Students are going to brush up students
Students will catch up with pupils in primary and secondary education who have fallen behind during the corona crisis. This happens in summer schools or extra tutoring.
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The colleges and universities have made agreements about this with ministers Arie Slob and Ingrid van Engelshoven. The students receive credits for their efforts, or they earn “some extra work like a summer job”.
The students come from teacher training and pedagogical studies. The idea is that they gain practical experience, under the responsibility of the schools and training courses, and at the same time help limit the damage of the corona crisis for students. According to the ministry, the universities in Amsterdam, Leiden and Utrecht are already developing an offer for schools, where students from teacher training courses can be deployed.
"It is important that we work together to deal with the consequences of this corona crisis. Students of teacher training courses can help students to make up for any arrears and thus gain extra baggage," says education minister Ingrid van Engelshoven.
Students can help pupils to make up for any arrears and thus gain extra baggage
244 miljoen
The cabinet has earmarked 244 million euros for schools in primary, secondary and secondary vocational education to make up for these arrears due to the corona crisis. Schools can therefore spend (part of) that money at universities and colleges of higher education.
It is not yet clear how many students will participate, nor how much they could earn from this work. The plans are still being worked out.
