Assistant services and aids

Pupils are entitled to necessary interpretation and assistant services for schoolwork, other teaching and student welfare services, and special school aids, free of charge.

The purpose of assistance is to secure the prerequisites for learning and going to school, accessibility and opportunities to interact with others.

The teacher evaluates and plans the needs and uses of services and aids together with the parents and other adults working with the child.

The teacher or the school principal can provide more information on requesting support services or aids. The decisions on services and aids are made by the Student Services Manager for preschools and comprehensive schools.

Prerequisites:

The teacher or the school principal can provide more information on requesting support services or aids. The decisions on services and aids are made by the Student Services Manager for preschools and comprehensive schools.

Available languages:

Finnish, Swedish

Services:

• Education Division's advisory services, service channels

Related service points and contact information:

• Comprehensive education
  • School clubs
  • Flexible comprehensive education
  • Weighted-curriculum education
  • Assistant services and aids
  • Part-time special needs education
  • Individualized curriculum
  • Extended compulsory education
  • Finnish or Swedish as a second language instruction
  • Mother tongue and home language instruction
  • Bilingual instruction
  • Education in the pupil's own religion
  • Home schooling

Contact info and service points: