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PPT: educational-psychological service

Draft, translated: translated from the Norwegian original with the help of a language model, and may contain errors. The Norwegian version is the authoritative one. See the Norwegian original →

PPT assesses whether a child or pupil needs special needs help or individual adaptation. You can discuss concerns anonymously before a referral.

Norwegian original last checked against official sources: 21 September 2026. Rules and figures change, so always check the official site before you act.

PPT (the educational-psychological service, pedagogisk-psykologisk tjeneste) is the municipality's and county's expert body for kindergartens and schools. They help assess whether a child or pupil needs special needs help or individually adapted education.

What does PPT do?

Helps kindergartens and schools with preventive work and skills development.
Prepares expert assessments of children's and pupils' particular needs.
Is the expert body behind decisions on special needs help in kindergarten and special education and individual adaptation at school.

Who can get in touch?

According to the Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training (Udir), pupils over 15, parents, kindergartens, schools and other cross-disciplinary services can contact PPT for advice and guidance.

You can discuss a concern anonymously with PPT before deciding whether the child should be referred. The threshold is low, and you don't need to have a diagnosis or a clearly formulated specific problem.

How the child gets referred

It is usually the kindergarten or school that sends the referral to PPT. The parents, or the pupil themselves if old enough, must consent to the referral, and the child or pupil should be heard in the process.

Parents or pupils can also ask the headteacher directly for a decision on individual adaptation, if they believe there is a need for it.

What happens afterwards?

PPT carries out an assessment and writes an expert assessment. This forms the basis for the school's or kindergarten's decision. You have the right to see the expert assessment.

Tip: Write down concrete examples of what the child is struggling with in everyday life, ideally over a few weeks. This makes both the conversation with PPT and the expert assessment more accurate.

Sources

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This page is translated from Norwegian with the help of a language model, and may contain errors. The Norwegian version is always the authoritative one.