GANDIA, 9 November 2026. British School Gandia hosted a regional training day organised by NABSS, the National Association of British Schools in Spain, on 3 October. Teachers from British schools in different parts of Spain met at the school to share knowledge and look at evidence-based classroom practice.
The training focused on how learning and memory work and on how certain principles can be put into practice in the classroom. Sessions covered cognitive load, retrieval practice, modelling techniques and a range of evidence-based teaching strategies. The aim was to look more closely at how students learn and at how teachers can design learning experiences that help them not only understand new content but also retain, recall and use information more effectively.
A second strand looked at how the teacher's role in the classroom can evolve. The day set out practical strategies to help students take greater responsibility for their own learning while making teachers' work more efficient. Participants explored different ways of using feedback more effectively, moving part of that process into the classroom itself so that students understand better how they can progress and improve. The idea behind it is that students who take an active part in the learning process also develop the tools to learn more independently.
Artificial intelligence was also on the programme, mainly as a tool to support teachers' work. Participants looked at ways of using AI to create engaging learning materials and to make tasks such as preparing resources and giving feedback easier, always from a pedagogical point of view and with the aim of improving the learning experience. The school notes that, in a constantly changing educational context, ongoing training allows teachers to get to know new tools and, above all, to reflect on when, how and why to use them.
As host, British School Gandia made its facilities available to the participants and prepared the spaces and services needed for the day to run smoothly. For the school, hosting the NABSS training was a chance to contribute to an initiative built on one of the core values of education: continuing to learn. The presence of teachers from British schools in different parts of Spain made it possible to share experiences, perspectives and practice, and to strengthen links between professionals who belong to the same educational community.
The school has said it is proud to have welcomed professionals from the community of British schools in Spain and to have contributed to a day of learning, exchange and professional development.
About British School Gandia
British School Gandia is a British curriculum school in Gandia, in the province of Valencia, established in 2015. It is one of the three schools of the British School Group, together with British School Alzira, established in 1997, and British School XÃ tiva, established in 2009. The group teaches the British curriculum from Early Years to Sixth Form.
In September the school started a new chapter with its first Sixth Form cohort. Across the group's three schools most students are Spanish, with strong representation from China, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, the United States, Russia, Gambia, Colombia and Chile, among other nationalities.
What this means for families
For families, teacher training of this kind matters because it shapes what happens in lessons every day. Approaches such as retrieval practice and well-designed feedback are meant to help pupils remember what they learn and to become more independent, and a school that hosts this kind of training is investing in the people who teach its pupils.
Families comparing British schools in the area can also look at the International School Advisor ranking of the best international schools in Valencia.
You can contact British School Gandia here.
