At the ISE - ISE Primary

Group Teacher Assignments

The school uses the “leerstof-jaarklassensysteem”, an age-based study programme group system. Each June/July parents receive a letter with the new formation for the following year. In school year 2025/2026 we will start with the following groups:

Group 1/2A: Juf Karin Courbois & Miss. Peggy Smeets
Group 1/2B: Juf Anne Peters & Miss. Bridget Purdon
Group 3: Juf Pippa Slot
Group 4: Juf Moudette van der Wielen & juf Anne Peters
Group 5: Juf Melanie Manger & Juf Marlon Pashouwers
Group 6: Meester Hein Verhagen
Group 7: Juf Tessa Schmitz & Juf Heleen de Rijke
Group 7/8: Juf Mirian van Doren & Juf Melanie Manger

EFL (English): Miss Bridget Purdon (group 3/4/5) & Miss Melissa Pienaar (group 6/7/8)
EAL (English support) Miss Peggy Smeets (group 3), Miss Bridget Purdon (group 4/5) & Miss Melissa Pienaar (groeup 6/7/8)
PE: Juf Tessa Schmitz & Meester Bart van der Horst
DAL (Dutch support): Juf Bea ter Welle & juf Yolande van Lierop
TA’s: Juf Ine Ariese, juf Mieke de Rooij, Juf Anique Tausch, Juf Matia van de Wiel
Learning Support Coord.: Juf Elke van den Akker

Method of replacement

When a teacher is sick or attending a course, a substitute teacher will, in principle, be hired to replace the teacher. Our school has access to a small number of substitute teachers. Unfortunately, there are too few substitute teachers and this issue also affects our school. To prevent us from having to send children home when there is an insufficient number of teachers, we will attempt to find alternative solutions to this problem within our own school by (possibly) splitting up the group or by asking one of our teaching assistants to assist.

Guidance and use of PABO/ROC student teachers

Student teachers are entitled to appropriate internship placements and we are therefore offering them the opportunity to develop their future profession. The coordination and guidance provided to these students is arranged by our student teacher/intern coordinator.

The teacher of the group to which the student is assigned guides the student and retains responsibility for the group. As the students advance to more senior years in the PABO (Primary School Teachers Training College) the student’s responsibilities are increased. Fourth year students (Teachers in Training) work two days per week and several consecutive weeks during some periods. During these periods they take over the group and try to work as independently as possible. The group teacher remains responsible to ensure that things run smoothly in this case as well. We will inform you when a student is asked to teach a specific group for a consecutive period of time as part of their study programme.

Professional Development

Professional Development includes everything that team members do to deepen and expand their knowledge, understanding, skills and professional attitude. The focus is to bring and keep the professionalism of teachers up to date. The changing student profile, teaching material that requires continuous adaptation and new insights into methodologies and pedagogy requires constant training.

Interactive Guidance via School Videos is one way of enhancing the expertise of teachers and improving the quality of education. The planning-oriented way of working can be optimised through this method. The ultimate objective is to be able to provide better education to our students. Within this context of enhancing teaching expertise, video recordings may be made during group activities. These video recordings will only be viewed and analysed within the school, with professional guidance.