Support services
Reykjavík City's policy on special education and support focuses on inclusive schooling. This means the school provides services to all students, disabled and non-disabled alike. Teachers must adapt their teaching to the student group, using various methods and activities for the students.
Support services at Breiðagerðisskóli
Reykjavík City’s main policy goal is to provide the best possible services for students with special needs in city primary schools, meet legal and curriculum requirements for instruction tailored to students’ abilities and needs, and optimize the use of resources for special education and support. Students who do not progress at a rate typical for their age receive additional support and academic assistance as needed. Diagnoses, screenings, academic assessments, and documented requests from homeroom teachers and parents form the basis for allocating special education and support staff hours.
More information about support services at Breiðagerðisskóli can be found on pages 33–41 of the Breiðagerðisskóli Policy and Operational Plan.
Healthcare
School healthcare provides organized health education and promotes healthy lifestyles.
School counseling
The school counselor provides personal and social support to students.
Education for all
City-run primary schools in Reykjavík meet each child's educational needs regardless of their abilities or status.
Child prosperity
The Act on the Integration of Services in the Interest of Children’s Prosperity has come into effect. The goal is to ensure children and guardians receive the right assistance, at the right time, from the right parties.
Families and children in need of early support have guaranteed access to a prosperity contact in the child's immediate environment, such as in preschool or primary school. The prosperity contact offers information and guidance on services and ensures that children and guardians have unhindered access to these services.
Children, youth, and guardians can reach the school prosperity contact to request integrated services.
Breiðagerðisskóli contact person: Ragna Lára Jakobsdóttir