An overview of the Swedish education system
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The Swedish National Agency for Education is the central administrative authority for the Swedish public school system for children, young people and adults, as well as for preschool activities and child care for school children. The role of the National Agency for
Education in the Swedish education system is to define goals in order to administrate, to inform in order to influence and to review in order to improve. The National Agency for Education audits preschool activities, care for school children, schools and adult education in many different ways.
Regardless of the method, however, the focus is always on asserting the right of each individual to knowledge and personal development.
Five year with the maximum fee
A reform of childcare in Sweden was carried out between 2001 and 2003. The Swedish National Agency for Education was comissioned to follow up and evaluate the reform. This summary is intended to provide a brief description of the reform and its effects.
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Pre-school in transition
An english version of the national evaluation of the Swedish pre-school.
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Pre-school is for your child
You as the parent are the person that is closest to your child. Which is why your views are important in preschool. If you speak your mind,it is easier for the staff to give your child exactly what he/she needs. In order to be involved and have some influence, you need to know
how preschool is supposed to work.
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Learn more about the Swedish school system and download our handy fact sheets in pdf.
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Five years with maximum fee
A reform of childcare in Sweden was carried out between 2001 and 2003. This summary is intended to provide a brief description of the reform and its effects.
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Pre-school is for your child
A brochure about the preschool curriculum.
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Descriptive data on pre-school activities, school-age childcare, schools and adult education in Sweden 2006
This report provides a general description of current childcare and educational organisation in Sweden, showing child/pupil and staff strengths along with expenditure and results for the various types of childcare and schooling.
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Educational Results National level
Sweden´s Official Statistics on pre-school activities, school-age child-care, schools and adult education. Part 1, 2006
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