Inclusion in the Inclusion in the NetherlandsNetherlands

Inclusion in the Inclusion in the NetherlandsNetherlands

Introduction• Hand out• Education in the Netherlands• Primary school• “Going to school together” project• PCL• Special primary schools• Special education• Backpack• REC

Education in the Netherlands

• Primary school• Special primary school• Special schools for children with

physical, sensory, educational or behavioral problems

Primary school• Through tests and observations• Individual coach • Remedial teacher• Schedule with all the actions taken

for each child• Extra money from the government

“Going to school together” project

• The education goals of the project “going to school together”

• For whom? • The organization• The budget

Education goals of this project

• More suitable education• To bring more knowledge into the

school about extra care and education for children with problems

• Less children to the special primary schools

• Specialized teachers at every regular primary school

For whom?• For all pupils in the primary school

with learning problems or behavioral problems.

• Children with more severe physical, sensory or mental handicaps are not included in “going to school together”.

The organization• Cooperation between 10-15

primary schools and 1 special primary school

• sharing the budget• The plan’s slogan is: More

expertise to the primary school

The budget• 260 million euro every year for the

project “Going to school together”• More than 92% of the money is

returned for spending at special primary schools

• 19 million euro goes to primary schools each year

PCL• Permanent Commission of Inclusion• Every cooperation of schools has its

own Commission of Inclusion for the pupils

• PCL gives advise: Is it necessary for a child to go to a special primary school?

Special primary schoolsCategories are:• Pupils with autism• Pupils with dyslexia• Pupils with ADHD• Pupils who are highly talented

Special educationCategories are: • Visually handicapped• Deaf and hard of hearing• Physically handicapped, learning

problems and somatically ill• Severe educational and

behavioural problems

Picture of a visually handicapped child

Picture of a school for hard-of-hearing and deaf

children

Picture of a Mytylschool

Mytylschool

Mytylschool

Mytylschool

Picture of another special primary school

Backpack• What is a backpack? • Why an allowance for

handicapped children?• When does a child get a

backpack?

What is a backpack?• Pupil-specific allowance• Budget for handicapped children

provided by the government• This money can be spent on a

regular primary school for special equipment

Why an allowance for handicapped children?

• Parents can choose how to spend the extra money for their handicapped child

• In regular primary schools the budget goes to extra needs, special teachers and materials

When does a child get a backpack?

A backpack is for handicapped children who can and would like to stay at the primary school

REC = Regional Expertise Centre

• System for greater effectiveness of special education

• Independent cooperative organization for special education and secondary special education

• Coordination of coaches and expertise