Teaching for newly arrived etc.

The plan requires a compensatory and equitable school and establishes that parents' background, including whether they are immigrants, play an increasingly important role for pupils' opportunities. It wants to see more teachers and earlier intervention for children who are struggling. An investigation that makes the assessment of Swedish as a second language more equitable and individual rather than formulaic follows from these commitments.

• compensatory schooldecisive»En skola som ger barn lika chanser är också kompensatorisk, det vill säga den förmår ge mer stöd till den som kommer från sämre förutsättningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A school that gives children equal opportunities is also compensatory, that is it can provide more support to those who come from worse circumstances.”
• background determines school results»Om dina föräldrar är låg- eller höginkomsttagare, akademiskt skolade eller inte, invandrade eller svenskfödda, spelar en allt större roll för dina möjligheter att klara skolan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Whether your parents are low or high earners, academically educated or not, immigrants or Swedish-born, plays an increasingly important role in your chances of succeeding at school.”
• more teachers and early intervention»Vänsterpartiet vill se fler lärare, tidigare insatser för barn som har det kämpigt och förbättrad tillgång till lärande genom hela livet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Left Party wants to see more teachers, earlier intervention for children who are struggling and improved access to learning throughout life.”
• equity for disadvantaged pupils»Alldeles för många barn går idag miste om en bra skolgång, särskilt barn som växer upp i socioekonomisk utsatthet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Far too many children today miss out on a good school education, especially children growing up in socioeconomic disadvantage.”

The plan makes language and schoolwork the key for children in vulnerable environments and requires more resources for the most vulnerable schools. The party programme places on the entire education sector the obligation to break social and gender-bound patterns and requires that resources be distributed so that all students get equal opportunity for knowledge. An investigation into Swedish as a second language for more equivalent assessments follows from this, even though the subject is not explicitly mentioned.

• equal opportunities for knowledgedecisive»Detta måste motverkas genom att samhällets resurser fördelas så att alla elever ges« (party programme ↗)“This must be counteracted by distributing society's resources so that all students are given”
• break gender-bound patterns»sociala och könsbundna mönstren bryts.« (party programme ↗)“social and gender-bound patterns are broken.”
• resources to vulnerable schools»De mest utsatta skolorna och förskolorna måste få mer resurser.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The most vulnerable schools and preschools must be given more resources.”
• language development in school»Det ger mer tid till att lyckas med språket och skolarbetet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It gives more time to succeed with language and schoolwork.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires that teaching is designed based on each student's unique needs and that other mother tongues are seen as an asset, not as a basis for stereotypical placement. It also requires schools to actively work for gender equality and to give each student the support they individually need regardless of gender. An investigation into Swedish as a second language for more equitable assessments therefore follows directly from the plan's commitments.

• teaching according to individual needsdecisive»Undervisningen ska utformas utifrån varje elevs unika« (party programme ↗)“Teaching should be designed based on each student's unique”
• mother tongue as a resource»Andra modersmål än svenska ska ses som fördelar« (party programme ↗)“Languages other than Swedish should be seen as advantages”
• support regardless of gender»uppmärksamhet de individuellt behöver oavsett« (party programme ↗)“attention they individually need regardless of”
• gender-equal assessment at school»Skolan ska arbeta aktivt för jämställdhet och lika« (party programme ↗)“The school should actively work for gender equality and equal”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires appropriate support for all students and an equal school throughout the country, and states that instruction should be based on each child's needs, not least in early language learning. Routine placements in Swedish as a second language based on background contradicts this. The plan also explicitly distances itself from special treatment at school that forces girls and boys into compartments.

• individualised assessment of needsdecisive»Det är viktigt att utgå från varje barns behov, inte minst för den tidiga språkinlärningen.« (party programme ↗)“It is important to start from each child's needs, not least for early language learning.”
• appropriate support for all students»Det vill vi åstadkomma med bättre stöd och fortbildning för lärare och rektorer, och rätt stöd till alla elever.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to achieve this with better support and professional development for teachers and headteachers, and appropriate support for all students.”
• against special treatment at school»Både flickor och pojkar tar skada när de trycks ner i fack som inte passar dem — vare sig det handlar om hederskultur i familjen, särbehandling i skolan eller diskriminering på arbetsplatsen. Sådana strukturer och normer måste tas på allvar och motarbetas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Both girls and boys are harmed when they are pushed into boxes that do not suit them — whether it is about honour culture in the family, special treatment at school or discrimination in the workplace. Such structures and norms must be taken seriously and combated.”
• equal school»Skolan ska bli bättre och mer likvärdig i hela landet. Det fria skolvalet ska värnas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“School must become better and more equal throughout the country. Freedom of school choice must be valued.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires that newly arrived students be met with high expectations and teaching adapted to the student's own prior knowledge, not background, and that the student early receives help to learn Swedish and participate in regular teaching. An investigation that increases equity in assessing which students should study Swedish as a second language serves that purpose. The plan does not, however, specifically address Swedish as a second language.

• individually adapted teachingdecisive»Den elev som är nyanländ till Sverige ska mötas av höga förväntningar och en undervisning som är anpassad« (party programme ↗)“A student who is newly arrived in Sweden shall be met with high expectations and teaching that is adapted”
• early support in Swedish»En nyanländ elev ska tidigt få hjälp och tid att lära sig svenska.« (party programme ↗)“A newly arrived student shall early receive help and time to learn Swedish.”
• Swedish as society-bearing language»Svenska är och ska vara det samhällsbärande språket.« (party programme ↗)“Swedish is and shall be the society-bearing language.”
• early language interventions»För att se till att alla barn får rätt start i livet vill vi både införa en obligatorisk språkförskola för nyanlända barn och barn till nyanlända och göra den allmänna förskolan obligatorisk från fem års ålder.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To ensure that all children get the right start in life, we want both to introduce compulsory language preschool for newly arrived children and children of the newly arrived, and make general preschool compulsory from age five.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires that the school provides every student with the support and stimulus that matches their needs and that studies for those with a different mother tongue are individually adapted. Schematic assessments based on background conflict with this, and the plan also requires that differences between boys and girls are noted and influence the school's working methods. Evaluation to remedy shortcomings is a stated commitment, which supports the demand for an investigation.

• support according to individual needsdecisive»det stöd och den stimulans som motsvarar deras behov« (party programme ↗)“the support and stimulus that corresponds to their needs”
• individually adapted teaching»Studierna bör vara individanpassade och« (party programme ↗)“Studies should be individually adapted and”
• gender differences are noted»måste uppmärksammas och påverka skolans arbetssätt« (party programme ↗)“must be noted and influence the school's working methods”
• evaluation of student knowledge»Det är viktigt att utvärderingar görs av elevernas kunnande så att eventuella brister kan åtgärdas« (party programme ↗)“It is important that evaluations are made of students' knowledge so that any shortcomings can be remedied”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan makes teaching quality and the Swedish language the single most important measures against segregation and notes that many children begin school without being able to speak Swedish. It is based on individual language monitoring and targeted interventions, not on schematic assessments based on background. An investigation that increases fairness in assessment of Swedish as a second language thus serves the plan's language goal, even though the subject is not explicitly mentioned.

• Swedish language decisivedecisive»De enskilt viktigaste åtgärderna för att bryta segregationen handlar om kvaliteten i undervisningen och det svenska språket.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The single most important measures to break segregation concern teaching quality and the Swedish language.”
• poor Swedish among students»Idag är det många barn som börjar skolan utan att kunna tala svenska« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Today there are many children who begin school without being able to speak Swedish”
• individual language assessment»Införa obligatorisk språkuppföljning vid 3 års ålder för att upptäcka barn som inte kan tala svenska« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce mandatory language monitoring at 3 years of age to identify children who cannot speak Swedish”
• intervention according to need»Införa obligatorisk språkförskola för barn som visar en bristande språkutveckling« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce mandatory language preschool for children who show poor language development”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan makes the Swedish language the core of both childcare and integration, and requires that everyone growing up in Sweden receive the same prerequisites to become independent citizens. Schematic placements in Swedish as a second language based on background rather than individual need counter this. An investigation that increases equality in assessment thus lies in the plan's direction.

• Swedish language as foundationdecisive»Alla barn ska också ges möjlighet att bli en del av det svenska samhället och verksamheten ska därför bedrivas på svenska språket.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“All children shall also be given the opportunity to become part of Swedish society and the activity shall therefore be conducted in the Swedish language.”
• equal prerequisites»Målet ska vara att ge alla som växer upp i Sverige har samma förutsättningar att bli goda och självständiga samhällsmedborgare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The goal shall be to give everyone growing up in Sweden the same prerequisites to become good and independent citizens.”
• language learning as requirement»Utforma en kravbaserad integrationspolitik som ger rättigheter till välfärden i takt med språkinlärning, arbete och slutligen medborgarskap« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Design a requirements-based integration policy that grants welfare rights in pace with language learning, work and ultimately citizenship”
• Swedish language prioritised»Prioritera svenska språket inom barnomsorgen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Prioritise the Swedish language in childcare”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.