Visions in Swedish Education
Helsingfors/Helsinki April 2nd 2008
www.skolutveckling.se

Helsingfors 2008-04-02
POLITICAL AGENDA
The new government has issued
- a huge reform agenda for Education,
some of which corresponds to the scenario:
“Back to the future”
With Focus on:
• Basic Knowledge
• Results (testings and marking)
• Control (Inspection)
• Discipline
www.skolutveckling.se

The Political Agenda 1
Basic knowledge and skills – mathematics, reading and
writing
Frequent assessments of results
• National tests
• Introduction of grades in seventh grade
• Written assessments for the young pupils
Focus on school inspection- a new Agency
Disciplinary measures
Rights and obligations – of the individual pupil
www.skolutveckling.se