Dutch education system Freedom of education: Freedom of establishment Freedom of organisation of teaching Freedom of conviction -public schools -private schools

Public schools Governed by the (municipal) council Provide education on behalf of the state Sometimes based on specific educational ideas (Montessori, Dalton, Jena)

Private schools Not set up by the state but state funded Governed by a board of the foundation that set them up Base their teaching on religious or ideological beliefs Can refuse to admit pupils Some schools based on specific educational ideas

Ministry of education Freedom of education but: qualitative standards both for public and private education prescribed study subjects attainment targets content of national examinations number of teaching periods per year qualifications which teachers are required to have equal financial footing

Day to day management of our primary school Head teacher (renders account to the board; multi school manager) Coördinator 1 and 2 teachers Coördinator 3,4 and 5 teachers Coördinator 6,7 and 8 teachers Deputy head Progress controller secretary

The head teacher is responsible for: The general running of the school; The planning and implementation of policy with regard to: -teaching -organisation of the school -internal matters; Planning and implementation of -the personnel policy -the financial policy Maintaining internal and external contacts regarding above matters Giving lessons (sometimes) Other duties arising from the post of head

Power and responsibilities of the governing body of a private school setting up a school; choosing the teaching materials; including optional subjects in the timetable; appointing and dismissing heads, teachers and support staff; determing personnel policy; decidingon the admission and exclusion of pupils; determing the internal organisational structure of the school (f.i. participation of parents); determing the nature of out-of-school activities; deciding whether the school will participate in educational innovation projects; freedom in chosing service of an educational support organisation; managing the school’s financial resources and taking care of the administration The use of the school by third parties deciding to close a school

Participation council every school must have a participation council; parents can influence how the school and teaching at the school are organised; two groups of members: -representatives of the parents, -representativers of the staff; two rights: -of approval -to be consulted