Learning support
Shadow teacher Bali: in-school support for your child
A shadow teacher, or guru pendamping, supports one child’s participation in classroom lessons, transitions and group activities. We arrange support with the school’s agreement and provide daily notes for parents.
Who a shadow teacher Bali placement is for
A shadow teacher Bali placement puts one educator beside one child inside a mainstream classroom for the school day. The title is not formally regulated; it describes a function: a consistent adult who helps a child reach the same lesson, routines and social life as classmates.
Parents usually need this when a Bali international or national school cannot provide enough individual support alone. Common briefs include attention and focus difficulties, communication differences, autistic learners, and children new to English or new to the curriculum.
Shadow teaching only works with the school’s agreement. That permission is the first step, not an afterthought.
What a shadow teacher in Bali does in class
Your shadow teacher in Bali sits with your child and quietly makes the lesson accessible: rephrasing an instruction that was missed, breaking a task into steps on a small whiteboard, prompting the start of an activity, or giving a way to ask for help without interrupting the class.
Equally important is what a good shadow teacher does not do. They do not complete work for the child, and they do not hover so closely that independence never grows. Support is faded as skills grow; the measure of success is how little of it the child eventually needs.
Beyond the lesson, the role covers the parts of the day many children find hardest: transitions between classes, unstructured break and lunch, and the social negotiations of group work.
Aligning with the school’s IEP or ILP
An IEP (individual education plan), sometimes called an ILP (individual learning plan), is the school’s written plan for a child who needs support beyond ordinary classroom teaching. Where your child has one, it is the shadow teacher’s working document: goals, agreed strategies and the adjustments the school has promised.
Brief notes are kept against those goals and shared with you and, with your permission, the school’s SENCo. Where there is no formal plan, we agree simple written goals with you and the class teacher so everyone is aiming at the same things.
School permission and how to arrange it
Every school handles external classroom support differently. Some welcome parent-funded shadow teachers and have a clear process; others prefer in-house support; some do not permit external staff in classrooms at all.
Suggested order: speak first with the SENCo or head of learning support and ask whether a parent-funded shadow teacher is permitted, and on what terms. Tell us the outcome, year group and days required. We reply within one working day, confirm the expected profile timeline after reviewing your brief, arrange introductions with the school, and agree practical details before the first day.
Communication with teachers and parents
You receive a short note after each school day or as agreed: what was covered, how your child participated, and anything worth following up at home. A fuller summary arrives every four weeks against written goals.
Inside the school, the shadow teacher’s first professional relationship is with the class teacher. Curriculum and discipline remain with the teacher; the shadow teacher supports your child within that framework and raises concerns through the agreed channel.
Safety and child protection
Our checks include identity, qualifications, references, an interview and a demonstration lesson. The individual educator’s records confirm any SKCK Indonesian police clearance obtained. Educators sign a conduct declaration, receive a child-protection briefing and follow the school’s safeguarding requirements.
Inside a school, the shadow teacher also follows the school’s own safeguarding rules, sign-in procedures and conduct requirements, and is accountable to both the school and to us.
What this is not
We are tutors and classroom educators, not clinicians — we do not diagnose or treat. A shadow teacher is not a therapist, a nanny or a private tutor who happens to sit in class. The role never replaces the school’s own responsibilities or a clinician’s assessment.
Rates follow the published rate card: Standard IDR 500,000 per hour for children, Advanced IDR 800,000 per hour for companies, and Master IDR 1,000,000 per hour for specialist teaching, confirmed in writing before the arrangement begins. We do not guarantee specific outcomes. What we offer is an educator whose completed checks are set out in writing, written goals and honest day-by-day reporting.
A clear boundary: Shadow teaching is educational support inside a classroom. It complements, and never replaces, clinical assessment or therapy.
Shadow teachers for international school families
A shadow teacher supports one child inside the classroom during the school day — at international schools across Denpasar, Badung, Gianyar and nearby areas where the school agrees. They help the child follow instructions, break tasks into smaller steps, support social participation, and coordinate with the class teacher and parents, aligned to any IEP or ILP that already exists.
Every educator completes identity, reference and background checks and follows our child-protection policy. We are tutors, not clinicians: we do not diagnose or provide therapy. Rates follow the published Standard card for children unless the brief needs another tier, confirmed in writing before the arrangement begins.
Frequently asked questions
What is the role of a shadow teacher in Bali?
A shadow teacher in Bali supports one child during the school day, helping with attention, task instructions and participation in lessons led by the class teacher. The support plan aims to develop independence and is reviewed with the family and school.
What does a shadow teacher in Bali do day to day?
They sit with one child in class and quietly make the lesson accessible: rephrasing missed instructions, breaking tasks into steps, prompting starts, and supporting social interaction, coordinated with the class teacher and aligned to the school’s plan.
Will my child’s school allow a shadow teacher?
It depends on the school. Some have a clear process for parent-funded shadow teachers; others prefer in-house support. Ask the SENCo or head of learning support first, then tell us the outcome.
Is a shadow teacher the same as a tutor?
A shadow teacher supports one child inside the classroom during the school day. A tutor works one-to-one outside school hours, usually at your home or villa. Some children have both.
Will my child become dependent on the shadow teacher?
The arrangement is designed against that. Support is faded as skills grow, reviewed termly, and reduced by agreement, with independence as the stated goal from the start.
Does my child need a diagnosis or an IEP?
Neither is required. Where a plan exists we align with it; where it does not, we agree simple written goals with you and, where possible, the class teacher.
How are shadow teachers checked?
Our checks include identity, qualifications, references, an interview and a demonstration lesson. The individual educator’s records confirm any SKCK Indonesian police clearance obtained. Educators sign a conduct declaration, receive a child-protection briefing and follow the school’s safeguarding requirements.
Where can I see shadow teacher rates?
Hourly tiers and terms are on the pricing guide. A typical school-day arrangement is priced from the agreed hours per week, confirmed in writing before the arrangement begins.
How much does a shadow teacher cost in Bali?
Most arrangements for school-age children follow Standard rates on the pricing guide, priced from the agreed hours per week and confirmed in writing before the arrangement begins.
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