSV in the 2016 Valencia Community Chinese Bridge Competition in Valencia. He took a first place demonstrating his high level of Chinese and his deep understanding of the Chinese culture. This experience and achievement will encourage Aaron to continue his study of Chinese language and culture. Aaron is […]

Last Saturday 16th April we celebrated our Family Day in The British School of Vila-real.  More than 500 people came to visit us in our 20th anniversary celebration.  We organised a solidarity raffle for UNICEF and a Summer School Scholarship Raffle. Biel Monlleó Molinos won the raffle and we hope you enjoy our Summer School […]

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The British school of Vila-real is pleased to announce with great pride and satisfaction that our School has been ranked as one of the best International Schools of Spain by El Mundo, the national newspaper, in their ranking of the top 100 schools in Spain. The annual listing of the 100 Best Schools in Spain […]

Cambridge International School is now offering GCSE Revision Courses to our Y11 students.

  The Fine Art and Graphic Communication students went on a trip to Castellón last week. The Fine Art students took part in a workshop about printing techniques and saw various exhibitions in the Museum of Fine Arts. In the meantime, the Graphic Communication students visited graphic design studio Milkman Disseny and analysed the branding […]

  The children in Year 6 had to plan their own Maya festival. They had to work as a team to create the different activities that take place during this celebration. The children researched their own activity and prepared their own speeches and props. They had a great time and did a fantastic job!

  We are thrilled to announce that the International Schools Partnership has acquired Reach British School in Abu Dhabi. The school is ISP’s first acquisition in the Gulf and is a fantastic addition to our family of schools in Spain and the United Kingdom. Ryan Robson, Chief Executive Officer of the International Schools Partnership, commented: […]

  The Outstanding Pearson Learner Awards are an annual celebration of the achievements of learners all over the world who have truly excelled in their Edexcel, BTEC and LCCI qualifications. We are delighted to inform you that some students from The British School of Vila-real are among these winners:  HIGHEST MARK IN THE WORLD/ NOTA […]

For more information, please contact with our External Relations, Mrs. Esther Bravo. 

MARÍA LLUECA, FROM LAUDE BSV TAKES THIRD PLACE IN THE NATIONAL CHINESE BRIDGE COMPETIITON On the 2nd of May our student María Llueca from Year 12 represented Laude BSV and Valencian Community with other university students in the 2015 National Chinese Bridge Competition in León. The contested consisted of 3 parts: oral, a question round […]

CONGRATULATIONS TO Mª VICTORIA ROSELLÓ, PABLO FERRER AND MARÍA MESEGUER, STUDENTS FROM LAUDE BSV, FOR THEIR EXCELLENT RESULTS IN THE CAMBRIDGE EXAMS!! These Year 13 students have been the first at our school to sit the top exam in English offered by the Cambridge Suite: Proficiency English at C2 level. All have been successful with […]

      Last Friday, 15th May we celebrated our traditional Grandparents’ Day. To celebrate this special day our Early Years students played some songs and danced for our special visitors.  We filled our garden with children, parents, grandparents and….many cakes! Our grandparents could participate in a Cake Competition and after the show we could […]

  On Thursday the year 6 children presented their annual Waxworks Exhibition. The children had worked very hard to write and then learn their presentations. On the day, they took great care to dress and act just like their chosen personalities. It was an excellent opportunity for the children to show off their language skills […]

We are extremely pleased to announce that Cambridge International School is now in partnership with our family of schools. The International Schools Partnership has been founded on the principle of inspiring world class learning. By raising standards and fostering a love of learning, we equip children with the knowledge and the skills to achieve. We do […]