De school heeft aangegeven mijn kind niet (langer) te kunnen begeleiden. Wat kan ik doen?

De school (het schoolbestuur) heeft zorgplicht. Het is de bedoeling dat de school samen met u en uw kind kijkt naar de mogelijkheden van extra ondersteuning binnen de school of het schoolbestuur. Als blijkt dat school vindt dat uw kind beter op zijn plek is op het speciaal (basis)onderwijs, kan de school samen met u een toelaatbaarheidsverklaring (afgekort noemen we dat TLV) aanvragen bij het samenwerkingsverband.

Welke informatie over mijn kind moet ik met school delen?

In de praktijk blijkt dat kinderen het best geholpen zijn bij het verstrekken van de belangrijke voorinformatie en goed overleg tussen school en ouders. Als u uw kind aanmeldt op een school, is het belangrijk dat u alle informatie geeft die kan wijzen op een extra ondersteuningsbehoefte. Zo kan de school samen met u beter en sneller bepalen wat uw kind nodig heeft. Als u uw kind op meerdere scholen tegelijk aanmeldt, bent u verplicht dat te melden en ook aan te geven welke scholen dat zijn. Als school extra informatie wil opvragen, dan kan dat alleen met uw toestemming.Als beide ouders gezag hebben, moeten beide ouders de aanmelding ondertekenen.

Ik heb het idee dat school niet voldoet aan haar zorgplicht. Wat kan ik doen?

U kunt dan het beste contact opnemen met het bestuur van de school. Daarna kunt u contact opnemen met ons aanspreekpunt voor thuiszitters, Tamara Dekker (t.dekker@swvamsterdamdiemen.nl). Zij kan u uitleg geven over de zorgplicht en wat dat betekent voor de school en voor uw kind. Als u kind thuis zit, kunt u het beste zo snel mogelijk contact opnemen met de leerplichtambtenaar van uw gemeente.

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Duty of care

Does your child need extra support at school? Then the school where your child was first registered in writing has a duty of care. This means that the school must investigate whether it can offer your child appropriate education. The duty of care applies to both regular and special (primary) education.

Research on appropriate education

To investigate whether the school can provide appropriate education for your child, it will request information from you.

The school has six weeks for this examination. This period may be extended once by four weeks. Please mind, during this examination period the school does not yet have to place your child.

School's investigation can have three outcomes:

The school where your child is enrolled can provide your child with appropriate education with extra support.
The school cannot offer your child a suitable place, but another regular primary school can. Together with the school, you will look for another regular school for your child.
The school is considering another type of education for your child, such as special education or special primary education. This does require an admission declaration. The school applies for this from our partnership.
In the Duty of care guide you can read more in detail about how it is organised.

Questions and answers

The school has indicated it cannot (any longer) supervise my child. What can I do?

The school (the school board) has a duty of care. The intention is that the school, together with you and your child, looks at the possibilities of extra support within the school or school board. If it appears that the school thinks your child would be better suited to special (primary) education, the school can, together with you, request an admission statement (TLV for short) from the partnership.

What information about my child should I share with school?

In practice, children are best served by providing the important preliminary information and good consultation between school and parents. When you register your child at a school, it is important that you provide any information that may indicate an additional support need. This will allow the school to work with you to better and more quickly determine what your child needs.

If you register your child at several schools at the same time, you are required to report this and also indicate which schools they are.
If school wants to request additional information, it can only do so with your permission.
If both parents have custody, both parents must sign the notification.

I feel that school is not fulfilling its duty of care. What can I do?

You should then contact the school board. You can then contact our point of contact for absentees, Tamara Dekker (t.dekker@swvamsterdamdiemen.nl). She can explain the duty of care and what it means for the school and for your child. If your child is at home, it is best to contact the school attendance officer of your municipality.

Duty of care

Research on appropriate education

Questions and answers

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