Course

Special Education in Finland – Original Best Practices Benchmarking course: SEN Teaching Edition






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All benchmarking courses are unique and tailored considering the needs of its participants. If adopted to education, benchmarking could be interpreted as comparing processes and performance indicators in schools to education bests or best practices from other schools or educational institutions. Through lessons observations in schools of Finland and/or Estonia, top performers of European school education and interactions with colleagues of your own school level, this course will support your reflection on your own success, accelerate learning with peer learning on the challenges, transform your teaching in multicultural context choosing on what you want to take away from Finnish school examples and other EU examples.

The added value of the Special Education in Finland – Original Best Practices Benchmarking course: SEN Teaching Edition is that it offers SEN (Special Education Needs) teaching edition targeted at teachers and school heads who have integrated students with special needs / learning difficulties in their groups/classes, work in special education classes in mainstream schools / SEN schools or have students with a need of Easy-to-Read language such as immigrants and elderly citizens.


Upskill your organization


Target group are the school management, teachers, special education teachers and all other non-teaching experts and staff working in school education, adult education and VET.


The course covers a wide range of topics that schools need to consider and tackle when introducing and securing innovation in their school:

  • Special education / SEN education in Finland – the curriculum
  • School development plans, curriculum reform, 21st century skills,
  • Student in the center, 3-level support system, special needs, home and school.
  • ICT in SEN – support your learner, practical hands-on workshop(s)
  • SEN teacher in Finland – every child matters!
  • School & SEN teacher visits & benchmarking in focus. Digital apprenticeship, coaching, teacher/student agents. Management. Local examples.
  • Easy-to-Read language makes the difference


The course methodology integrates observation, sharing and creating output consolidating a quality course. Participants observe teaching, studying and learning processes in classrooms in small groups or individually, share experiences and expertise on the topic in group and plenary sessions and work individually or in groups on recommendations for one’s own school (learning diary, social media updates, blogs etc.). The course aspires creating an output. Working individually or in groups on a concrete product to be used in your own school.



Earn a certificate


The course participants will get a Certificate of Active Attendance.

The competences acquired will be validated by the course organisers on the Europass mobility.



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On-site courses

The Special Education in Finland – Original Best Practices Benchmarking course: SEN Teaching Edition on-site courses take place in Helsinki, Finland. Special Education in Finland – Original Best Practices Benchmarking course: SEN Teaching Edition are 7 day courses that start on Sunday afternoon and end on Saturday at 13:00 o'clock.





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  • CONFIRMED 19 - 25 May 2024, Helsinki, Finland
  • 18 - 24 May 2025, Helsinki, Finland



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Euneos has an international team of trainers who are the most experienced in the field of their expertise. Meet Euneos' trainers for the Special Education in Finland - Original Best Practices Benchmarking course: SEN Teaching Edition course:



Main organiser / trainer



Petri Ilmonen


  • Chair of Board at Language High School of Helsinki
  • English teacher, principal and owner of TRYcamps






Euneos choice of venues is based on two essentials: delivering professionalism and assuring personal well-being in order to warrant enjoyable course experience.



Helsinki, Finland


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