Rotterdam, Dutch gov't launch plans to help students after school shut down
4 years, 7 months ago

Rotterdam, Dutch gov't launch plans to help students after school shut down

NL Times  

The city of Rotterdam has joined forces with the sport and culture youth fund and several others to create Zomercampus010, a summer camp to help get students get caught up if they fallen behind during the recent school shutdown. The program was announced on Friday, just a day after the Dutch government announced a financial commitment to bring students up to speed if they have fallen behind during the Covid-19 response. National plan for trainee teachers to tutor high school and elementary children Education ministers Arie Slob and Ingrid van Engelshoven announced on Thursday that students of teacher and pedagogical higher education courses will be allowed to assist teachers in helping high school and elementary school students catch up to their classmates. Schools will check which students need help and in which manner they can be helped, and will submit requests for subsidy through their school boards.

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Education council urges change to early school streaming
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Education council urges change to early school streaming

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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 …

Amsterdam schools struggling now that Covid support is over
9 months ago

Amsterdam schools struggling now that Covid support is over

NL Times  

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Rotterdam pushing more education money into toddlers, solving teacher shortage
1 year, 2 months ago

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Netherlands launches free meal at school program for struggling families
1 year, 9 months ago

Netherlands launches free meal at school program for struggling families

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Netherlands to spend €105 million to reduce classroom sizes, add tutoring
1 year, 10 months ago

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

NL Times  

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7,300 Ukrainian kids attending school in Netherlands
2 years, 8 months ago

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NL Times  

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Amsterdam, Rotterdam school leaders plead for secondary schools to reopen
3 years, 11 months ago

Amsterdam, Rotterdam school leaders plead for secondary schools to reopen

NL Times  

The leaders of secondary schools in Amsterdam and Rotterdam asked the Ministry of Education to also allow their pupils to return to school. They are worried about the "development and well-being" of their pupils, they said in a letter to Minister Arie Slob for Primary and Secondary Education, NOS reports. The school leaders want secondary schools to open after spring …

Dutch schools to stay closed at least until February 8
3 years, 11 months ago

Dutch schools to stay closed at least until February 8

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Primary schools and childcare facilities in the Netherlands will remain closed until Monday, February 8, the Dutch government announced on Sunday after members of the outgoing Cabinet met with advisors from the Outbreak Management Team. Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said earlier this month that they hoped the schools could open back up on January …

Dutch lockdown extended: Curfew under consideration, Schools could open early; PM: Don’t Travel
4 years ago

Dutch lockdown extended: Curfew under consideration, Schools could open early; PM: Don’t Travel

NL Times  

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Nord Anglia International School Rotterdam: experts in helping students settle
4 years, 7 months ago

Nord Anglia International School Rotterdam: experts in helping students settle

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Settling into a new school in a new country is not always easy. We talk to Nord Anglia International School Rotterdam to find out how their experienced, friendly approach helps students and parents to feel at home in no time. The recently refurbished Nord Anglia International School Rotterdam, which welcomes students aged 3-18 and currently has 260 students on roll, …

Nord Anglia International School Rotterdam: experts in helping students settle
4 years, 7 months ago

Nord Anglia International School Rotterdam: experts in helping students settle

Dutch News  

Settling into a new school in a new country is not always easy. We talk to Nord Anglia International School Rotterdam to find out how their experienced, friendly approach helps students and parents to feel at home in no time. The recently refurbished Nord Anglia International School Rotterdam, which welcomes students aged 3-18 and currently has 260 students on roll, …

Primary schools present their plans to cope with teacher shortages
4 years, 11 months ago

Primary schools present their plans to cope with teacher shortages

Dutch News  

Primary schools in Amsterdam have presented their plans for combating the shortage of teachers to education minister Arie Slob, and a cut to a four-day week is one of the suggestions. The schools say that more ‘guest teachers’, classroom assistants and other unqualified staff will end up in front of the class – and could take over on the fifth …

Primary schools present their plans to cope with teacher shortages
4 years, 11 months ago

Primary schools present their plans to cope with teacher shortages

Dutch News  

Primary schools in Amsterdam have presented their plans for combating the shortage of teachers to education minister Arie Slob, and a cut to a four-day week is one of the suggestions. The schools say that more ‘guest teachers’, classroom assistants and other unqualified staff will end up in front of the class – and could take over on the fifth …

Sixteen Amsterdam primary schools shut this week over teacher shortage
5 years, 1 month ago

Sixteen Amsterdam primary schools shut this week over teacher shortage

NL Times  

The 5,400 students of 16 primary schools in Amsterdam Nieuw-West will not be able to attend classes this week, with their school closed for emergency meetings. The schools, part of the Stichting Openbaar Basisonderwijs Westelijke Tuinsteden announced in November that it would close the doors to their locations for one week while its teachers, staff, and administrators try to come …

Dutch to investigate foreign-funded weekend schools as Turkey backs 12
5 years, 11 months ago

Dutch to investigate foreign-funded weekend schools as Turkey backs 12

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The Dutch cabinet is to set up an investigation into informal weekend schools in the Netherlands following the news that Turkey is to fund 12 Saturday and Sunday schools for children aged six to 17. ‘The Netherlands is a free and open society and that means that everyone is free to decide what courses or education programmes they follow,’ the …

Dutch to investigate foreign-funded weekend schools as Turkey backs 12
5 years, 11 months ago

Dutch to investigate foreign-funded weekend schools as Turkey backs 12

Dutch News  

The Dutch cabinet is to set up an investigation into informal weekend schools in the Netherlands following the news that Turkey is to fund 12 Saturday and Sunday schools for children aged six to 17. ‘The Netherlands is a free and open society and that means that everyone is free to decide what courses or education programmes they follow,’ the …

Post summer shortage of 1,300 primary school teachers looms
6 years, 5 months ago

Post summer shortage of 1,300 primary school teachers looms

Dutch News  

Primary schools in the Netherlands face a shortage of 1,300 teachers after the summer holidays, according to a poll of school heads by sector organisation PO-Raad. Tens of thousands of pupils will be affected by the teacher shortage and school heads are being forced to take emergency measures to soften the impact, the council said. ‘We need a solution in …

Post summer shortage of 1,300 primary school teachers looms
6 years, 5 months ago

Post summer shortage of 1,300 primary school teachers looms

Dutch News  

Primary schools in the Netherlands face a shortage of 1,300 teachers after the summer holidays, according to a poll of school heads by sector organisation PO-Raad. Tens of thousands of pupils will be affected by the teacher shortage and school heads are being forced to take emergency measures to soften the impact, the council said. ‘We need a solution in …

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