{"id":20742,"date":"2020-02-18T12:28:08","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T11:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oudersenonderwijs.nl\/the-school-participation-council\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T15:25:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T13:25:50","slug":"the-school-participation-council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oudersenonderwijs.nl\/en\/the-school-participation-council\/","title":{"rendered":"The school participation council"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every primary and secondary school has a school participation council. 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And how can you as a parent share your opinion, even if you are not a member?","inhoud":"<h3>What is a school participation council?<\/h3>\n<p>The school participation council is a fixed group within the school that thinks along about plans and policy. The council checks if everything is arranged well, guards the quality of education, and makes sure parents, staff, and students can talk about important decisions. Every school must have a school participation council. This is in the law.<\/p>\n<p>The school participation council consists of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Parents<\/li>\n<li>Teachers<\/li>\n<li>Students (only in secondary school)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each group chooses who represents them. As a parent, you can vote for parent members or join as a candidate. The school organizes the elections, and only parents whose children go to the school can join.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"knop","knop":{"title":"Composition school participation council","url":"https:\/\/oudersenonderwijs.nl\/en\/knowledge-base\/medezeggenschap\/composition-school-participation-council\/","target":""},"kleur":"primary"},{"acf_fc_layout":"extra_inhoud_blok","inhoud":"<h3>What does the school participation council do in schools?<\/h3>\n<p>The school participation council discusses topics that affect the education and the school.<\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oudersenonderwijs.nl\/en\/school-guide-and-other-information\/\">The school guide<\/a> and the school plan<\/li>\n<li>The school hours and the <a href=\"https:\/\/oudersenonderwijs.nl\/kennisbank\/vakantie-en-leerplicht\/schoolvakanties-en-vrije-dagen\/\">holiday schedule<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Safety and the <a href=\"https:\/\/oudersenonderwijs.nl\/en\/budget-and-budget-school-participation-council\/\">budget<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>According to the law, the school participation council has three rights: <a href=\"https:\/\/oudersenonderwijs.nl\/en\/right-to-information-advice-and-agreement-school-participation-council\/\">the right to information, agreement, and advice<\/a>. The school must inform the council on time and fully about important plans, like a merger or new teaching methods (right to information).<\/p>\n<p>For some topics, like the holiday schedule or changes in school hours, the council must agree before the school can make changes (right to agreement).<\/p>\n<p>In other cases, the school can decide itself but must first ask the opinion of the council, for example when hiring a new school leader (right to advice).<\/p>\n<h3>Joint participation council<\/h3>\n<p>Some schools belong to the same school governing body, for example a school governing body with multiple primary or secondary schools. In that case, there is a joint participation council next to the school participation council.<\/p>\n<p>The joint participation council discusses matters that are important for all those schools, like the governing body&#8217;s policy or a shared budget. Think about rules for student transport or digital learning tools that apply to all schools under the same governing body. The joint participation council works on a higher level than the school participation council.<\/p>\n<p>Do you want to quickly and easily discover how the school participation council works? Download the infographic below.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"knop","knop":{"title":"Download de infographic","url":"https:\/\/oudersenonderwijs.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Zo-werkt-de-medezeggenschapsraad.pdf","target":"_blank"},"kleur":"primary"},{"acf_fc_layout":"extra_inhoud_blok","inhoud":"<h3>Raising topics at the school participation council<\/h3>\n<p>Do you have questions or worries about what is happening at school? Then you can contact the members of the school participation council. They can bring your point up during a meeting. Think about topics like the holiday schedule, class division, or social safety.<\/p>\n<p>Also, the school participation council can actively involve parents through a <a href=\"https:\/\/oudersenonderwijs.nl\/en\/ouderraadpleging\/\">parent consultation<\/a>. This can be in the form of a parent evening, a survey, or a focus group. For some topics, such a consultation is even required, for example with major changes in the school policy. This way, you as a parent can think along and share your opinion, even if you are not a member of the school participation council.<\/p>\n<p>The school participation council must as a rule <a href=\"https:\/\/oudersenonderwijs.nl\/en\/year-plan-and-meetings-school-participation-council\/\">publish agendas and reports<\/a> of meetings but does not have to actively share them with parents. You can always read what was discussed. The members of the school participation council are parents and teachers from the school and are often easy to approach on the school yard or by email.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"faq","selecteer_faq":"Medezeggenschap"},{"acf_fc_layout":"call_to_action","selecteer_call_to_action":"gerelateerde_onderwerpen_lijst","berichten_met_prioriteit":false,"download_pdf":false,"veelgestelde_vragen_verwijzing":{"titel":"","knop_tekst":"","url":""}}],"call_to_action":"contact","call_to_action_2":"geen","banner_subtitel":"","samenvatting":"Every primary and secondary school has a school participation council. What is the school participation council exactly?","zoekwoorden":"","intro_beschrijving":"","beschrijving":"","meta_samenvatting":"Ouders & Onderwijs is there for all parents with children of school age. 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