Parents increasingly opting for smaller, private schools
1 year, 6 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 found when speaking to initiators. According to the Education Inspectorate, many small private schools strive for education that involves learning based on pupils’ motivation. In secondary education, private schools often work with extended transition classes and many electives.

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Education council urges change to early school streaming
1 month 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
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Amsterdam schools struggling now that Covid support is over

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Now that Amsterdam schools no longer receive extra money to help kids catch up with delays sustained during the coronavirus pandemic, they are struggling to fill the hole in their budgets. “By hiring externally, we were able to guarantee continuity for students and create smaller classes,” Steven Tan of Akso Schools, which has 35 primary schools in the city, told …

Small private schools more popular with parents
1 year, 6 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 …

Small private schools more popular with parents
1 year, 6 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 …

Amsterdam invests in equal opportunities in primary, secondary education
3 years, 6 months ago

Amsterdam invests in equal opportunities in primary, secondary education

NL Times  

Amsterdam is investing millions of euros into equal opportunities in primary- and secondary education. With this money, schools can offer extra learning time and tutoring for pupils, invest in smaller classes, new teaching materials, and extra training for teachers, the Amsterdam office of mayor and aldermen said. This investment, 9.2 million euros for secondary education over four years and 12 …

Amsterdam, Rotterdam school leaders plead for secondary schools to reopen
3 years, 10 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 …

Almost all primary schools open again
3 years, 10 months ago

Almost all primary schools open again

NL Times  

Almost all primary schools in the Netherlands are now open to physical education again, though many are still struggling to adhere to all the coronavirus rules, according to a survey by the general association of school leaders AVS among a thousand primary schools. Only 0.4 percent of primary schools are still only giving online classes, NU.nl reports. Face masks in …

Dutch primary school kids booked "little to no progress" during school closure
4 years, 1 month ago

Dutch primary school kids booked "little to no progress" during school closure

NL Times  

Primary school kids in the Netherlands made "little to no progress" while distance learning in the months during which the schools were closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to research by Oxford University into pupils' test results at approximately 15 percent of Dutch primary schools. Pupils on average booked about 20 percent less progress this year than in the …

Half of primary school kids not motivated for distance learning
4 years, 2 months ago

Half of primary school kids not motivated for distance learning

NL Times  

Half of primary school aged kids in the Netherlands are not motivated to learn from home, according to an Education Monitor survey among 700 pupils between 8 and 12 years old and a thousand parents, ANP reports. Half of kids said they would rather attend school physically than learning from home, as they had to do during the coronavirus lockdown …

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