a) Students must comply with the regulations in force at the school and follow the instructions of the school management and the mentors responsible for their training.

b) Students are obliged to maintain confidentiality if the facts that become known during their training require confidential treatment. In particular, such facts must be treated confidentially if their disclosure could violate the legitimate interests of one or more students, teachers or other persons.

c) In the event of illness or other absences during the school internship, students must inform the school immediately of the reasons and the expected duration of the absence.

In the event of absences for good cause, any internship days not completed should be made up for in consultation with the school management within the internship period or, if necessary, afterwards (e.g. by increasing the number of hours within the scheduled school days) or other activities (e.g. all-day activities, support area, extracurricular activities), provided that the days missed do not exceed 10 internship days.

In the event of illness, the school's Office and the mentor will be informed immediately. From the third day of absence, a certificate of incapacity to work must be submitted to the school. The missed days will also be made up here.

The fulfilment of the requirements for the school internships must be guaranteed. In case of doubt, consultation must be made with the examinations at the university.

The school internship must be repeated if the student

• withdraws from the assigned internship after the assignment procedure has been completed,
• does not start the internship or terminates it prematurely after starting it,
• has not completed the internship in accordance with the requirements
• is absent for more than 10 internship days for good cause,
• is absent during the internship without proof of good cause,
• was excluded from the school internship in accordance with point 6.

Students may be excluded from participation in the school internship by the school management for disciplinary reasons if their culpable, unlawful or unacceptable behaviour has a lasting negative impact on the teaching and educational mission of the school. The decision on exclusion is the responsibility of the school management in close consultation with the responsible teachers and module coordinators at the university and the Didactic Centre.

Further training, events and school festivals are also part of school life, and students can also be involved in these. Excursions may be accompanied, but the teaching aspect of the internship would be too small for an entire class trip.

Students may attend meetings and conferences organised at the school in order to gain a comprehensive view of the work at the school.

According to § 62 NSchG, the duty of supervision cannot be transferred to students. Thus, according to the law, students may not be assigned to substitute teaching on their own responsibility.

If the student already has a contract at the internship school as a substitute teacher or pedagogical assistant, the framework conditions for the professional internships in the teacher training programme (see Niedersächsische MaVO-Lehr and the Niedersächsische Schulgesetz) must be observed. This means that

• practical school training as part of the degree programme (compulsory internship) must be clearly separated from the employment relationship in terms of time, tasks and obligations. The time/lesson hours for the school internship must be completed in addition to the employment relationship.
• no substitute teaching and no supervisory duties (e.g. break or bus supervisors) may be undertaken during the times/lessons scheduled for the school internship.
• the lessons planned for the school internship must be accompanied or reflected on by mentors.

During the internship, the students are integrated into the company's (school's) operations and are insured against accidents as employees in accordance with Section 2 (1) No. 1 SGB VII. It is irrelevant whether the internship is mandatory in the study or examination regulations or is voluntary. The employer's liability insurance association or accident insurance fund of which the internship company is a member is responsible. (http://www.dguv.de/de/versicherung/versicherte_personen/kinder/praktika_studium/index.jsp)

G/HR: Lena Leisner, Tel. 0441-798 3030

Gym/WiPäd: Andrea Grotelüschen, Tel. 0441-798 3034

SoPäd: Patrizia Blüsse, Tel. 0441 798-3037