European school in Bergen may be moving, Amsterdam schools unite for expats

1 week, 2 days ago

Schools shift to new transition test amid concerns over fairness and consistency

NL Times

Hundreds of primary schools in the Netherlands are switching to a different transition test for their eighth-grade students this year. Meanwhile, the "Route 8" test by A-vision saw a significant decrease, with requests falling from 21,371 last year to just 13,736 this year, a 36 percent drop. Perceived differences Despite the Ministry’s claims that it doesn't matter which test is …

Education Students Student Schools Shift Cito Transition Tests Route 8

4 weeks, 2 days ago

Schools short by 13,000 teachers, problem worst in big cities

Dutch News

Primary and secondary schools and vocational colleges are struggling with a shortage of 13,000 teachers and the number is expected to remain high for several years, education ministers Eppo Bruins and Mariëlle Paul have warned. Secondary schools are missing 3,800 full-time teachers, the same number as in 2023, with shortages expected to get worse in subjects such as Dutch, German …

Teachers Schools

1 month ago

Tens of thousands of kids not attending school even though they want to

NL Times

Tens of thousands of children in the Netherlands are not going to school even though a large share of this group would like to. Other children are allegedly not welcome at their school for a period of time while the school is officially registering them as “sick.” If they were also included, there would be almost 280,000 children who do …

School Young People Education Children Luijckx Balans

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sharp drop in MBO enrollment sparks concerns

NL Times

Enrollment in vocational education in the Netherlands has declined faster than expected, sparking alarm among educators and labor market experts. “These are our skilled workers, and shortages in these fields are already alarming,” said Gertrud van Erp, an education expert with VNO-NCW and MKB-Nederland. “The consequences are visible in elder care and the building sector, where we desperately need trained …

Education Students Vocational Education Mbo Vmbo Havo Tekin

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Education council urges change to early school streaming

Dutch News

The Dutch education council is calling on MPs to press for action to combat the negative impact of early selection in the Dutch secondary school system, saying without structural change the issue will continue to hurt some children. Junior education minister Mariëlle Paul said last month that she would “to retain the current system for the time being, continue working …

Education Children Dutch Council School Streaming Education Council

2 months ago

More secondary schools threatened with shootings; This time in Nijmegen, Wijchen

NL Times

Several secondary schools in Nijmegen and Wijchen have been threatened with school shootings. The schools expect the threats to be “copycat behavior” after Amsterdam schools received similar threats on Tuesday evening, De Gelderlander reports. One post shows a photo of a gun with extra bullets and the text “Tomorrow is NIjmegen’s turn.” It lists the schools Mondial College, Pro College, …

School Threats Schools College Pro Wijchen Mondial College

2 months ago

More than 3,000 privately-educated pupils applied to join state schools between June and September as Labour's VAT tax raid forces parents to pay extra £2,000 on fees

Daily Mail

More than 3,000 private school pupils have already applied to join the state sector amid Labour's tax raid, new figures revealed today. Carrdus School, in Oxfordshire, which is owned by leading girls' school Tudor Hall, recently announced it will be closing its doors in the spring if it cannot find a buyer Critics of the policy, including Tory leader Kemi …

Policy Children Parents School Independent Labour Budget

2 months, 1 week ago

Netherlands student housing crisis worsening: Rent jumped 7%, availability scarcer

NL Times

The Netherlands’ student housing shortage is getting worse, according to third-quarter figures from Kamernet, a platform for student rooms. The supply of student rooms in the Netherlands dropped by 5.2 percent compared to a year earlier. The average price for a student room in the Netherlands increased by 7.2 percent from 609 euros last year to 653 euros in the …

Netherlands Student Room Worsening Rent Kamernet

2 months, 2 weeks ago

German embassy calls for exemption from Labour’s private school VAT raid

The Telegraph

The German embassy has warned that Labour’s private school VAT raid could force hundreds of students to leave its only UK international school. Miguel Berger, the German ambassador to the UK, wants Deutsche Schule London, in Richmond-upon-Thames to be excluded from government plans to hit private schools with 20 per cent VAT. A report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies …

Labour Schools Cent Private German Private Schools Vat

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukrainian children in Poland are now required by law to attend school after years of online learning

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “That happens in every country, it’s not just Poland, …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

New primary school test does boost equality of opportunity

Dutch News

Three quarters of children in their last year of primary school who scored higher than expected in tests which determine which secondary school they should go to have moved up into a higher stream, according to education ministry research. Earlier this year, education campaign group KIS said primary schools are continuing to discriminate against children from migrant backgrounds when deciding …

Education Children Dutch Primary Primary School School Test

5 months, 4 weeks ago

New primary school test does boost equality of opportunity

Dutch News

Three quarters of children in their last year of primary school who scored higher than expected in tests which determine which secondary school they should go to have moved up into a higher stream, according to education ministry research. Earlier this year, education campaign group KIS said primary schools are continuing to discriminate against children from migrant backgrounds when deciding …

Education Children Dutch Primary Primary School School Test

6 months, 1 week ago

Three schools in Rotterdam closed after demonstration warning

Dutch News

Three primary schools in Rotterdam have been closed on Wednesday after police received an anonymous tip warning of a potential “violent demonstration”. “It’s an anonymous report, so we can’t verify it.” The tip was received via the anonymous crime hotline Meld Misdaad Anoniem, local media channel Rijnmond reported. In a letter to parents, the management of the Dominicus Kindcentrum said …

School Dominicus Kindcentrum

6 months, 1 week ago

Three schools in Rotterdam closed after demonstration warning

Dutch News

Three primary schools in Rotterdam have been closed on Wednesday after police received an anonymous tip warning of a potential “violent demonstration”. “It’s an anonymous report, so we can’t verify it.” The tip was received via the anonymous crime hotline Meld Misdaad Anoniem, local media channel Rijnmond reported. In a letter to parents, the management of the Dominicus Kindcentrum said …

School Dominicus Kindcentrum

6 months, 4 weeks ago

Primary school in Oss to remain closed on Wednesday due to threats

NL Times

Primary school IKC Regenboog in Oss will remain closed on Wednesday, a spokesperson said. The school shut its doors this week because students of group eight, who are around 11 or 12 years old, had been threatened. IKC Regenboog reported on Monday that threats to the school's children were sent via social media. “It is sad that we have to …

School Primary School Oss Ikc Regenboog

7 months, 2 weeks ago

More children with autism being kept out of school

NL Times

At least 4,000 children with autism are not currently attending school. “Many changing teachers in the classroom is very difficult for children with autism.” But parents also said that regular schools do not do enough to meet the needs of autistic children. “Children often stay at home because they get a kind of burnout at school,” Wevers said. “These children …

Children Autism School Child Nva

8 months ago

More children are not attending school, bridge classes a problem

Dutch News

The number of children who should be at school but are not registered with any educational establishment went up by one-third in the last academic year to 13,707, according to education ministry figures. There are also waiting lists for the bridging classes, where children who have just moved to the Netherlands go to learn Dutch and get up to speed …

Children Dutch

8 months ago

More children are not attending school, bridge classes a problem

Dutch News

The number of children who should be at school but are not registered with any educational establishment went up by one-third in the last academic year to 13,707, according to education ministry figures. There are also waiting lists for the bridging classes, where children who have just moved to the Netherlands go to learn Dutch and get up to speed …

Children Dutch

8 months, 4 weeks ago

Bad marks for more schools: inspectors call for higher standards

Dutch News

School inspectors say an increasing number of Dutch schools are performing below par and a large group of children are no longer sufficiently equipped with the basic skills. In particular, language, arithmetic and citizenship skills are on the decline, the inspectors say in their latest report on the state of Dutch education. Chief inspector Ria Westendorp urged the four parties …

Schools

8 months, 4 weeks ago

Bad marks for more schools: inspectors call for higher standards

Dutch News

School inspectors say an increasing number of Dutch schools are performing below par and a large group of children are no longer sufficiently equipped with the basic skills. In particular, language, arithmetic and citizenship skills are on the decline, the inspectors say in their latest report on the state of Dutch education. Chief inspector Ria Westendorp urged the four parties …

Schools

8 months, 4 weeks ago

Over 20% of Dutch schools "inadequate," Inspectorate says

NL Times

Over 20 percent of schools in the Netherlands are “inadequate” in terms of quality of education, the Education Inspectorate said in its annual State of Education report. “Moreover, the shortage is greatest in schools that most need sufficient and well-trained teachers,” the Inspectorate said, specifically mentioning special education and schools with a “challenging” student population. “This also increases the differences …

School Quality Schools Education Inspectorate Language Mathematics

9 months ago

Weighing up changing schools for your child

ABC

School isn't an easy ride and if your child is having a particularly tough time, changing schools might be an option you're considering. "It's important to understand what it is about the school that is hard, then you can make a decision about whether or not changing schools will help." Professor Cobham says you will need to consider if the …

Children Parents School Child Schools Your Child Professor

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Children with limited Dutch could start school earlier: minister

Dutch News

The government is looking into lowering the official age for starting school from five to four, and an introducing special pre-school classes for children with limited Dutch language skills, primary schools minister Mariëlle Paul has said. Currently some 3% of children in the Netherlands do not start school at four, and that can put them at a disadvantage, Paul told …

Children School Paul Earlier Minister

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Children with limited Dutch could start school earlier: minister

Dutch News

The government is looking into lowering the official age for starting school from five to four, and an introducing special pre-school classes for children with limited Dutch language skills, primary schools minister Mariëlle Paul has said. Currently some 3% of children in the Netherlands do not start school at four, and that can put them at a disadvantage, Paul told …

Children School Paul Earlier Minister

10 months, 4 weeks ago

Waiting lists for student housing longer than a bachelor's degree takes

NL Times

The waiting times for student housing in the Netherlands are, on average, longer than it takes to complete a bachelor’s degree, NU.nl reports after speaking to student housing providers. Students in Amsterdam, Delft, and Leiden have to be registered with a student housing provider for nearly five years before they qualify for housing. Many student housing providers allocate a room …

Housing Student Waiting Lists Student Housing

11 months, 1 week ago

Dutch first: universities launch plan for fewer foreign students

Dutch News

Dutch universities have come up with a voluntary plan to reduce the number of international students and increase the amount of Dutch-language degrees. Under the threat of a new higher education bill to “better manage and steer” the numbers of global students, Dutch university chiefs got together this week and thrashed out an alternative plan. According to higher education association …

International Dutch English Students International Students University Foreign

11 months, 1 week ago

Dutch first: universities launch plan for fewer foreign students

Dutch News

Dutch universities have come up with a voluntary plan to reduce the number of international students and increase the amount of Dutch-language degrees. Under the threat of a new higher education bill to “better manage and steer” the numbers of global students, Dutch university chiefs got together this week and thrashed out an alternative plan. According to higher education association …

International Dutch English Students International Students University Foreign

1 year, 1 month ago

Dutch kids reading, maths, and science skills declining: OECD

NL Times

Dutch school students’ performance in mathematics, reading, and science has declined significantly compared to four years ago, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Students in the Netherlands scored higher than the OECD average in mathematics, less than average in reading, and close to average in science. Some 15 percent of Netherlands students were top performers in mathematics, …

Mathematics Dutch Students Netherlands Average Paul Oecd

1 year, 2 months ago

Zwolle school closed over threat

NL Times

The Deltion Sprint Lyceum in Zwolle is closed on Monday due to a threat, a spokesperson for the school confirmed to De Stentor. In a message to parents and students, rector Jan Drentje said that the police were carefully investigating the threat and that it would take time. Jewish schools in Amsterdam have also closed sporadically due to the situation …

School

1 year, 3 months ago

Medical schools want more options to send away unsuitable students

NL Times

Medical schools want the government to adjust the law so that they have more options to send away unsuitable students. A survey of the Dutch medical schools showed that they have concerns about a few dozen medical students, AD reports. According to the medical schools’ examination boards, there are hardly any students who are so clearly dangerous that they can …

Medical Schools Medical Schools Unsuitable Students L Student

1 year, 4 months ago

International students queue for 7 hours to register in Amsterdam

NL Times

Hundreds of international students queued for up to seven hours on the Bos en Lommerplein on Wednesday to register with the municipality of Amsterdam. International students need to register with their municipality for a citizen service number within five days of arrival in the Netherlands. Amsterdam expects 8,000 new international students this year, a spokesperson for the municipality told Parool. …

Amsterdam Students International Students Student Parool

1 year, 4 months ago

Nearly 18,000 foreign students apply for Dutch residency, up 7.5%

NL Times

The number of international students from outside the European Union applying for a residency permit to study in the Netherlands continues to rise. “Up to and including July, the IND received approximately 1,200 more applications than the year before.” It means that 17,870 residency applications were filed by potential students located outside the European Union, up from 16,630 in 2022 …

Students Netherlands Applications Ind Residency

1 year, 7 months ago

Small private schools more popular with parents

Dutch News

More parents are opting to send their children to small private schools in the Netherlands, despite the high fees. The number of small private primary schools has doubled from 58 in 2018 to 101 this year, while the number of private secondary schools rose from 10 to 39, figures from the school inspectorate show. Some 2,000 children are currently enrolled …

School Schools Small Private Small Private Schools

1 year, 7 months ago

Small private schools more popular with parents

Dutch News

More parents are opting to send their children to small private schools in the Netherlands, despite the high fees. The number of small private primary schools has doubled from 58 in 2018 to 101 this year, while the number of private secondary schools rose from 10 to 39, figures from the school inspectorate show. Some 2,000 children are currently enrolled …

School Schools Small Private Small Private Schools

1 year, 7 months ago

Parents increasingly opting for smaller, private schools

NL Times

Small private schools are gaining popularity in the Netherlands, partly fueled by the coronavirus pandemic. According to figures from the Education Inspectorate, the number of small private schools has doubled in the past five years. Small private schools respond to this by promoting an alternative way of education, sometimes according to their own way of life, worldview, or upbringing, AD …

Education Netherlands Small Private Secondary Education Private Schools Primary Schools

1 year, 8 months ago

Dutch teachers move to Belgium for smaller classes and longer holidays

Dutch News

The number of Dutch teachers working in Flemish schools has gone up by 30% in the last five years, according to figures from the education ministry in Flanders. Last year 1,010 teachers from the Netherlands were registered as working across the border, up from 921 the year before and 770 five years ago. The Netherlands has a shortfall of 9,700 …

Netherlands Teachers Belgium

1 year, 8 months ago

Dutch teachers move to Belgium for smaller classes and longer holidays

Dutch News

The number of Dutch teachers working in Flemish schools has gone up by 30% in the last five years, according to figures from the education ministry in Flanders. Last year 1,010 teachers from the Netherlands were registered as working across the border, up from 921 the year before and 770 five years ago. The Netherlands has a shortfall of 9,700 …

Netherlands Teachers Belgium

1 year, 8 months ago

Primary school tests take place this week, as criticism mounts

Dutch News

Some 180,000 Group 8 primary school pupils will this week take a series of tests which will have an important role in deciding what sort of secondary school they should go to. ‘Schools push the pupils because they are judged by the results,’ education researcher Karen Heij told the Telegraaf on Tuesday. ‘It is a complicated, daunting system that is …

School Schools Secondary School Ser Criticism Mounts Dutch Education

1 year, 8 months ago

Primary school tests take place this week, as criticism mounts

Dutch News

Some 180,000 Group 8 primary school pupils will this week take a series of tests which will have an important role in deciding what sort of secondary school they should go to. ‘Schools push the pupils because they are judged by the results,’ education researcher Karen Heij told the Telegraaf on Tuesday. ‘It is a complicated, daunting system that is …

Dutch School Schools Secondary School Ser

1 year, 8 months ago

Signs more families are securing first choice of primary school – survey

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This leaves families at the mercy of a postcode lottery when it comes to …

England London Children Places School Local Authorities Families

1 year, 8 months ago

Demand for London primary schools falls again, as more children offered their first choice

The Independent

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. While London Councils figures showed a …

Places Schools Cent Choice Primary School School Places London Councils

1 year, 8 months ago

More children in London get first choice of primary school amid fall in demand

The Independent

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy …

London Places Brexit Schools Primary Primary School Demand Sign

1 year, 9 months ago

Dutch society is less segregated on educational lines: CBS

Dutch News

Dutch society has become less segregated along educational lines over the past decade, national statistics agency CBS said on Thursday. In particular people who went to trade schools rather than college or university are more likely to move in mixed social and work circles than those with degrees, the CBS said. The CBS defines segregation as mixing with people of …

Cbs

1 year, 9 months ago

Dutch society is less segregated on educational lines: CBS

Dutch News

Dutch society has become less segregated along educational lines over the past decade, national statistics agency CBS said on Thursday. In particular people who went to trade schools rather than college or university are more likely to move in mixed social and work circles than those with degrees, the CBS said. The CBS defines segregation as mixing with people of …

Cbs

1 year, 9 months ago

Checking school dropout rate: U.P. delegation in the Netherlands to discuss Dutch model

Hindustan Times

State’s basic education minister Sandeep Singh reached the Netherlands and held discussions with the country’s primary and secondary education minister Dennis Wiersma to learn more about the ‘early warning system’ that is likely to be introduced in U.P. delegation in the Netherlands to discuss Dutch model The ‘early warning system’ followed in the Netherlands is about tracking student attendance and …

Education India Dutch Netherlands Student System Delegation

1 year, 9 months ago

Netherlands launches free meal at school program for struggling families

NL Times

From today, primary and secondary schools in the Netherlands can sign up for free school meals for their students who need them. The government made 100 million euros available for this program, organized by the Youth Education Fund and the Red Cross. “That is why we will be helping students with a good meal at school on a larger scale …

Netherlands School Meal Free Meal

1 year, 9 months ago

Former Philips headquarters to be turned into 456 temporary student homes

NL Times

The former Philips head office on Boschdijk in Eindhoven will be turned into temporary student housing until the final renovation of the building starts in 3 to 5 years, the Eindhoven University of Technology announced. The plan is to create 456 student homes, with students moving in at the start of the 2023/24 academic year. “As a university, we are …

Housing Students Philips Student Housing 456 Student Former Philips

1 year, 10 months ago

Netherlands to spend €105 million to reduce classroom sizes, add tutoring

NL Times

The Netherlands is pushing an extra 105 million euros into ensuring that all secondary school children can achieve their best by working hard. Over 100,000 students at 700 secondary schools will benefit from this in the coming years, Minister Dennis Wiersma said. “Schools are instructed to use the extra money where students need it, for example, for practical or technique …

Students Netherlands School Secondary

1 year, 11 months ago

"Worrisome" decrease in student housing supply as rents increase 10%

NL Times

The availability of affordable student housing is a growing problem in the Netherlands. The average rental price for rooms across the Netherlands increased by 10 percent between 2020 and 2022, and the available supply showed a “worrisome” decrease, rental site Kamernet said in its Rental Report 2022. “ “Students and young professionals are increasingly putting their dreams aside because there …

Netherlands Supply Increase Rental Student Housing Kamernet

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