School supervision
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Schleswig-Holstein (Linie6Plus)
Service Description
The school system in Schleswig-Holstein is subject to supervision by the state. This supervision includes the content, organization and planning (school design) as well as the supervision of schools (school supervision).
In the case of public schools, school supervision includes advising schools, supervising pedagogical matters and teaching, supervising schools and legally supervising school authorities in the performance of their duties (see § 125 of the Schleswig-Holstein School Act (SchulG)).
The school supervisory authority is divided into the lower and the highest school supervisory authority (cf. § 129 SchulG). The lower school supervisory authority is the school authority. The highest school supervisory authority is the ministry responsible for education. The lower school supervisory authority is generally responsible for matters relating to elementary school, community schools and support centers, while the highest school supervisory authority is responsible for grammar schools, community schools with upper secondary level, vocational schools, state support centers and special experimental schools.
The following fields of activity are examples of the range of tasks of the school supervisory authority:
- Advising and supporting head teachers with regard to
- Personnel management and development
- school development
- teaching development
- resource management
- Support with administrative procedures
- Stimulation of profile and quality development
You can also find more information on the state portal "Bildung Schleswig-Holstein"
(https://www.schleswig-holstein.de/DE/fachinhalte/S/schulverwaltung/schulaufsicht.html)
Who should I contact?
To the responsible school supervisory authority in the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (highest school supervisory authority) or the responsible school authority (lower school supervisory authority). Responsibility is determined by the school (type of school and region) at which you work or which your son or daughter attends https://schleswig-holstein.de/DE/Fachinhalte/S/schulverwaltung/schulaufsicht.html .
What are the fees?
None
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
None
Legal basis
Schleswig-Holstein School Act (Schulgesetz - SchulG).
What else should I know?
Before contacting the school supervisory authority, the school counseling channels and support systems should always be exhausted. Information on the schools and the responsible persons can be found on the websites of the respective schools.
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.