Dear students and parents

The aim of the vocational upper secondary school, specializing in health and social work with a focus on education/psychology, is to lead students to a general higher education entrance qualification and thus prepare them for university studies or demanding vocational training.

On this homepage you will find extensive information about our profiles, the possible combinations and school life at the vocational upper secondary school.

We are also happy to offer personal advice. Please make an appointment with Ms. Jaekel (Mail: s.jaekel@rbz-koenigsweg.org, Tel: 0431 1698 106).

Kind regards,

Sabine Jaekel

Head of the vocational upper secondary school department

Discover the self,
learn from you
at Königsweg!

Have you always wanted to know

• how others see you?
• what you and dogs have in common when you learn?
• what the work of therapists looks like?
• why some teams work and others don't?
• why you sometimes behave differently in groups than you actually want to?
• why children actually need education?
• how advertising tricks us?
• why WhatsApp doesn't work the same way a conversation does?
• why we need emojis?
• why bullying is not a good idea?
• how you get your brain to learn?
• who and why you are like that?
• why you also grow up?
• what is mental hygiene?
• what is actually normal?
• why you still remember your cuddly toy?
• why writing cheat sheets is useful?
• why children don't understand that mummy is daddy's wife?

If so, the Education/Psychology profile is right for you!

In the Education/Psychology profile, Educational Science is the vocational focus subject. It deals with the basics of pedagogy and psychology.

Pedagogy offers access to the individual and social foundations of human upbringing and education and shows ways of influencing behaviour.

In the field of psychology, the focus is on the laws of human behaviour and experience.

In the classroom, we establish links between scientific findings and educational practice. This involves major topics such as development, education, learning and communication. Other focal points can include the discussion of psychological problems or educational fields of work.

In this context, our pupils are challenged to take a critical look at different pedagogical and psychological approaches. We encourage them to relate the subject content to their own lives in discussions with their classmates, thereby promoting their personal and social skills within the framework of joint learning. Accordingly, teaching in the Education/Psychology profile is methodically diverse.

The vocational upper secondary school leads to the general higher education entrance qualification, which enables pupils to study all subjects at a university or university of applied sciences.

In addition, the Education/Psychology profile offers an initial insight into the professional fields of social pedagogy, psychology, teaching, education and therapy.

The bystander effect: What's it to me?

My class, 12c at the vocational upper secondary school, has been studying the bystander effect in education lessons. We pupils have written scripts and made explanatory videos to better understand this effect. The videos show situations in which the effect may or may not occur. The situations were presented in different ways. For example, videos with puppets, drawings and animations were created or realistic situations were shown.

The videos provide the most important information that is worth knowing. Anyone can find themselves in the depicted situations and must then act correctly. It is therefore important to know how to act/react in such situations to avoid becoming a bystander.

You can view some videos of the class on the homepage.

Jarle Winter, 12c

Education/Psychology - German

Education/Psychology - English

At the vocational upper secondary school, the subjects are taught either at an advanced level (eA) with 5 lessons per week or at a basic level (gA) with 2-3 lessons per week.

The Education/Psychology profile comprises:

• 5 hours of Education/Psychology
• 3 or 5 hours of German
• 3 or 5 hours of English
• 3 hours of Biology and Mathematics
• 4 hours of French, Spanish or Danish
• 2 hours of Social Studies, Economics, Health, Religion, Vocational Computer Science
• 2 hours of P.E.

We offer the following foreign languages:

• French - beginner
• French - advanced
• Danish - beginner
• Spanish - beginner

The target level for the newly started foreign languages (Danish, Spanish and French beginners) is level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, and level B2 for the continued foreign language French.

In the beginners' courses, it is assumed that the pupils have no previous knowledge so that even absolute beginners can follow the lessons without any problems.

If one course is clearly more in demand than others, the decision is made by drawing lots.

School attendance lasts three years, at most four years. Previous attendance of the upper secondary level at another school is taken into account. Successful completion of year 12 leads to the academic part of the Fachhochschulreife (entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences - FHR). After successfully passing the Abitur examination, the general higher education entrance qualification is acquired in year 13. A failed Abitur examination can be repeated once after a further school year.

Abitur examination subjects

All pupils will take the Abitur examination

• in Education/Psychology
• in German
• in Biology or Mathematics
• in a foreign language: English or French beginner or French advanced or Danish beginner or Spanish beginner
• in a  subject that can be freely chosen, e.g. social studies

According to the BGVO, the intermediate school leaving qualification (Mittlerer Schulabschluss) is the prerequisite for admission to the vocational upper secondary school. If the final school report is not yet available at the time of application, the half-year report preceding the final report (usually the half-year report of the 10th grade) must be submitted first.

Pupils are entitled to attend vocational upper secondary school:

1. Who have obtained a secondary school-leaving qualification by examination and
   • whose grades in no more than one subject are worse than "satisfactory" (poor or unsatisfactory performance in one of the subjects is an exclusion criterion) and
   • whose grades in German, Mathematics and English have an average of at least 3.0.
   • Exception for pupils at community colleges and vocational schools: At the request of the parents or the adult pupil, the class conference of the leaving school can approve attendance at the upper secondary school if the average grade across all subjects is at least 3.0.
2. Or who have been transferred to the upper school at a comprehensive school (Gemeinschaftsschule) or upper secondary school (Gymnasium).
3. Or who have acquired the intermediate school-leaving qualification by completing vocational training and whose grades in no more than one subject are worse than "satisfactory" (poor or insufficient performance in one of the subjects is an exclusion criterion) and whose final certificate from the vocational school has an average of 3.0 in the subjects German, Mathematics, English.

In principle, there are no school fees.

In addition to the cost of purchasing your own netbook/laptop (if you do not have one), expenses of around €500 are incurred for a study trip at the end of year 11, individual excursions and materials during the entire school year. According to the Federal Training Assistance Act (BAföG), training is funded in accordance with the applicable regulations. The Office for Educational Support in the home town is responsible, even for pupils who have reached the age of majority.

There is a central application procedure for the vocational upper secondary school for all four regional vocational training centres in Kiel.

We are happy to accept applications for the coming school year in February at the RBZ office indicated on the current application form, together with the following documents:

• Application for admission
• Copy of the half-year report of grade 10.1 or certified copy of the certificate of the intermediate school-leaving qualification or the transfer to the upper school (if already available)
• Curriculum vitae in tabular form including a complete description of your educational and, if applicable, professional career
• For foreign school-leaving qualifications: Certificate of equivalence and proof of German language skills (B2)