Pupil welfare services in basic education
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- Lappeenranta
- Public service
Pupil welfare services promote and maintain pupils’ good learning, mental and physical health and social well-being as well their prerequisites in the school community. Pupil welfare work is guided by the child’s best interests and the promotion of their well-being.
Pupil welfare consists of communal work and individual support
- Pupils and students are entitled to pupil welfare free of charg ...
Do the following
You can contact your school's nurse, school social worker or psychologist directly. The contact information is available in Wilma.
More information is available on the Eksote website.
To whom and on what terms
Every pupil is entitled to pupil welfare services.
Background information
The pupils in pre-primary and basic education are entitled to pupil welfare services. It means looking after the pupils’ physical, psychological and social well-being. Pupil welfare services promote the pupils’ balanced growth and development and ensure everyone’s equal possibilities for learning. The objective of pupil welfare is to notice and intervene in the pupils’ problems as early as possible.
Pupil welfare services include the school health service and the activities of a school social worker and a school psychologist. The teachers and all other school staff members also participate in pupil welfare.
A pupil welfare group operates in all schools, led by the representative nominated by the education organizer. The group’s task is to plan, implement and develop pupil welfare in the school community so that all children can have a healthy, safe and accessible school environment.