Support for education, municipalities, social services and healthcare

De Swingel is able to provide support for people whose work is other people. De Swingel frequently works for schools, ranging from primary education to secondary and higher vocational education (HBO). In addition, programmes are also undertaken for organisations and institutions in the healthcare and social services sector as well as for municipalities and private individuals.

Training and coaching tailor-made to your needs

The activities provided by De Swingel are diverse, ranging from forecast and policy development, supervision and coaching to learning how to manage conflict. Each organisation has its own individual structure, work methods and culture. This is why De Swingel tailors its support and each course of training to your situation. The prerequisites are close contact with clients as well as providing feedback.

If you’d like to find out how De Swingel can work for your organisation, please contact Annie Hoekstra for an obligation-free appointment either by email or by calling +31 (0)6-54 35 84 25.

Choose an industry for which De Swingel works.

• De Swingel and primary education

  De Swingel is the sparring partner for a variety of (school governing body) heads. Our work includes:

  - implementing Integral Personnel Policy and the Professions in Education Act (BIO)
  - instilling professionalism and implementing cycles of review
  - assessing SBL competences (Association for the Professional Quality of Teachers) employing 360-degree feedback
  - forecasts and policy development for education and training
  - handling difficult situations in schools: conflicts, disfunctional behaviour, complaints
  - career orientation and mobility

  Career orientation days
  Furthermore, for many years now De Swingel has been holding career orientation days for a number of primary school associations in collaboration with careers advisor/trainer Aaltsje de Jong of Verte. In 2009, De Swingel organised a provincial conference for people who provide School Break-time Childcare (TSO) at primary schools in the province of Friesland. This is in collaboration with the school governing body TSO coordinators.

  
  “Dankzij de heldere blik, accurate manier van werken en het uitgebreide netwerk van Annie hebben wij een fantastisch 1ste Fries Tussenschoolse Opvang Congres kunnen neerzetten! De samenwerking hebben wij als zeer waardevol ervaren en naast hard werken was er plek voor gezelligheid en humor.” Inger Veenstra, Kinderopvangorganisatie Kinderwoud, http://www.kinderwoud.nl
  
  
• De Swingel and secondary education

  De Swingel conducts a long-term team development programme for a number of secondary education schools with a joint-venture partner. In these programmes we combine regular shared vision sessions in small groups (intervision) with an annual team day.

  
  “Ik heb samen met mijn team een traject teamontwikkeling gevolgd. Annie Hoekstra was een van de twee trainers. Ik vond de samenwerking erg plezierig, er was sprake van een uitstekende afstemming met de opdrachtgever. Voor ons was elke bijeenkomst inspirerend en het heeft gezorgd voor een aantal stappen richting professioneel werken. Creatief, nuchter, Fries, enthousiast en duidelijk.” Annemarie Kingma, Locatiedirecteur CSG Lauwers College, Surhuisterveen
  
  
• De Swingel and Upper Secondary Vocational Education (MBO)/Regional Education Centres (ROCs)

  De Swingel works regularly for teachers, teams and managers in upper secondary vocational education. De Swingel is employed for roles such as:

  - providing guidance for teams to become self-reliant units
  - supervising and coaching managers and team leaders in a new job position or reinforcing leadership
  - supervising and coaching teachers to reinforce professional skills or in order to prevent the shedding of personnel
  - programmes to support reintegration to one’s own line of work

  
  "Als vakbekwaamheid een basisgegeven is, vind ik je betrokkenheid en zorgvuldigheid en innemendheid onderscheidend. Je hebt dat diverse malen in de begeleiding van collegae bewezen.” Een afdelingsdirecteur van een ROC