Every child should receive an education that suits him or her. En get extra help if needed. The school board must ensure this. This is called duty of care. To do this, the school must first carefully examine what kind of help your child needs and whether the school can provide this extra help itself. Sometimes the school needs help from the partnership for this.
Schools for regular education, special primary education and special education work together in a particular area to provide appropriate education. This is called a collaborative partnership (SWV). A partnership ensures that every child who needs it gets extra help or can attend a special school. The schools in the partnership agree together on how to arrange this.
Most children start school from the age of 4. A child is subject to compulsory education from the age of 5. Then the child must attend school. Compulsory education lasts until the age of 16. More information on compulsory education can be found here.
Er its different types of primary schools. Some schools are 'special' because they teach based on a faith, philosophy of life or educational concept. Schools with a special education concept teach according to a particular vision. Such as Dalton, Jenaplan, Waldorf and Montessori. Find more information here.
Want to know which schools are in your area? At the school finderfrom OCO you can search by education concept.
The school where your child is notified has duty of care. This means that together see which help your child needs. The school looks at whether the school who can give extra help themselves. The school may, if necessary a Support Team apply to our partnership.
All schools offer help that many pupils need. Examples include help with dyslexia and help for pupils who learn faster or more difficult. This help is called the basic support.
If your child needs more help, or help that is very specific, this is called extra support. This help varies from school to school. Every year, a school makes a plan about the help at school. In this plan, the school support profile, states what support is available and how it is organised. The school support profile can be found on the school website. Sometimes it is also called 'care plan'.
In practice, it is often difficult to get a good idea, based on a plan on paper, of what the school can actually offer in terms of help for your child. For this, it is best to meet the school in person. This can be done on an open day for a general introduction.
Yes, it is allowed. If a school can prove that the class is full, the school has no duty of care.
Does your child already attend a primary school? If so, dhe school's duty of care. School requests a Support team to our partnership. It is important to get a good understanding of what the best educational place for your child is.
Is your child not yet attending a school? Then you can report directly to the school for special (primary) education. This school can involve the experts of our partnership in a Support team. Do you have important information from the pre-school, for example? Please share that with the school.
If there is a good reason for it, it can sometimes be done. Discuss this with the pre-school or childcare centre.
You can go on the school guide find which schools there are. You can find more information on the school websites and contact the school if you have any questions. Do you know which school you want? Then register your child with the school.
It gives the school an insight into the desired support. The school then looks to see if they can provide it. If they cannot then the school must explain this. And find another school for your child.
If you do not give permission then the school may indicate that they cannot then investigate whether the school can provide the support. The school cannot meet that duty of care.
Register your child with the school of your choice. They will guide you further. Children between the ages of six and 12 can attend a newcomer class or switching class at a primary school. There are also schools with bilingual education. Read more here.
If you have a valid admission statement then you can register your child directly with the school. An overview of the schools can be found here.
Yes you may. An admission declaration for special education or special primary education is valid nationwide.
Yes, it is allowed. If a school can prove that the class is full, the school has no duty of care. You then have to find another school by yourself, you can get help from the school in this.
The school should investigate whether they can provide the necessary support. If the school cannot then they should explain this well. And finding a suitable school for your child. This could be another regular primary school. Or a form of special (primary) education, for this purpose a Support Team with us requested.
Together with the teacher and internal supervisor, discussek you what support your child needs. You make agreements about this. The school draws up a development perspective on this basis. What you can expect from school in this respect can be found in the 'School support profile'. You can find it on the school website: either as a separate document, or incorporated in the school guide. Contact the school if you cannot find this document.
The development perspective describes what the pupil can do now and what expected that the student can and knows when leaving school. Thus, the learning line and expected development line for everyone clear. The plan will in any case include: your child's educational goals, what subject matter is offered, how your child will be supported and managed, and the expected attainment level.
The extra guidance is usually for a certain period of time. The aim is that after this, the school will be better able to deal with the request for help. And that the pupil can participate in education without extra support.
You may of course bring someone you know well to the interview. But the parent and child advisor can also help you with this. You can ask the school's internal supervisor for the contact details of the parent and child advisor. Some schools have this contact information on their website.
Want to know more about the parent and child advisor, or what the Parent and Child Team can do for you? Then take a look at their website.
Very sometimes it is not possible To deploy additional support. This is not common. Can't work it out with school? Then you can request a meeting with the school board to which the school belongs. Want to know which school board this is? Then look here. If you click on a school, you will see the school board's website.
Talk to the teacher, your child's counsellor or the school's internal supervisor. Are you unable to find a solution? Then contact the school board. Would you like to know which school board this is? Then look here. If you click on a school, you will see the school board's website.
Are you also unable to come to terms with the school board? Then you can always contact the Parent support centre.
The school board to which the school belongs your child under, receives funding from our partnership to provide additional support. Each school board has made different arrangements on this. Usually, the school money apply to the school board; sometimes the school has already received this money. With this money, someone from the school or another organisation hired. Om your child for a certain period of time for a number of hours a week.
A parent and child advisor is attached to each school. The parent and child advisor thinks with you and can advise you on the use of assistance.
Want to know more about the parent and child advisor, or what the Parent and Child Team can do for you? Then take a look at their website.
This is not allowed, school has a duty of care. If school cannot support the child, they request a Support Team from the Collaborative.
The school uses a document to keep track of your child's growth and development (growth document or development perspective). In it, they write about the conversations they have had with you about how your child is doing at school and whether special (primary) education may be required. This document shows how your child is doing at school, what help has already been given and whether this has helped. If the school wants to include additional documents, such as a psychological test, they will need your permission to do so.
You can share your views with the school's internal supervisor. Your opinion will be noted in the growth document or development perspective. You may also write a piece yourself; school will then add it to the application.
The school does not have to change the information in the growth document or development perspective at your request. However, you can add extra information to the application to make your point of view clear. The school must enclose this extra information with the application.
You can also explain your views during the meeting with our partnership's social expert and education advisor, even if the application is already in process.
Does school want to include information from other parties (such as research reports)? This is only allowed if you have given them permission to do so.
School may also apply to our partnership for a support team without your permission. In doing so, they must follow certain rules. In order for your opinion and vision to be properly expressed, it is important that you enter into dialogue with us as soon as the application is being processed. You cannot stop the application, but you can ensure that it becomes clear what your child needs. Our experts will include this in their advice on which type of school or extra support is best for your child.
Is special (basic) on education the best option for your child? Then the school will apply for an admission statement (TLV) from the samenity agreement. Your child will need this document to attend the special (base)education. The application for the TLV is made by the school together with you.
Er its different types of primary schools. Some schools are 'special' because they teach based on a faith, philosophy of life or educational concept. Schools with a special education concept teach according to a particular vision. Such as Dalton, Jenaplan, Waldorf and Montessori. Find more information here.
Want to know which schools are in your area? On the school finderfrom OCO you can search by education concept.
The school where your child is notified has duty of care. This means that together see which help your child needs. The school looks at whether the school who can give extra help themselves. If necessary, the school can ask for experts from our partnership to join a Support team.
All schools offer help that many pupils need. Examples include help with dyslexia and help for pupils who learn faster or more difficult. This help is called thebasic support
If your child needs more help, or help that is very specific, this is called extra support. This help varies from school to school. Every year, a school makes a plan about the help at school. In this plan, the school support profile, states what support is available and how it is organised. You can find the school support profile on the school website. Sometimes it is also called 'care plan'.
In practice, it is often difficult to get a good idea, based on a plan on paper, of what the school can actually offer in terms of help for your child. For this, it is best to meet the school in person. This can be done on an open day for a general introduction.
Yes, it is allowed. If a school can prove that the class is full, the school has no duty of care.
Does your child already attend a primary school? If so, dhe school's duty of care. School requests a Support team to our partnership. It is important to get a good understanding of what the best educational place for your child is.
Is your child not yet attending a school? Then you can report directly to the school for special (primary) education. This school can involve the experts of our partnership in a Support team. Do you have important information from the pre-school, for example? Please share that with the school.
If there is a good reason for it, it can sometimes be done. Discuss this with the pre-school or childcare centre.
You cannot do that yourself. Only the school can apply for a pupil. The school sends the application (student file) for reimbursed diagnostics of severe dyslexia to us.
We look at it student file to see if a pupil is eligible for reimbursed examinations for Severe Dyslexia (ED). We do this according to the rules of the Dutch Dyslexia Quality Institute (NKD).
The school registers a student and sends the file for reimbursed ED examinations to us. We review the file and check that it contains all the necessary information.
Once we have received all the information, we assess the student's eligibility for reimbursed examinations. No later than 10 weeks after receiving a complete file, the school will receive approval (or rejection) for reimbursed examinations.
If the school receives approval, the school will notify you as a parent. You can register the pupil directly for investigations with a dyslexia care provider contracted by the municipality. For this, they will need the approval letter and file, which the school has received from us.
If any information is missing, we will let the school know by e-mail. The school will then not receive approval for reimbursed examinations for the time being. The school discusses this with you as a parent and can work with someone from the school board to complete the file. Once the file is complete, the school can reapply to us.
The school receives a letter explaining why the file does not meet the criteria. The school then discusses this with you as a parent. Together, you look at what the next step could be. Sometimes the school board is involved.
The school is responsible for compiling the file for the application. Before the application is submitted, support in reading and/or writing must have been provided. Without this support, the application cannot be made.
In this handbook describes the requirements for the help provided at school. An overview of all the information that must be included in the pupil file for an application can be found in this checklist.
As a parent, you can register your child for this. For this, the agreement letter from the gatekeeper and the student file of school needed.
You can choose from providers under contract in Amsterdam have for reimbursed dyslexia care. Retrieved from this website you will find the list. Of course, you can also ask at school which provider they have had good experiences with.
You can discuss with the school the areas in which your child's file does not meet the criteria for reimbursed Diagnosis of Severe Dyslexia (ED).
On the website of theNKDand on those of Dyslexia Centralyou will find the most up-to-date information on dyslexia.
If your child is 5 years and 1 month, he is subject to compulsory education. As your child is (too) often absent from school or does not attend school at all, school will involve the school attendance officer. You can toocontact the school attendance officer. Who will work with you to see how your child can best return to education. More information can be found u here.
We will work with you to find a suitable solution. This may be tailor-made education at home. Or at a care institution or with youth support together. There are also intermediate facilities for children who have a care requirement in addition to extra support. Such as children undergoing temporary treatment for youth aid. Or children who need a lot of care so that education is only a small part of their daily routine. They can be given a tailor-made educational care programme, for example at a care farm.
Sometimes education is not (yet) possible. Then your child may be enrolled at one of the appropriate children's day centres.
A school may not just refuse a child. Not even because your child needs extra help. The school must have a good reason for not admitting a child. First, find out what reason the school has. Sometimes it is not entirely clear. Ask the school to put the reasons for refusal on paper. That way, the school should also say exactly what the reasons are. Is your child indeed refused at a school because he needs extra help? For example, the school may say that there are already many children at school who need help. The school may also say that it thinks they cannot provide the proper help.
Do you agree with school? Then start looking at another school. The school that refused your child will help you do this. The school is obliged to do so, but you may also look for another school yourself.
Do you disagree with school? Then you can submit the situation to the Disputes Committee for Appropriate Education. The disputes committee will then check whether the school has taken the right steps.
A school may not simply remove a child. The school must follow laws in doing so. Before the school decides to remove a pupil from school, the school board must talk to the pupil's parents so that they have a chance to respond.
A pupil may not be removed from school until the school board has found another school where the pupil can be placed. When a school intends to remove a pupil, the school must consult with the Education Inspectorate. A discussion must be held with the Education Inspectorate on how the pupil can continue education during but also after the suspension.
Want to object? You can, just do it no more than six weeks after the decision. Submit the objection in writing to the school board of the school. The school will give the parent the opportunity to explain the objection orally. The school must then let you know within four weeks whether it will reconsider or uphold the decision. During this objection procedure, the school board may refuse the pupil access to the school. However, the school must ensure that this pupil can continue to receive education.
You can also visit thearbitration committee for appropriate education justified if your child is removed. This can be done at the same time as filing an objection.
Request an additional interview with the teacher of uw child en explain why you disagree. Do you disagree? Then ask for a follow-up meeting with the internal supervisor/school leader. Are you really unable to reach an agreement together? Then you can file a complaint with the school board. At this chart you will see which school board belongs to your school.
This is only possible in very special cases. Your child's school must discuss this with our partnership and the partnership for secondary education Amsterdam-Diemen.
All primary schools and secondary schools in Amsterdam and Diemen are affiliated with the Electronic Nuclear Procedure Centre (ELK). In this system, the primary school of your child's data from the primary school's student monitoring system. This allows the secondary school to see this information. Of course, this is done securely and no one else can access the data of seeing your child.
Students should receive the right support when they need it. That is why there is a comprehensive care structure in Amsterdam secondary education: an extensive network of facilities both within the school. Read here more.
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