The Swedish school system

1. The Swedish school system • Childcare for schoolchildren • Leisure-time centre • Family daycare (age 6-9) • Open leisure-time activities • Preschool activities • Preschool • Family daycare • (age 1-5) • Open preschool Preschool class Compulsory school9 years • University • University college • Working life • Advancedvocational training Upper secondaryschool 3 years Sami school 6 years Special schools 10 years Compulsory school forpupils with learning disabilities Upper secondary school forpupils with learning disabilities Swedish for immigrants Municipal adult education Education for adults with learning disabilities Basic educationfor adults Upper secondaryeducation for adults Supplementarystudies

2. The state (Parliament, Government och National Agency for Education) Defining national goals and guidelines for education: The Education Act Other legislations Curricula Course syllibi Program goals The municipalities och schools Implementation of education: To distribute resources To organize education To choose work methods Division of responsibility 1

3. Division of responsibility 2 • The goal- and result-oriented steering system and the need of evaluation • Goals • Parliament & Municipalities • Government • Schools Headmasters • National Agency Teachers • Pupils • Evaluation (parents)

4. Now: Swedish (Swedish as a second language) Mathematics English 5th class 9th class The New right-wing Government: -Gradually all teoretical subjects -3rd class: Reading & writing, mathematics -6th class -9th class Compulsory school 1: The national tests

5. Now: -8th class -9th class MVG: Pass with Special Distinction VG: Pass with Distinction G: Pass The New Government: -6th class – 9th class A B C D E FX F Compulsory school 2: Grades

6. Child and Recreation Construction Electrical engineering Energy Arts Vehicle engineering Business and Administration Handicrafts Hotel, Restaurant and Catering Industry Foods Media Use of Natural resources Natural Science Health Care Social Science Technology Individual program Upper secondary school 1 Now: 17 national programs

7. Upper secondary school 2 • The New Government: Three different schools • Academic education (Social & natural science) • -Vocational education • -Apprenticeship training

8. Upper secondary school 3: Apprenticeship training 1 • Background according to the new government • Lack of qualified technicians • High drop-out in upper secondary school • Difficult for the vocational education to follow the tecknical developments • Problem with to find qualified teachers for vocational educations

9. Upper secondary school 3: Apprenticeship training 2 • -Can choose within vocational programs, 3 years education • -At least the half time of education in the place of works • -Possible to reduce the time for compulsory subjects • -Can even choose to read for university entrance • -Can be employed • -The companies which receive students get payments from the municipality: the municipality gets subsidies from the government (25000 crowns) • The council of apprentice by the member of school, company and union • 515 miljons crowns under 2008-10, 12000 students per year

10. Vocational Education and Training 1 • Now: Diversified educations by different actors • Municipal adult education (Komvux) • Education for adult with learning disabilities (Särvux) • Swedish tuition for immigrants (SFI) • Advanced vocational education & training (KY) • Supplementary education (Påbyggnadsutbildning) • Liberal adult education (Folkbildning)

11. Vocatioal Education and Training 2 • The new government: ”Vocational college” • (KY+PU+Komvux under the one umbrella) • Diverse and different kinds of subjects and educations • Not longer than 2 years • Qualified but not academic • Municipalities, companies, foundations and other actors can arrange educations • At least the exam from upper secondary school

12. A comprehensive school system (1962-) Against differentiation Against ability grouping A school for all pupils Development of all schools School choice (1991-) Neighbourhood princip Free choice Effects: -School development -Democracy in school -Segregations A Comprehensive school system and School choice

13. 9-year compulsory school: independent schools -600 independent schools (total: 5000 schools) -8% of all students participates in independent schools - The share of students who participate in independent schools in the three biggest cities (not kommun) is 70% of all students in independent schools Upper secondary school: independent schools -270 independent schools (total: 800 schools) -13% of all students -60% of independents schools is located in the three biggest cities (not kommun) and their students extend to 64% of all students in independent schools The situation of school choice

14. An individualized school and the responsbility of education • -School choice • -IDP: Individual development plan for every student • -Partly possible to group students (streaming) in regard of performance • -Enterence of the upper secondary school: grades • But: The responsbility for education: the state, municipality and school

15. Assessment: Knowledge & Creativity

16. The ultimate goals of Swedish education • To satisfy individual wishes and desires • To bring up democratic citizens • To decrease the difference between classes in society • Three types of Equality: • Equal chance • Equal opportunity • Equal result

17. Discussion Questions • How different is the viewpoint of education and knowledge between the socialist and non-socialist government? • What is knowledge? How can the students´ creativity be enhanced? • Educational equality: Which type of educational equality do you prefer? • A comprehensive or differentiated system? • How can the public education be developed?