Efforts for more qualified teachers

The plan wants to see more teachers and make major investments in the quality of the education system, which presupposes that the proportion of qualified teachers increases. It also views market-driven schooling as a system failure where quality is sacrificed, and students' right to good schooling as something that cannot wait. An investigation of the credentialling system and of how unsuitable teachers are kept out is therefore in line with the plan.

• more teachersdecisive»Vänsterpartiet vill se fler lärare, tidigare insatser för barn som har det kämpigt och förbättrad tillgång till lärande genom hela livet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party wants to see more teachers, earlier interventions for children who are struggling and improved access to learning throughout life.”
• raised quality in education»Vi vill göra stora investeringar i att höja kvaliteten i utbildningssystemet.« (party programme ↗)“We want to make major investments in raising the quality of the education system.”
• children's right to education»Barnens rätt till utbildning kan inte vänta.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Children's right to education cannot wait.”
• abolish market-driven schooling»Vänsterpartiet vill avskaffa marknadsskolan med start nästa mandatperiod.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party wants to abolish market-driven schooling starting next term of office.”

The plan places a state responsibility for skills provision in welfare and requires good skills provision in schools, which bears the requirement for an investigation into how the share of qualified teachers can increase. The requirement that students shall not be taught by unsuitable teachers follows from the commitment to safety and peace for study in schools. The plan says nothing about the credentials system's design, so the position is derived.

• skills provision in schoolsdecisive»God kompetensförsörjning inom skola, vård och omsorg.« (party programme ↗)“Good skills provision within school, care and elder care.”
• state responsibility for teacher supply»Staten har ett ansvar för att säkra kompetensförsörjningen, inte minst i välfärden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The state has a responsibility to secure skills provision, not least in welfare.”
• safety in schools»Studiero och trygghet i skolorna.« (party programme ↗)“Peace for study and safety in schools.”
• quality in teaching»Högkvalitativ undervisning i alla svenska skolor.« (party programme ↗)“High-quality teaching in all Swedish schools.”

The plan wants to invest in equal education of high quality and make the teaching profession attractive through higher wages and better working conditions, which is the way to more qualified teachers. An investigation of the certification system serves that goal. The plan also requires that school is a safe place, which carries the requirement that students are not taught by unsuitable teachers.

• equal education of qualitydecisive»utbildning av hög kvalitet, stark offentlig finansiering« (party programme ↗)“education of high quality, strong public funding”
• attractive teaching profession»göra det attraktivt att vara lärare genom att säkra höjda löner och en god arbetsmiljö i skolan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“make it attractive to be a teacher by securing increased wages and a good working environment in school.”
• safe school»Skolan ska vara en trygg plats« (party programme ↗)“School shall be a safe place”
• trust-based school»Vi vill se en tillitsstyrd skola där lärare, rektorer och elevhälsa ges förtroende« (party programme ↗)“We want to see a trust-based school where teachers, principals and student welfare are given confidence”

The plan wants to recruit more qualified teachers throughout the country through more routes into teaching, and sees teachers as decisive for school quality. An investigation of the legitimation system with the task of raising the proportion of qualified teachers serves precisely that goal. The plan's requirements for strict quality requirements and a safe school also bear the task of sorting out unsuitable teachers.

• more qualified teachersdecisive»Med hjälp av fler vägar in i läraryrket och studiemedelsavskrivning kan vi rekrytera fler behöriga lärare i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“With the help of more routes into teaching and study aid write-offs we can recruit more qualified teachers throughout the country.”
• teachers decide school quality»Lärarna och rektorerna är avgörande för att skapa en bättre skola.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Teachers and headmasters are decisive for creating a better school.”
• strict quality requirements in school»Styrningen av skolan ska kännetecknas av strikta kvalitetskrav och likvärdighet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“School governance should be characterized by strict quality requirements and equivalence.”
• safe school environment»Skolan ska vara en trygg plats — fri från rasism, homofobi och trakasserier grundade på kön — där barn kan växa och utvecklas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“School should be a safe place — free from racism, homophobia and harassment based on gender — where children can grow and develop.”

The plan bases school policy on maintaining the quality of the teaching profession through teacher certification and attracting the most suitable to the profession, while at the same time wishing to open several pathways to certification. An investigation of the certification system with a mandate to increase the proportion of qualified teachers and exclude unsuitable teachers serves both these commitments.

• certification maintains qualitydecisive»Läraryrkets ställning och kvalitet upprätthålls med hjälp av lärarlegitimationen.« (party programme ↗)“The quality and position of the teaching profession is maintained with the help of teacher certification.”
• multiple pathways to certification»Det ska finnas flera vägar till lärarlegitimation.« (party programme ↗)“There shall be several pathways to teacher certification.”
• suitability in teaching»De mest lämpade ska attraheras av läraryrket« (party programme ↗)“The most suitable shall be attracted to the teaching profession”
• teachers determine educational outcomes»Allt börjar med en bra lärare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It all starts with a good teacher.”

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 school's two main tasks depend on teachers' competence and demands that the work environment be characterized by safety, work peace and good order. It also establishes that degrading treatment shall be vigorously countered and that children have the right to a safe upbringing environment, which supports the requirement that the investigation also reviews how students are protected from inappropriate teachers. An investigation of the licensure system in order to increase the proportion of qualified teachers thereby lies in line with the plan.

• school's knowledge and education missiondecisive»Skolan har två huvuduppgifter: dels att stimulera elevernas intellektuella och praktiska« (party programme ↗)“School has two main tasks: partly to stimulate pupils' intellectual and practical”
• safe work environment in school»Det är viktigt att skolans arbetsmiljö genomsyras av trygghet, arbetsro och god ordning.« (party programme ↗)“It is important that school's work environment is characterized by safety, work peace and good order.”
• degrading treatment countered»Mobbning och annan kränkande behandling måste kraftfullt motverkas.« (party programme ↗)“Bullying and other degrading treatment must be vigorously countered.”
• children's right to safety»Barn har rätt till en trygg uppväxtmiljö.« (party programme ↗)“Children have the right to a safe upbringing environment.”

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 quality of teaching the single most important measure and places on the state the task of establishing and following up clear requirements in schools. An investigation showing how the proportion of qualified teachers can increase and how unsuitable teachers are kept out serves precisely that purpose. The plan does not mention the credential system, so the support must be derived from the knowledge and quality commitment.

• quality of teaching decidesdecisive»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 are about the quality of teaching and the Swedish language.”
• state responsibility for quality»Staten har en avgörande uppgift att först och främst fastställa och följa upp tydliga kunskapskrav.« (party programme ↗)“The state has a crucial task first and foremost to establish and follow up clear knowledge requirements.”
• more teacher-led teaching»Vi vill se mer lärarledd undervisning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to see more teacher-led teaching.”

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 counter-proposal wants to investigate the teacher certification system to increase the proportion of qualified teachers and ensure that students are not taught by unsuitable teachers. The plan requires expanded controls and authority for the School Inspectorate and that schools be made into a safe place with high knowledge quality, which points in the same direction. The conclusion is derived because the plan does not mention teacher certification at all.

• expanded school system controlsdecisive»Öka kraven för fristående förskolor samt utöka Skolinspektionens befogenheter och kontroller« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase requirements for independent preschools as well as expand the School Inspectorate's authority and controls”
• safe and knowledge-focused school»Skolan ska göras till en trygg plats för elever och personal, som skapar normer för sammanhållning mellan människor och som fokuserar på kunskap och bildning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“School shall be made a safe place for students and staff, which creates norms for cohesion between people and which focuses on knowledge and education.”
• strengthened teacher role»Ge lärare ökade befogenheter och bättre ställning i sin yrkesroll« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give teachers increased authority and better standing in their professional role”

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.