Teacher shortage etc.

The election manifesto explicitly requires more teachers, earlier interventions and investments in special educators. The counter-proposal's demand for more trained teachers, more routes into the profession and more special teachers is the same thing in substance. The party programme also wants to make large investments in education system quality, which presupposes that the teacher shortage is built away.

• more teachers and early interventiondecisive»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.”
• more special educators»Det krävs satsningar inte bara på undervisning utan också på elevhälsa, specialpedagoger, fritidsverksamhet och socialt stöd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“This requires initiatives not only in teaching but also in student health, special educators, leisure activities and social support.”
• investments in education quality»Vi vill göra stora investeringar i att höja kvaliteten i utbildningssystemet.« (party programme ↗)“We want to make large investments to raise quality in the education system.”
• equivalent education nationwide»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 if you live in a million-programme area or in the countryside, the right to equivalent education and learning is fundamental.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The election manifesto makes the state's responsibility for workforce supply into its own proposal and requires a stronger link between educational provision and society's personnel needs. The party programme lists good workforce supply within schools as a goal. The counter-proposal's demand for more trained teachers, more pathways into the profession and opportunity to study while working is the same commitment converted into measures.

• secured workforce supplydecisive»Säkerställ att det finns utbildad personal att anställa. Staten har ett ansvar för att säkra kompetensförsörjningen, inte minst i välfärden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure that there is trained personnel to hire. The state has a responsibility to secure workforce supply, especially in welfare.”
• workforce supply in schools»God kompetensförsörjning inom skola, vård och omsorg.« (party programme ↗)“Good workforce supply within schools, healthcare and care.”
• education according to personnel needs»Det ska finns en starkare koppling mellan de utbildningar som erbjuds och de behov av personal som finns i samhället.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“There shall be a stronger link between the education offered and the personnel needs that exist in society.”
• transition during working life»Goda möjligheter till kompetensutveckling och omställning genom hela livet.« (party programme ↗)“Good opportunities for skills development and transition throughout life.”

The plan's commitment is to make teaching an attractive profession through increased salaries and a good working environment and that teachers shall have the education the task requires, which is the same goal as the counter-proposal's measures against teacher shortage. The election manifesto moreover explicitly promises more special education teachers in schools. More entry routes into the profession and parallel education align with the plan's view on lifelong learning.

• valued teaching professiondecisive»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 salaries and a good working environment in schools.”
• more special education teachers»förstärka elevhälsan och satsa på fler skolsköterskor, specialpedagoger, psykologer och kuratorer i skolan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen student health services and invest in more school nurses, special education teachers, psychologists and counsellors in schools.”
• qualified and competent teachers»Lärare ska vara professionella och kunniga och ha den utbildning som krävs för uppgiften.« (party programme ↗)“Teachers shall be professional and knowledgeable and have the education required for the task.”
• lifelong learning and more entry routes»Vi tror på folkbildningen och det livslånga lärandet.« (party programme ↗)“We believe in adult education and lifelong learning.”

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 election manifesto explicitly promises more paths into the teaching profession and more qualified teachers throughout the country, as well as better support and further training for teachers and the right support for all pupils. The counter-proposal's requirements for shorter supplementary education, studies in parallel with work and more special teachers are the same commitments in concrete form. The party programme's line on lifelong learning and retraining also supports paths into the profession later in life.

• more paths into the teaching professiondecisive»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 paths into the teaching profession and study grant write-offs we can recruit more qualified teachers throughout the country.”
• right support for all pupils»Att förbättra skolresultaten måste vara en huvudprioritering. Det vill vi åstadkomma med bättre stöd och fortbildning för lärare och rektorer, och rätt stöd till alla elever.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improving school results must be a main priority. We want to achieve this with better support and further training for teachers and principals, and the right support for all pupils.”
• lifelong learning»Alla som vill ska ha möjlighet att utbilda sig genom hela livet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Everyone who wants to should have the opportunity to study throughout their lives.”
• retraining later in life»För den som förlorat arbetet, eller vill byta inriktning senare i livet, måste studiesystemet erbjuda möjligheter« (party programme ↗)“For those who have lost work, or want to change direction later in life, the education system must offer opportunities”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan puts the teacher first and demands both better conditions and relief for teachers, more paths to teacher certification and a major initiative for more special educators. This is in substance the same list of measures as the counter-proposal puts forward against teacher shortage. The plan's commitment to at least 1,000 more special educators additionally explicitly covers the demand for more special educators and special pedagogues.

• more paths into the professiondecisive»Det ska finnas flera vägar till lärarlegitimation.« (party programme ↗)“There shall be several paths to teacher certification.”
• better conditions for teachers»Lärare ska avlastas för att kunna vara just lärare, kunna göra karriär, få betald fortbildning och få ordentligt bra betalt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Teachers shall be relieved so they can be just teachers, be able to make a career, get paid continuing education, and get properly good pay.”
• more special educators»För att göra det möjligt skjuter vi till pengar för minst 1 000 fler speciallärare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To make that possible, we are putting in money for at least 1,000 more special educators.”
• strengthened teacher education»Lärarutbildningarna och lärarnas fortbildningsmöjligheter ska fortsatt stärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Teacher education programmes and teachers' continuing education opportunities shall continue to be strengthened.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The party programme establishes that a well-functioning education system with competence development throughout working life is of utmost importance and that adult education shall be well developed, which carries the counter-proposal's requirement for shorter supplementary education and possibility to educate oneself in parallel with work. Schools' responsibility for providing students with the support that matches their needs argues for more special educators and special pedagogues. The plan does not specify just these measures, but the direction is unambiguous.

• competence development throughout working lifedecisive»Ett väl fungerande utbildningssystem som skapar« (party programme ↗)“A well-functioning education system that creates”
• well-developed adult education»Det innebär att vuxenutbildningen ska vara väl utbyggd.« (party programme ↗)“This means that adult education shall be well developed.”
• support after students' needs»Skolan har ett ansvar för att eleverna får« (party programme ↗)“The school has a responsibility to provide students with”
• quality in schools»BRA SKOLA« (2022 manifesto ↗)“GOOD SCHOOL”

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 see more pathways into teaching and shorter supplementary education for academics. The plan explicitly states that different shorter educations are needed as soon as possible and wants to establish national coordination of society's need for education places to improve skills supply. The plan also wants to reduce teachers' documentation requirements and see more teacher-led teaching, which points in the same direction as the demand for more and skilled teachers.

• shorter educations as soon as possibledecisive»Det finns därför behov av att snarast införa olika kortare utbildningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“There is therefore a need to introduce different shorter educations as soon as possible.”
• coordinated skills supply»Få på plats en nationell samordning över samhällets behov av antalet utbildningsplatser för att förbättra kompetensförsörjningen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish national coordination of society's need for the number of education places to improve skills supply”
• more teacher-led teaching»Vi vill se mer lärarledd undervisning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to see more teacher-led teaching.”
• reduced administration for teachers»Minska lärarnas dokumentationskrav« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce teachers' documentation requirements”

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's commitment is that the teaching profession shall be strengthened with relief, better conditions and increased authority and that education shall be sized according to the labour market's needs. The counter-proposal's demands for more pathways into the profession, shorter supplementary education and more special education teachers align with this. The plan also emphasizes a working environment that gives space for individual help to students, which presupposes more qualified teachers.

• strengthened teaching professiondecisive»Läraryrket ska stärkas med ändamålsenliga pedagogiska verktyg, avlastning och bättre villkor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The teaching profession shall be strengthened with appropriate pedagogical tools, relief and better conditions.”
• individual support for students»En arbetsmiljö som ger utrymme för studiero, arbetsglädje och individuell hjälp till elever ska prioriteras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A working environment that provides space for peaceful study, work satisfaction and individual help to students shall be prioritized.”
• teacher's position»Ge lärare ökade befogenheter och bättre ställning i sin yrkesroll« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give teachers increased authority and a better position in their professional role”
• demand-driven education»Utbilda efter de behov som finns på arbetsmarknaden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Educate according to the needs that exist on the labour market”

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.