Santiago de Compostela, 3 October 2026. The Xunta de Galicia has published a practical handbook on emotional education designed to help schools support pupils with autism spectrum disorder. According to the Consellería de Educación, Ciencia, Universidades e Formación Profesional the publication is aimed at teachers, school guidance services and specialist staff in primary and secondary schools and complements existing protocols for supporting TEA.
The education minister Román Rodríguez presented the material in Santiago de Compostela at a training event attended by nearly 300 professionals, according to the statement. The handbook brings together recommendations on welcoming children and young people with TEA, designing inclusive learning spaces, curricular and teaching adjustments, and break and communal areas such as the playground, library and canteen. Its aim is to promote emotional wellbeing and make social participation easier.
The Xunta de Galicia places the publication within a broader strategy. The statement refers to the Plan de Atención á Diversidade 2026-30 and to measures implemented during the current school year. In particular, it cites an increase of 150 additional specialist staff to support diversity. These include therapeutic education specialists and guidance teachers, who are expected to advise schools on individual support and help ensure organisational arrangements are in place.
To put this in context, the regional government cites comparative figures and describes the Galician school system as especially inclusive: according to the statement, 94.2 per cent of pupils requiring support attend mainstream schools, compared with a Spain-wide average of 85.7 per cent. These figures are from the statement and are given without separate methodological details.
The source provides no specific teaching examples, case numbers or evaluation findings on the effectiveness of the new handbook. It also remains unclear whether its use will be mandatory for all schools. The Consellería describes the document as a practical working tool within a package of measures covering training, legal changes and organisational support. According to the regional government, its publication is intended to clarify existing protocols and make it easier to apply them in day-to-day teaching.
The primary source for this report is the press release published by the Xunta de Galicia on 3 October 2026.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).