Royal Decree 3473/2000 of 29 December 2000 amending Royal Decree 1007/1991 of 14 June 1991 laying down the minimum teaching requirements for compulsory secondary education has carried out a new design of basic minimum teaching throughout the national territory.

Its objective has been to strengthen the instrumental areas of Language and Mathematics, to introduce in the area of Technology contents related to the new information technologies, to improve the knowledge of the Humanities, encourage greater depth of the subjects in the area of Nature Sciences and update the curricula of all areas.

For this purpose, the aforementioned Royal Decree sets out in Annex II the school timetable corresponding to the minimum teaching requirements for compulsory secondary education and, in its unique transitional provision, provides for the introduction of This timetable will be made from the 2001-2002 course.

In application of the provisions of this Royal Decree, this Order aims to approve the schedules for the teaching of compulsory secondary education from the course of 2001-2002.

These schedules are listed in Annex I and in them the instrumental teachings of Language and Mathematics are reinforced in the line marked by the aforementioned Royal Decree of minimum teachings.

In the same way, in Annex II, the schedules to be followed by students in the second course, which in the academic year 2000-2001 have been taught in Plastic and Visual Education in the first one with concentrated time, will be shown in Annex II. prevents them from returning to teaching already completed. In the same way, for those students who did not attend Technology in the first place, the timetable set out in Annex II will be established.

In its virtue, in exercise of the authorization conferred by the final disposition of Royal Decree 34772000, of December 29, I have arranged:

First. This Order will be applied in the centers where the teaching of compulsory secondary education is taught, within the management of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport.

Second. -1. The weekly schedule for each course of the stage shall be twenty-nine hours and its distribution by area and subject shall be in accordance with the provisions of Annex I to this Order.

2. In addition, each group of pupils will have a weekly tutoring hour.

Third. Notwithstanding the second paragraph of this Order, the centers that during the course of 2000-2001 would have taught in a single course of the first cycle the total time established in that cycle for the areas In the case of the case of the case of the case-law of the State of the State, the Commission may, in accordance with the provisions of Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 528/96, provide for the provision of the following information: during the academic year 2001-2002 will accommodate the time distribution of the second course of the stage to as set out in Annex II to this Order.

Fourth.-Numbers 1 and 2 of the sixth paragraph of the Order of 28 February 1996 for the implementation of the compulsory secondary education teaching, Annex I, and the number of the items are repealed. provisions of equal or lower rank shall be contrary to the provisions of this Order.

Fifth. -The General Secretariat of Education and Vocational Training may adopt, in the field of its competences, how many measures are necessary for the development of the provisions of this Order.

Sixth. This Order shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the "Official Gazette of the State" and shall apply from the academic year 2001-2002.

Madrid, July 23, 2001.

DEL CASTILLO VERA

Ilma. Ms. General Secretary for Education and Vocational Training.

(VIEW IMAGES PAGES 27970 AND 27971).

ANNEX I

Weekly Schedule of Areas and Materials in Mandatory Secondary Education

First cursAreas and subjects Second course Third course Fourth course

Spanish Language and Literature .. 5 4 4 4 Foreign Language. ... .. .. ...... 3 3 4 3 Mathematics. ... .. .. .. .. ........ 4 4 3 4 Social Sciences, Geography and History. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 3 3 4 Physical Education. ... .. .. .. .. ... 2 2 2 2 Science of Nature .. .. ... 3 3--Biology and Geology ... .. .. .. ..--2 3 * Physics and Chemistry. ... .. .. .. .. ... --2 3 *

First cursAreas and subjects Second course Third course Fourth course

Plastic and Visual Education. .. .. 2 2 2 3 * Ethics .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..--2 Music. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. 2 2 2 3 * Technology .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ................. ... 2 2 2 3 * Religion/Study activities. 1 2 1 2 Optives .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 2 2 2 2

Total hours. ... .. .. .. ... .. 29 29 29 29

(*) Areas and optional subjects between which the student will be two.

ANNEX II

Weekly schedule of areas and subjects in the second course of compulsory secondary education during the academic year 2001-2002 in the centres referred to in the third paragraph of this Order

Second cursAreas and subjects

Spanish Language and Literature ... .. .. .. .. .. ... 4 Foreign Language .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 3 Mathematics .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Social Sciences, Geography and History. ... .. ... 3 Physical Education .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 2 Sciences of Nature ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ....... 3. Plastic and Visual Education ... .. .. .. .. ......... ...

-Music ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 2 Technology .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Religion/Study Activities. .. .. .. .. .. 2. .......... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ................. 2

Total hours. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....... ... 29