Finland: Support plans and individual planning
What to look for in a useful written education support plan, whatever the local plan is called.
Use this guide to prepare questions and evidence, then confirm current requirements with the school and the responsible national, regional or local education authority.
Needs
The plan should make clear the learning or participation barriers being addressed.
Provision
Ask for specific support, adjustments, frequency or circumstances where possible rather than vague promises.
Outcomes
Use observable goals so everyone can tell whether the support is helping.
Responsibility and review
Record who will do what, how progress is monitored and when the plan will be reviewed.
Check the current framework
The European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education provides country information, national contacts and links to current policy sources. Rules and terminology can change and may differ within a country.