IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

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The decision as to whether a child's development requires special consideration or support is dependent on a concrete assessment in each individual case, which, according to section 12 in the Act on the Folkeskole, shall be made upon pedagogical and psychological counselling and upon consultation of the pupil and his/her parents.

As a rule, it is the teacher(s) of the ordinary teaching which experience a given pupil's special needs. It is the pedagogical-psychological counselling service centre which looks into the nature of the need and makes proposals for remedying it. And it is the headteacher of the school, who decides whether a pupil shall be referred to special education. And finally it is the pedagogical-psychological counselling service centre which is to follow the devel-opment of the pupil with a view to making the necessary adjustments, including the discontinuation of the support.

The children will as far as possible be taught at the class level which corresponds to their age. A pupil may however with the approval of his/her parents, attend the same form for two years, if it is considered that he or she will benefit from such a measure or be offered 11 years of instruction in addition to the pre-school class.