Special education in Baden-Württemberg/ Germany

Special education in Baden-Württemberg/

Germany

Karl-Georg-Haldenwang-SchuleBad Teinach-Zavelstein

Special education in Baden-Württemberg/ Germany Karl-Georg-Haldenwang-Schule

www.kghschule.deHelmar SchartnerOktober 2011


Education System in Germany

Because of the independence in matters of education and culture in Germany, each federal state regulates its own education system independently.


Special education in Baden-Württemberg

• School promotion of disabled children and youths is first of all a duty for the public school, if the children and youths can follow the educational program in consideration of the local conditions. This means similar goals for all pupils in a class.

• Disabled children and youths, that don’t get an optimal education in a public school, have to get taught in special schools. They get there a special educational assistance depending on their type of disability.

• In the session 2007/ 2008 there were about 580 special schools with about 54.000 pupils. This are about 5% of all pupils in Baden-Württemberg



• “Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities” 2009

equal participation in social life for people with disabilities

changes in the field of education towards a common education of disabled and non-disabled children. This means different, individual goals for the pupils in one class.



• 9 different types of special schools:

schools for the Blind schools for the hearing impaired schools for the physically disabled schools for the learning-disabled schools for the visually impaired schools for the speech impaired schools for the mentally disabled schools for educational support schools for sick children requiring long stays in

hospital


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• The “education plan for the schools for the mentally disabled”, renewed in 2009, is the general basis for the educational mission:

“To promote young people in the developement and strengthening of their whole person“

• structure of the schools for the mentally disabled:

- elementary level (4 years - like the general elementary school)- secondary level (5 years - like the general secondary school) - vocational level (3 years)

together 12 years compulsory education


Karl-Georg-Haldenwang-Schule

• In the actual session there are

- 127 pupils in 20 classes

- about 50 teachers

- about 10 assistants

• The catchment area is the whole district of calw a long access route for the pupils with about 20 bus route


Karl-Georg-Haldenwang-Schule – Elementary level (1.-4. Schuljahr)

• 29 pupils in 6 classes

• 3 classes in Bad Teinach-Zavelstein

• 2 integrative external classes (Zavelstein, Neubulach)

• 1 inclusive external class (Gechingen)


Karl-Georg-Haldenwang-Schule – Secondary level (5.-9. Schuljahr)



• 1 integrative external class (6th grade in Neubulach)


Karl-Georg-Haldenwang-Schule – Vocational level (10.-12. Schuljahr)



• 1 special class at the vocational school in Calw


Karl-Georg-Haldenwang-Schule – School mission statement

• 5 guiding principles:Everybody is important.Everybody tries to understand. Everybody communicates

in his personal way.Everybody gets assured in his way of independent and

self-determined living.Everybody gets assured in his active participation in

society.Everybody contributes his knowledge and skills to the

process of education.


Karl-Georg-Haldenwang-Schule – Outlook

• Trial and further developement of different types of teaching children and youths with special educational needs

• Strengthening of the parental rigths to choose the school for their children individual solutions

• Expansion in supporting and educational offers in the general school system

• Networks between preschool facilities, general schools, extracurricular partners and special schools


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Special education in Baden-Württemberg/ Germany