Small schools

The plan establishes that the right to equivalent education is fundamental regardless of whether you live in a million-programme area or in the countryside, and that schools and other services need to exist in more small communities. Knowledge support for small schools' particular challenges and the possibility to hire teachers from other authorities are practical tools for this. The plan also wants to see a school with a broad mission and capacity to support each child.

• equivalent education regardless of locationdecisive»Det ska inte spela någon roll om du bor i ett miljonprogramsområde eller på landsbygden, rätten till likvärdig utbildning och bildning är grundläggande.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It should not matter whether you live in a million-programme area or in the countryside, the right to equivalent education is fundamental.”
• school in small communities»Äldreomsorg, förskola, skola och matbutik behöver finnas på fler mindre orter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Elderly care, preschool, school and grocery store need to exist in more small communities.”
• services across the country»Skola, vård, omsorg och annan service behöver fungera överallt.« (party programme ↗)“School, healthcare, care and other services need to function everywhere.”
• broad school mission»Vi vill se en skola med ett brett uppdrag« (party programme ↗)“We want to see a school with a broad mission”

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 party programme demands equal access to school throughout the country and establishes the common interest in the whole country being able to thrive, while the election manifesto wants the state to be present throughout the country and the most disadvantaged schools to receive more resources. Knowledge support for small schools' particular challenges and the opportunity to hire teachers from other administrators serves that equality in rural areas. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's requirement.

• equal school throughout the countrydecisive»Alla invånare i hela landet ska ha likvärdig tillgång till skola, vård och omsorg.« (party programme ↗)“All residents throughout the country shall have equal access to school, healthcare and care.”
• state presence throughout the country»Staten ska finnas närvarande i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The state shall be present throughout the country.”
• resources according to need»De mest utsatta skolorna och förskolorna måste få mer resurser.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The most disadvantaged schools and preschools must receive more resources.”
• the whole country shall thrive»Alla har ett gemensamt intresse av att hela landet kan leva och utvecklas.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone has a common interest in the whole country being able to thrive and develop.”

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 lifts village schools and distance education as important for education throughout the country and requires that state regulations function equally well for small municipalities as for large growth municipalities. It also stipulates that welfare and development shall exist throughout the country. Knowledge support for small schools' challenges and the possibility of hiring teachers from other principals follow from these commitments.

• village schools throughout the countrydecisive»Byskolor, folkhögskolor, regionala högskolor och« (party programme ↗)“Village schools, folk high schools, regional higher education and”
• regulations adapted for small municipalities»regelverk ska fungera lika bra för små kommuner som« (party programme ↗)“regulations shall function equally well for small municipalities as”
• the whole country shall live»Ett fungerande samhälle bygger på välfärd, utveckling och högkvalificerade jobb i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“A functioning society is built on welfare, development and highly qualified jobs throughout the country.”
• education accessible throughout the country»utbildning i hela landet. Distansarbete och kultur« (party programme ↗)“education throughout the country. Distance work and culture”

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 manifesto explicitly promises that small schools and pre-schools in the countryside shall be given conditions to continue their activities, which is exactly what the counter-proposal wants to achieve with knowledge support and the ability to hire teachers. The plan also requires a equivalent school throughout the country and wants to recruit more qualified teachers throughout the country, which the teacher shortage in sparsely populated areas makes acute.

• small countryside schools can operatedecisive»Skolan ska bli bättre och mer likvärdig i hela landet. Det fria skolvalet ska värnas och små skolor och förskolor på landsbygden ges förutsättningar att fortsätta sin verksamhet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The school shall become better and more equivalent throughout the country. Free school choice shall be protected and small schools and pre-schools in the countryside given conditions to continue their activities.”
• equivalent school throughout the country»Du ska ha tillgång till en likvärdig skola i hela landet, med sikte på en utbildning och kunskapsresultat i världsklass.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“You shall have access to an equivalent school throughout the country, aiming for an education and academic results of world class.”
• qualified teachers throughout the country»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 several ways into the teaching profession and student loan write-off we can recruit more qualified teachers throughout the country.”
• schools throughout the country»Bra förskolor, skolor och fritidshem ska finnas i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Good pre-schools, schools and after-school centres should exist throughout the country.”

The plan's key commitment is that every pupil has the right to equivalent conditions regardless of where they live, and that the state therefore shall take over responsibility so that not only those who happen to live in the right place get to attend good schools. It supports the counter-proposal's demands for strengthened conditions for small schools in sparsely populated areas. The plan also wants to make it easier to recruit teachers to schools with difficult conditions, which is close to the demand to allow hiring teachers from other education authorities.

• equivalence regardless of residencedecisive»Varje elev har rätt till likvärdiga förutsättningar, oavsett var eleven bor.« (party programme ↗)“Every pupil has the right to equivalent conditions, regardless of where they live.”
• state responsibility for schools»Vi vill att staten tar över ansvaret från skolan från kommunerna så att alla elever får gå i bra skolor – inte bara de som råkar bo på rätt ställe.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want the state to take over responsibility for schools from the municipalities so that all pupils get to attend good schools – not only those who happen to live in the right place.”
• teacher recruitment to difficult schools»Det behöver därför bli mer attraktivt för lärare att söka sig till sådana skolor, till exempel genom bättre löne- eller anställningsvillkor.« (party programme ↗)“It therefore needs to become more attractive for teachers to seek out such schools, for example through better pay or employment conditions.”
• equivalent conditions across the country»Vi vill skapa mer likvärdiga villkor och skatter genom att flytta finansieringsansvaret för bland annat skolan och LSS till staten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to create more equivalent conditions and taxes by moving financing responsibility for, among other things, schools and LSS to the state.”

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 establishes that the whole of Sweden shall function and that everyone regardless of where they live shall be able to take part in society's fundamental rights, and the election manifesto makes it a main line that it shall be possible to live and work even outside the major cities. Assigning the National Board of Education to develop support for small schools' particular challenges and allowing them to hire teachers from other school providers follows from this, as does the requirement that schools are guaranteed resources to meet pupils' needs.

• the whole country shall functiondecisive»Hela Sverige ska fungera och det ska gå att bo och verka även utanför de stora städerna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The whole of Sweden shall function and it shall be possible to live and work even outside the major cities.”
• equality regardless of where they live»Alla människor ska oavsett bostadsort kunna få del av« (party programme ↗)“All people shall regardless of where they live be able to take part of”
• resources according to pupils' needs»Skolorna ska tillförsäkras resurser för att kunna tillmötesgå elever med särskilda« (party programme ↗)“Schools shall be guaranteed resources to be able to meet pupils with particular”
• living countryside»Målet är att hela Sverige ska leva och att varje kommun och region ska vara ett fungerande samhälle« (party programme ↗)“The aim is that the whole of Sweden shall live and that every municipality and region shall be a functioning society”

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 establishes that the goal must be that all schools are good schools and that the responsibility for this must not be evaded, and that the whole of Sweden must function for it to be possible to live and work in the country. Giving small schools in sparsely populated areas better knowledge base and the ability to hire teachers from other providers even for regular teaching is a regulatory simplification that serves precisely that. The plan's demand for more teacher-led teaching presupposes that even small schools reach qualified teachers.

• all schools shall be gooddecisive»Målet måste självklart vara att alla skolor ska vara bra – det ansvaret får inte politiken fly.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The goal must of course be that all schools are good – that responsibility must not be evaded by politics.”
• the whole of Sweden shall function»Moderaterna vill ta vara på hela Sveriges möjligheter. Men ska det gå att bo och verka i hela Sverige måste också hela Sverige fungera.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Moderates want to make use of the whole of Sweden's potential. But if it is to be possible to live and work in the whole of Sweden it must also function in the whole of Sweden.”
• teacher-led teaching»Vi vill se mer lärarledd undervisning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to see more teacher-led teaching.”
• all children shall reach the knowledge»Sverige ska vara ett land där alla barn har tillgång till en skola som rustar dem med de kunskaper som« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall be a country where all children have access to a school that equips them with the knowledge that”

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 policy be designed according to the conditions for people throughout the country and that citizens in all parts of the country be guaranteed an acceptable level of community services. Support for small rural schools, including the possibility of sharing teachers between school authorities, is an application of that commitment. The plan also wants to prevent students from being bused away from their local area and strengthen teacher supply.

• policy adapted to rural conditionsdecisive»De flesta svenskar bor inte i en storstad, därför måste politiken utformas efter villkor som är förenliga med livssituationen för människor i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Most Swedes do not live in a major city, therefore policy must be designed according to conditions compatible with the life situation for people throughout the country.”
• community services throughout the country»att bland annat kunna garantera medborgare i alla delar av landet en godtagbar nivå av samhällsservice« (party programme ↗)“to among other things be able to guarantee citizens in all parts of the country an acceptable level of community services”
• school near the student»Stoppa bussning av elever och andra integrationsexperiment« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop bussing of students and other integration experiments”
• strengthened teacher supply»Läraryrket ska stärkas med ändamålsenliga pedagogiska verktyg, avlastning och bättre villkor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The teaching profession shall be strengthened with appropriate pedagogical tools, relief from administrative duties, and better conditions.”

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.