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Which types of support are available?

Different types of support may be proposed to meet the pupil’s special educational needs.

Other types of support

Other measures are offered by a competence centre for specialised psychopedagogy. These include in particular:

  • specialised ambulatory intervention (intervention spécialisée ambulatoire, ISA)
  • rehabilitation and therapy
  • enrolment in a specific learning workshop
  • special schooling

Competence centres 

Who can work with pupils with special educational needs?

The primary contacts for pupils and their parents are the class teacher (titulaire de classe) and the other members of the educational team (teachers as well as social and educational staff).

Other people are also available to implement suitable follow up for the pupil, in consultation with the pupil and their parents.

Specialist teachers for pupils with special educational needs (instituteurs spécialisés dans la scolarisation des élèves à besoins éducatifs spécifiques, I-EBS)

I-EBS can provide care for pupils with learning difficulties or socio-emotional needs within the primary school. They inputassist these pupils in the classroom, and work closely with the educational team, the members of the ESEB and the competence centres for specialised psychopedagogy.

Assistants for pupils with special educational needs (assistants pour élèves à besoins éducatifs spécifiques, A-EBS)

The A-EBS assist the I-EBS in their tasks. They may also help the pupils concerned with activities of daily living to enable them to take part in all planned activities in every area of school life.

Support teams for pupils with special educational needs (équipes de soutien des élèves à besoins éducatifs spécifiques, ESEB)

An ESEB operates within each of the fifteen regional directorates for primary education. The ESEB members support pupils to enhance their well-being, autonomy, personal development and participation in school life. They advise parents and teachers and may themselves provide care for the pupils with special educational needs in the form of assistance in class.

At the request of the inclusion commission (CI), they may draw up an initial diagnosis providing information on the needs of ...

The inclusion commissions (CI)

The role of the inclusion commissions (CI) of each regional directorate of primary education is to inform parents about the different support measures available, and where applicable, to determine the appropriate measures to be offered to the pupil. These measures are then included in the pupil’s individualised support plan (plan de prise en charge individualisé) which is adopted by mutual agreement between the CI and the parents. The CI is responsible for supervising the implementation ...

The Commission nationale d’inclusion (CNI, National Inclusion Commission)

In addition to the measures that may be implemented within schools, the CNI can be consulted regarding the setting up of specialised ambulatory intervention (intervention spécialisée ambulatoire, ISA), special schooling, rehabilitation and therapy or of specific learning workshops by a competence centre for specialised psychopedagogy. In cases where the pupil’s special educational needs demand specialised care that cannot be provided by one of the competence centres, the CNI may offer to enrol the pupil in ...

Who can you contact?

For more detailed information on the types of support available, you can contact the following persons or services :

The class teachers (titulaires de classes) and the other school teachers
The school’s specialist teacher for pupils with special educational needs (instituteur spécialisé dans la scolarisation des élèves à besoins éducatifs spécifiques, I-EBS)
The support team for pupils with special educational needs (équipe de soutien des élèves à besoins éducatifs spécifiques, ESEB) of the regional directorate
The inclusion commission (CI) of the regional directorate

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The regional directorate for primary education

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The Service national de l’éducation inclusive (SNEI, National Service for Inclusive Education)

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