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Preparatory service at special schools; organization and professional supervision by the government

The practical training for the teaching profession for special schools is supervised by the government. Notifications and applications during the preparatory service must be submitted to them.

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Regierung von Oberbayern - Sachgebiet 41.1 - Förderschulen – Organisation, Personal und Schulaufsicht

Regierung von Oberbayern

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Procedure details

Teacher training is divided into three phases. After a theoretically sound, academic education in the subject sciences (including subject didactics) and educational sciences at universities, there is a two-year, predominantly practical training in the preparatory service at the placement schools.

The Bavarian State Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs assigns the trainee teachers to the administrative districts. The responsible government then determines the place of employment and allocates them to the study seminars. In principle, any special school with a corresponding specialization can be the place of employment. The preparatory service begins each September with the new school year.

The preparatory service is divided into two phases, each lasting 12 months.

The first phase of training includes

  • Independent teaching (8 hours per week),
  • practical training in the classroom of a supervising teacher,
  • independent observation (8 hours per week) and
  • seminars (10 hours per week).

The trainee teachers attend the seminars on two days of the week. They take place at schools in the Studienseminar district. On the three remaining days of the week, the trainee teachers work at their placement school (lessons, work placement, observation).

The second stage of training comprises

  • independent teaching (16 hours per week) and
  • 10 hours of seminars.

The preparatory service ends with the second state examination.

During the preparatory service, trainee teachers, head teachers and school principals have various obligations to notify the responsible government (e.g. submission of seminar forms, notification of observations).
In certain cases, the approval of the responsible government is required (e.g. for special events or participation as an accompanying person in a school field trip or on a teaching and study trip). An application for official use must be submitted to the responsible government.

The forms for notifications and applications are available under "Forms".

Notifications and applications during the preparatory service must be submitted to the responsible government.

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Status: 29.01.2025
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