Goal fulfilment in school for the deaf and hearing impaired - batod

Appendice I1II. Compulsory School (from www.skolverket.se)Compulsory school lasts for 9 school years. Eachschool year consists of an autumn term and aspring term.Compulsory school is nine years of mandatoryschooling. Children who are unable to attendregular compulsory school can attend the specialschool for the deaf and hearing-impaired orcompulsory school for children with learningdisabilities.Who attends compulsory school?Compulsory school is mandatory and is open toall children aged 7-16.How is the school organised?The vast majority of schools in Sweden aremunicipally-run, which means that themunicipality is the principal.The usual thing is for children to attend amunicipal school close to their homes. However,the pupils and their parents are entitled to chooseanother municipal school, or a school that is runindependently.Independent schools are open to all childrenand must have been approved by the NationalAgency for Education. Teaching in independentschools is to have more or less the sameobjectives as those of the municipal school, butcan have an orientation that differs from thatof the municipal schools. If the school does notcomply with current regulations, the NationalAgency for Education can withdraw its permit.It is common for independent schools to havea different orientation from municipal schools,including special teaching methods (Montessorior Waldorf), a linguistic/ethnic orientation, or tobe schools with a certain religious profile.Personal progress reviewEach term throughout compulsory school, theteacher is to have a personal progress reviewtalk with the pupil and the pupil’s guardian(s).This is to involve a discussion of how the pupil’sknowledge acquisition and social developmentare best supported. The information shouldbe based on an evaluation of the pupil’sdevelopment in relation to the goals of the syllabiand should clarify what measures are necessaryfor the pupil to achieve the goals. At the requestof the pupil’s guardian(s), the teacher is toprovide written information about the pupil’sprogress at school to supplement the progressreview. This must not be of the nature of a grade.What rules govern compulsory school?A national curriculum describes the school’svalue base and basic goals and guidelines. Theseare common to the compulsory comprehensiveschool, the Sami school, compulsory school forchildren with learning disabilities and the schoolfor the deaf and hearing-impaired.A national syllabus for each individual subject.A national time schedule which states theminimum guaranteed time that pupils areentitled to teacher-led instruction in the varioussubjects.A municipal school plan that shows how themunicipality’s schools are to be organised anddeveloped.A local work plan for each school, which isan adaptation of the contents of the nationalcurriculum, the syllabi and the school planto the organisation, work methods and localcircumstances of that school.68 Goal fulfilment in school for the deaf and hearing impaired