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Understand the German school system, know your rights, and communicate confidently with teachers.
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Five practical questions and ready-to-use German and English email templates for contacting your child's school or the responsible authority.
A free word check that shows which German school words your child already knows and which ones to practise next.
What parents need to know about primary school in Germany, with state-by-state detail and the five checks that matter before you choose a school.
Five practical questions and ready-to-use German and English email templates for contacting your child's school or the responsible authority.
What parents need to know about primary school in Germany, with state-by-state detail and the five checks that matter before you choose a school.
A free word check that shows which German school words your child already knows and which ones to practise next.
How the transition to Gymnasium works in each federal state, what the rules actually say, and where to check the details that apply to your child.
The free word check for Grades 3–4, covering the German school words that matter for reading, instructions and written work.
The free word check for Grades 5–6, where school language becomes academic and the demands rise quickly.
The free word check for Grades 7–10, focused on the academic German needed for exams and written answers.
The German school words parents meet again and again, each with a plain English explanation.
What parents are entitled to ask for, who decides, and how to raise a concern in the right order.
A complete parent guide to the German school year: letters, meetings, reports, homework and the words that go with them.
Prepare for Elternsprechtag and Elternabend with question lists, useful German phrases and a simple note-taking sheet.
Fifteen questions to ask on a school visit, so you compare schools on the things that actually matter.
The skills and habits that help a child start school well in Germany, and how to practise them at home.
A printable activity pack that builds the German words and early skills children meet in their first school year.
What children are expected to manage by the end of Grades 1 and 2, in language, reading, writing and maths.
Three questions that help a child understand a task and write a fuller, better-structured answer.
Why spelling is harder when a child speaks more than one language, and the strategies that actually help.
Printable practice for the German school vocabulary children need across the primary years.
A workbook for the academic German that secondary school subjects are built on.
How to read a German exam question, spot the task word, and answer what is actually being asked.