On Monday 27th June, colleagues from Helicon Hogeschool, Zeist, in the Netherlands will visit colleagues in the Faculty of Education at the University of Plymouth. There will be a series of meetings, discussions and negotiations regarding a proposed Masters Programme in Special Educational Needs, proposed to start in Zeist, in 2006. The intention is that the programme of learning and study will be in Dutch. Dutch tutors from Helicon Hogeschool are currently undergoing training to become approved university tutors for this work. Helicon Hogeschool has a long and respected reputation for excellence in the area of Special Educational Needs. The Hogeschool in Zeist is also the main teacher education centre in the Netherlands for the training of Dutch Waldorf teachers. This meeting and proposal arises out of the work of the Comenius 2.1 Project to design a Masters Programme for Steiner Waldorf Educators. The Comenius Project is funded by a grant from the European Commission, under the SOCRATES Programme.
