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Education regulation · Spain · updated 1 Sep 2026

One common basis.
Seventeen systems of detail.

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7 resultsSources checked · 1 Sep 2026
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In force

Right to education

Constitución Española · art. 27The constitutional basis for the right to education, freedom of education and public planning of the system.Open official source
02

Consolidated text

Organisation of the education system

Ley Orgánica 2/2006 (LOE), texto consolidadoRegulates education stages, school autonomy, educational projects, coexistence and community rights, including the LOMLOE amendments.Open official source
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Consolidated text

Rights and participation in schools

Ley Orgánica 8/1985 (LODE), texto consolidadoFramework for student and family rights and duties, participation, ownership and school governance.Open official source
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In force · cross-cutting duty

Comprehensive protection from violence

Ley Orgánica 8/2021 (LOPIVI) · arts. 30–35Requires every school attended by minors, regardless of ownership, to appoint a safeguarding and wellbeing coordinator and maintain coexistence and response protocols.Open official source
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Consolidated text

Legal protection of children and adolescents

Ley Orgánica 1/1996, texto consolidadoDefines the best interests and rights of children, together with safeguarding and reporting duties in situations of risk or neglect.Open official source
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Consolidated text

Personal data and digital rights

Ley Orgánica 3/2018 (LOPDGDD), texto consolidadoSpain's data-protection and digital-rights framework, relevant to records, communications, images and digital evidence involving minors.Open official source
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National guidance · use with the regional protocol

Guide for bullying and cyberbullying protocols

Ministerio de Educación · agosto de 2026A non-binding national reference organising prevention, detection, protection, investigation, notification, restorative intervention and follow-up in seven phases.Open official source

Reading rule

The Ministry guide aligns; the regional protocol operationalises.

The 2026 Guide for the design of bullying and cyberbullying protocols is a national reference. It does not repeal or replace each education authority’s procedure. Before opening, reporting or closing a case, check the autonomous region, school ownership and current version.

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