Often the chances of helping pupils in difficulty depend entirely on efficient co-operation. The pupil welfare conference is attended by pupil welfare staff and the head teacher. Problems which cannot be solved within the work unit can be discussed here, as can the solution of various difficulties occurring in school. The pupil welfare conference decides, for example, whether a pupil is to be given special instruction or put in a different teaching group. Questions concerning pupil welfare work in school, its organisation and resource allocation are also dealt with at these conferences.
Many documents relating to pupils are public domain.
This applies, for example, to the catalogue of marks and the attendance register. At the same time, everyone working with pupil welfare or coming into contact with it incurs a duty of confidentiality under the Secrecy Act, which exists for the protection of the individual. Facts emerging in the course of conversation between a pupil or parent and the school nurse, the school social worker or the school psychologist may not be divulged without a special order and the consent of the pupil concerned. The Secrecy Act applies in the same way to the pupil's parents. To open the PDF-file you need Acrobat Reader 3.0 installed on your computer.