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 education and teaching, supervising schools and legally supervising school authorities in the performance of their duties (cf. Section 125 of the Schleswig-Holstein School Act (SchulG)).
School supervision is divided into lower, upper and supreme school supervision (cf. § 129 SchulG). The lower school supervisory authority is the education authority.The upper school supervisory authority is the Schleswig-Holstein Institute for Vocational Education - State Office - (SHIBB). The supreme 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 special education centers, the upper school supervisory authority for vocational schools and the supreme school supervisory authority for grammar schools, community schools with upper secondary level, state special education 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 for General and Vocational Education, Science, Research and Culture (highest school supervisory authority), the Schleswig-Holstein Institute for Vocational Education (state office - SHIBB - as the upper school supervisory authority for vocational schools) 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.
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.
