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Sweden will be short of 45,000 teachers in 15 years, school chiefs warn

Tue, 10 Dec 2019 14:46:36 +0100

In 15 years, Sweden will be lacking 45,000 qualified teachers if current trends continue, according to the National Agency for Education.

Teacher in Sweden reported to police for ejecting rude pupil

Sat, 16 Mar 2019 18:09:43 +0100

Sweden's teachers union has rushed to defend a teacher reported to the police for physically removing a 15-year-old boy who called his colleague a "whore".

We harmed Sweden's teachers and should apologize: prof

Thu, 25 Aug 2016 12:00:14 +0200

With Sweden tumbling in international rankings, a generation of wrong-headed academics should apologize for undermining the role of teachers in the 1990s, says pedagogy professor Jonas Linderoth.

Stressed Swedish teachers often off sick

Mon, 28 Apr 2014 11:05:00 +0200

Swedish teachers have taken out stress-related sick leave more than the labour market average for years, and the discrepancy has become ever bigger - "You always feel like a failure".

The jobs in Sweden that make people unhappy

Mon, 17 Mar 2014 16:27:00 +0100

A new survey looking at how Swedes feel about their job has put one profession far down on the bottom rung of well-being in the workplace.

Many teachers in Sweden lack proper training

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:09:00 +0200

More than half of subject-area teachers in Sweden who teach pupils in their final years of compulsory school lack training in the subjects they teach, a new report has shown.

Do Sweden's free schools make the grade?

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:21:00 +0100

The UK has taken a page out of Sweden's textbook and is surging ahead with the free school movement. The Local’s Christine Demsteader looks at the lessons that can be learned from Sweden's system of publicly-financed, privately-managed schools.

Union agreement halts looming school strike

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 09:24:00 +0200

Sweden’s teacher unions on Wednesday came to an agreement with employers about a rise in pay, narrowly avoiding a strike many believed was imminent.

Let students rate teachers: Centre Party

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:48:00 +0100

Centre Party leader Maud Olofsson has proposed allowing Swedish students to rate their teachers in an effort to broaden the party's education policy. However, both students and teachers have already quashed the proposal.

Sweden to beef up teacher licencing system

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:03:00 +0200

The Swedish government has proposed implementing a new licencing system for teachers starting in 2012.

Students give Swedish schools high marks

Tue, 04 May 2010 13:16:00 +0200

Most students in Sweden thrive in school, the National Agency for Education's (Skolverket) 2009 attitude survey has revealed.

Government proposes new teacher certification

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:52:00 +0200

The Swedish government has announced the introduction of a professional certificate for teachers from 2012, with only those in possession eligible to secure a permanent contract.

Union anger at Dutch inspection of Swedish schools

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:06:00 +0100

Dutch school inspectors have been hired to review English language teaching in 30 Swedish schools. The decision has been met with irritation by teacher unions, according to the Dagens Nyheter (DN) newspaper.

Swedish town mulls low pay for bad teachers

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:00:00 +0200

A municipality in southern Sweden has moved one step closer to implementing a proposal which would tie teacher pay to students’ performance on national standardized tests.

Teachers report sexism common in Swedish schools

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:22:00 +0200

A new survey shows that 73 percent of Sweden’s teachers feel they’ve experienced disturbing examples of sexism while on the job.