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Report to Council. Julie Podbury’s tour to Finland 2012. Finland - General. Monocultural society Highest PISA Literacy & Numeracy Results with Highest Social equity ( see following graph) Education is culturally very highly valued Majority of citizens have university education

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  1. Report to Council Julie Podbury’s tour to Finland 2012

  2. Finland - General • Monocultural society • Highest PISA Literacy & Numeracy Results with Highest Social equity ( see following graph) • Education is culturally very highly valued • Majority of citizens have university education • Parents expect their students to reach Tertiary education

  3. High reading performance Average performanceof 15-year-olds in science – extrapolate and apply High average performance Large socio-economic disparities High average performance High social equity Strong socio-economic impact on student performance Socially equitable distribution of learning opportunities Low average performance Large socio-economic disparities Low average performance High social equity Low reading performance

  4. High reading performance 2009 Durchschnittliche Schülerleistungen im Bereich Mathematik High average performance Large socio-economic disparities High average performance High social equity Strong socio-economic impact on student performance Socially equitable distribution of learning opportunities Low average performance Large socio-economic disparities Low average performance High social equity Low reading performance

  5. Basics of the education system • Students start school at 7 years of age • Pre- school year at 6 years of age • From 9 months – 6 years pre schooling available with highly qualified staff supporting child’s learning, growth and development. • Key words in Finnish education quality, efficiency, equity and internationalization.

  6. Other factors • education is not run by politicians • Very little accountability and bureaucracy • TRUST of teachers. No inspectors. There is a A certain knowledge held by Government & the community that what is going on in the schools is exactly right. • 5 years for Masters in Primary Education. All teachers have Masters

  7. Schools • Pre primary 9 months to 6 years • Pre-school 6 years • Basic Comprehensive education from 7 years of Age Years 1-9 • Upper secondary Y10-12 stream to academic or vocational • University or Polytechnic from either upper secondary stream

  8. Primary school • Lower end of comprehensive • 4 hours per day 8-12 • Free school lunch • Free transport to/from school • Free textbooks & materials • After school kids usually go to clubs or other activities

  9. Middle school (14 year old) • 30 hours per week • 75 minute periods • 3 languages. Finnish, Swedish and English • Very little subject choice although you can do an additional language • Very little IT evident in schools

  10. Upper Secondary • Y10-12 Academic (60%)or vocational colleges (40%) • 8am to 4 pm, 5 terms, incomplete days if desired • 75 courses to complete upper secondary qualification 36-38hrs each • Then you can undertake matriculation and do university entrance exam

  11. Reports • Two formal report per year • Junior brief comment • From Y8-12 number level 1-9 • Some schools starting to open IT dialogue with parents • Very little testing • Mostly assignment and book work

  12. Teachers • Salary is very low by Australian standards • Starts at around $27K AUD pa increments at years 1, 5, 8, 10, 20 and none higher • Teachers can earn higher salaries for more hours • Hours as average set by government eg: Finnish 20 hours, History 23 hours, Maths & Science 21 hours, English 22 • Teachers work independently with full autonomy

  13. Points of interest • Class sizes 15-20 primary, 17-22 junior high, senior high up to 30 • Practical classes, inc. science max 16 • School size max 1000 (seen as too big) • 92% go from comprehensive to Upper sec • Min/max no hour per subject set by govt. delivery and much of the content teacher choice

  14. Teacher training • 12 teacher training institutions in Finland and they are all on school sites • attached to universities • practical teaching component is a major aspect of the highly qualified Finnish teachers • Duties of Teacher Training Schools • Provide teaching • Tutor student teachers • Teaching experiments and research • Also provide in-service education

  15. More on teachers • 8000 students , 3000 student teachers and 800 teachers in all Teacher Training Schools in Finland • Training provided for comprehensive and upper secondary • Slightly higher pay at TTC, but it is part of our work. Slightly less lessons. It is 1/4 or 1/5 of the typical Finnish load. • In most cases 5 teachers in a class. (TTC) I main teacher plus four trainees students love it. • PD NEVER allowed on school days

  16. Good average results • Very old fashioned teaching • Teacher directed • Text book driven • No catering for brighter kids • Brighter students seemed bored • Best teaching from an Australian teacher in an English/Drama class

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