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Again summary proceedings for inspection reports

The Education Inspectorate has been taken to court for three reports published this morning on Schools for Personal Education (Svpo). In this the inspectorate concludes, among other things, that the board does not organize any objection as intended by law.

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The reports deal with the Schools for personal education Kapelle, hardegaripe en Geldermalsen. In each of the reports, the Inspectorate concludes that participation does not meet the legal requirements, 'despite the fact that the Inspectorate and the Ministry have pointed out this shortcoming at other Svpo schools to the Board and have suspended a proposed sanction because the Board indicated to have organized the participation in accordance with the legal requirements'. The board states that the participation does comply with the law. It also combats, among other things, the fact that the good governance code of the institutions falls short in preventing conflicts of interest, as indicated by the Inspectorate.

Challenged

Previous reports on these schools were last fall even the subject of summary proceedings. Those reports, set in August 2018, were challenged before they were even published. The judge then ruled that the reports had to be adjusted on a number of points before they could be made public. The inspectorate appealed on a number of points. That appeal has yet to occur.

Previous reports on these schools were also the subject of summary proceedings last autumn

In the meantime, the Inspectorate carried out 'further investigation' and established three amended reports at the beginning of last month. A few days before they were to be published - always in the fifth week after adoption - the Inspectorate received a letter from the lawyer, which is now attached to the reports. In it, summary proceedings will be announced if the Inspectorate makes the reports public. The inspectorate confirmed this afternoon that she had received a summons. The trial is scheduled for Tuesday, August 20.

Research

The first School for personal education was opened in Kapelle in Zeeland in 2010. Three years later, a new school opened in Hardegarijp in Friesland, followed in 2016 by a school in Geldermalsen. Two years ago, new schools started in Amsterdam and Utrecht. With three more schools from this summer - in Hoorn, Deventer and Hengelo - the counter now stands at eight. The schools gained fame for the concept of small classes of sixteen students.

An investigation by the Education Inspectorate is underway at the Utrecht school, which is common for new schools. This research has gradually been expanded in response to signals from a number of parents about, among other things, the socio-pedagogical climate. The Utrecht Participation Council, established since last March, gaf just before the summer holidays to know that they no longer have confidence in the board.

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