Remedial teaching and special needs education
Remedial teaching
During the orientation weeks students are examined in Finnish, mathematics and Swedish. On the basis of the exams, the students are guided into obligatory supporting courses before beginning the actual studies.
Student is entitled to have remedial teaching in all subjects if the absence at school due to illness or other accepted reason or the student has difficulties in learning and after teachers evaluation is showing the student is in need of remedial teaching. The student discuss with the teacher the form and content of the remedial teaching.
The remedial teaching of Professional studies, as Food production and restaurant service, coordinating are responsible for the head of departments. The subject teacher is informing the head of departments if a student is in need of remedial teaching. Sometimes the remedial teaching is appropriate to give at restaurant Perho and in this case the teacher is negotiating the form and content of remedial teaching with the superior at Restaurant Perho.
Theoretical and professional subject teachers agree with a student and the special needs teacher for the appropriate method of support.
Special needs education
Special needs education is given by a special needs teacher at Helsinki Culinary School Perho. At the beginning of the term for finding out whether a student needs special needs education an examination is arranged, other information can be gathered from the group supervisor’s interviews, the observations are made by teachers or a student has got special education or support earlier or due to other information. On the basis of the exams and observations will the special needs teacher evaluate the student’s need to draw up the written plan for organizing of individual teaching (HOJKS) and /or adjusting student’s goals. The final decision for taking the student as a student with special needs education is made by the Student support group by the proposal of Special needs teacher.
Special needs teacher: christina.juselius(a)perho.fi, puh. (09) 5807 866
Student support group
The student support group concentrates on supporting students so that they finish their degrees and find employment. The student support team makes decisions and finds solutions in problematic situations, with regard to the student’s own strengths and wishes. The team’s work includes preventive work in the form of supportive measures: personal discussions, remedial teaching and special needs education.
Students can contact any of the following persons:
- the group supervisor
- School Nurse Liisa Kouvonen Tel. (09) 5807 8641
- Director Gun Marit Nieminen Tel. (09) 5807 8646
- Special needs teacher Christina Juselius-Pekkarinen Tel. (09) 5807 8633
- School social worker Katariina Mustonen Tel. (09) 58078658
Ravintolakoulu Perho, Helsinki Culinary School, Perhonkatu 11, 00100 HELSINKI