ABSTRACT
Education in special schools is based on a school work plan, which contains an overview of the organisation and content of education. The curriculum has to contain the same subjects that are taught in regular primary education. It is possible, however, to adjust the curriculum to children with multiple handicaps. Proposals to adjust the curriculum have to be submitted by the school board and approved by the Minister for Education and Science. The curriculum for severely mentally retarded children contains other subjects besides the curricula of other schools for special education. English and mathematics, for example, are not compulsory in these schools.
