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Other education staff or staff working with schools

Belgium - Flemish Community

10.Management and other education staff

10.4Other education staff or staff working with schools

Last update: 27 November 2023

Aside from management and teaching staff, there are a number of categories of non-teaching staff in the Flemish education system. In higher education, this is an extensive group of staff members who support the work of the teaching or academic staff.

  • In mainstream Elementary education:
    • policy and support staff (administrative assistant, special needs coordinator, ICT coordinator),
    • paramedical staff (childcare workers).
  • In special elementary education moreover:
    • medical staff (physician),
    • orthopedagogical staff (orthopedagogue),
    • paramedical staff (occupational therapist, childcare worker, physiotherapist, speech therapist, nurse),
    • psychological staff (psychologist)
    • social staff (social worker).
  • In secondary education:
    • support staff (administrative assistant, educator).
  • In Adult Education:
    • support staff (administrative assistant).
  • In Part-time Arts Education:
    • administrative staff (a.o. junior clerk).
  • In special secondary education moreover:
    • medical staff (physician),
    • orthopedagogical staff (orthopedagogue),
    • paramedical staff (occupational therapist, childcare worker, physiotherapist, speech therapist, nurse),
    • psychological staff (psychologist)
    • social staff (social worker),
    • support staff (administrative assistant, educator).
  • In higher education:
    • administrative and technical staff,
    • mandates (general manager, head of department, librarian).