Education & study

Children, adolescents and young adults follow education for a large part of their lives to prepare themselves as well as possible for their future. Some enjoy their school time enormously, others do not like school or find it difficult.

On this page and the other education pages you will find information for parents, youth and young adults.

For parents . How your child experiences school also affects you. You may have questions or concerns. You can address many of your questions to your child's school, Youth Health Care Utrecht , the Primary Education Partnership , or the Secondary Education Partnership . You may still have questions remaining afterwards. Feel free to ask the neighborhood team. We are in contact with primary schools, secondary schools, special education, and vocational education in Utrecht.

For young people/young adults. Are you studying at a vocational college, university of applied sciences, or university, and are you dealing with, for example: debt, loneliness, fear of failure, unwanted pregnancy, addiction, stress, or other things that make it difficult for you to study? Contact the neighborhood team in your area. See the study page for more information.

The neighborhood team helps

We collaborate with almost all primary schools, secondary schools, special education institutions, MBOs, HBOs, and the university in Utrecht. You can contact us as a parent, child, adolescent, young adult, teacher, mentor, or care coordinator. Make an appointment with the neighborhood team. We are happy to listen to you and think along with you about solutions that will help you move forward. Call, email, or stop by.

The neighborhood teams are happy to help you with:

Primary education
Secondary education
Special education
Study

Frequently asked questions

We not only help with questions and concerns about education, but also when there are tensions within the family. For example: money problems, arguments at home, unemployment, etc. We like to listen to your story and then make a plan together, in which we can include all the things that are going on in your family.

The neighbourhood team staff who work together with special education have a lot of experience with pupils with a physical or mental disability. As a result, they can offer you and your child good support.

We advise you and your school to make an appointment with the neighborhood team in your area as soon as possible. We work together with you, your child's school, the truancy officer, the youth doctor, and other professionals to help your child return to school. You are not alone!

Yes, that is certainly possible. As a student, you can contact the neighborhood team in your district. Check the study page for more information.

As a neighborhood team, we support not only parents and children, but also teachers, mentors, and care coordinators. Together, we ensure that children, adolescents, and young adults can develop well. Do you have concerns about a student and would you like someone to think this through with you? Please contact the neighborhood team.

The assistance of the neighborhood team is free.

You can also go here!

Gemeente Utrecht

Information about raising children and growing up, at home and at school.

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Dutch Youth Institute

Information about growing up, parenting and education.

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