2023-05-032022/23:UbU7 · p.11UbUEducation
Pupils with special needs
Support and special education teachers for students with special needs
What's at stake: The outcome affects how quickly students needing special support gain access to special education teachers, specialist interventions and teaching in smaller groups.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether parliament should direct further requirements at the government for more special education teachers and specialists and better support in smaller teaching groups, or whether already decided investments and legislative changes are sufficient.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee refers to already decided funding for more special education teachers, specialist interventions and dedicated teaching groups in 2023, a new state grant ordinance for special education staff, an extended continuing-education initiative, and legislative changes on resource schools, and against this background considers that the motions should be rejected.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 15 (S)
Efforts to ensure every student gets the right support before problems grow too large should continue to be strengthened: more special education teachers and specialists need to be trained and employed, and all schools should be able to offer the support needed, for example in smaller teaching groups.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 15 by S.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The decision would have gone the other way
Explicit commitments that contradicted the vote: KDKristdemokraterna, LLiberalerna, MPMiljöpartiet
Ja 166–94Nej 124–136
Counterfactual: the parties above are moved to the position their own documents explicitly point at, carrying their whole contingent present. Every other party keeps its real figures, including dissenters and absentees.
How the AI parties would have voted
For each party: what its own plan – election manifesto and party programme – argues for in this case, next to how the party actually voted. The AI can only answer Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| AI | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | Abstain 0/0/20/4 | differs | confidence: high | explicit |
| S | No | No 0/94/0/13 | match | confidence: high | explicit |
| MP | No | Yes 14/0/0/4 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| C | No | Abstain 0/0/21/3 | differs | confidence: high | explicit |
| L | No | Yes 12/0/0/4 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| KD | No | Yes 16/0/0/3 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| M | No | Yes 60/0/0/8 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| SD | No | Yes 63/0/0/9 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects the motions 2022/23:884 by Muharrem Demirok et al. (C) point 47, 2022/23:1736 by Christian Carlsson (KD) point 6 and 2022/23:2128 by Åsa Westlund et al. (S) point 30.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2022/23:884 av Muharrem Demirok m.fl. (C) yrkande 47, 2022/23:1736 av Christian Carlsson (KD) yrkande 6 och 2022/23:2128 av Åsa Westlund m.fl. (S) yrkande 30.
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag said no to 80 proposals in motions from the general motion period in 2022. Among other things, by referring to current regulations, ongoing work, and announced and implemented measures. The motions deal, for example, with the teaching profession, continued education, school principals, special schools and vocational special schools, pupils with special needs, pupils with school absenteeism, teaching for newly arrived, and pupils' health.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants schools with the most difficult conditions to receive more teachers and smaller classes to improve knowledge results. (S) — Reservation 15
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The plan requires that schools be given more resources to be able to meet children based on their differences and varying needs, and it explicitly mentions efforts on special education teachers and social support.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that schools be given more resources to be able to meet children based on their differences and varying needs, and it explicitly mentions efforts on special education teachers and social support. Schools should be compensatory and give more support to those with poorer preconditions, with early interventions for children who are struggling. More special education teachers and available support in all schools is therefore the plan's own line.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att skolan tillförs mer resurser för att kunna möta barn utifrån deras olikheter och skiftande behov, och den nämner uttryckligen satsningar på specialpedagoger och socialt stöd. Skolan ska vara kompensatorisk och ge mer stöd till den som har sämre förutsättningar, med tidiga insatser för barn som har det kämpigt. Fler speciallärare och tillgängligt stöd i alla skolor är därför planens egen linje.
- resources for pupils' different needsdecisive»Skolan måste också tillföras mer resurser, det är bara så vi kan skapa en skola som kan möta barn utifrån deras olikheter och skiftande behov.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Schools must also be given more resources, it is only so we can create a school that can meet children based on their differences and varying needs.”
- more special education teachers»Det krävs satsningar inte bara på undervisning utan också på elevhälsa, specialpedagoger, fritidsverksamhet och socialt stöd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“This requires efforts not only on teaching but also on pupil welfare, special education teachers, leisure activities and social support.”
- early interventions»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.”
- compensatory school»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 chances is also compensatory, that is it has the ability to give more support to those who come from worse preconditions.”
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 establishes that school shall give each child the opportunity to succeed based on their circumstances and that it requires more resources that remain in school, with extra resources for the most disadvantaged schools.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto establishes that school shall give each child the opportunity to succeed based on their circumstances and that it requires more resources that remain in school, with extra resources for the most disadvantaged schools. The party programme requires that resources are distributed so that all pupils get equal opportunity to knowledge and that all pupils shall reach the curriculum objectives. More special teachers and special educators and support in smaller groups is thereby the plan's own priority.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet slår fast att skolan ska ge varje barn möjlighet att lyckas utifrån sina förutsättningar och att det kräver mer resurser som stannar i skolan, med extra resurser till de mest utsatta skolorna. Partiprogrammet kräver att resurserna fördelas så att alla elever får lika möjlighet till kunskap och att alla elever ska nå läroplanens mål. Fler speciallärare och specialpedagoger samt stöd i mindre grupper är därmed planens egen prioritering.
- support according to each pupil's needsdecisive»Skolan ska ge varje barn möjlighet att lyckas utifrån sina förutsättningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“School shall give each child the opportunity to succeed based on their circumstances.”
- more resources for school»För det krävs mer resurser och att resurserna stannar i skolan genom ett stopp för marknadsskolan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“For that it requires more resources and that resources remain in school through a stop to market-driven school.”
- resources according to need»Detta måste motverkas genom att samhällets resurser fördelas så att alla elever ges« (party programme ↗)“This must be counteracted by society's resources being distributed so that all pupils are given”
- all shall reach the goals»Alla elever ska ha nått läroplanens mål när de går ut grundskolan.« (party programme ↗)“All pupils shall have reached the curriculum objectives when they finish primary school.”
The plan wants to invest in more special education teachers and other student-close staff in schools and states that teachers should have the right to prescribe extra support for students who need it.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants to invest in more special education teachers and other student-close staff in schools and states that teachers should have the right to prescribe extra support for students who need it. It proceeds from the assumption that right support in time is both humane and most economically efficient for society, which is the counter-proposal's reasoning. More special teachers and the possibility of smaller teaching groups therefore follow directly from the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill satsa på fler specialpedagoger och annan elevnära personal i skolan och slår fast att läraren ska ha rätt att ordinera extra stöd till den elev som behöver det. Den utgår från att rätt stöd i tid är både mänskligt och samhällsekonomiskt mest effektivt, vilket är motförslagets skäl. Fler speciallärare och möjlighet till mindre undervisningsgrupper följer därför direkt av planen.
- more special education teachersdecisive»förstärka elevhälsan och satsa på fler skolsköterskor, specialpedagoger, psykologer och kuratorer i skolan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen student health and invest in more school nurses, special education teachers, psychologists and counselors in schools.”
- extra support by teacher prescription»rätt att ordinera extra stöd till den elev som« (party programme ↗)“right to prescribe extra support for the student who”
- early support most effective»sätts in i tid är både mänskligt och samhällsekonomiskt mer effektivt än stöd som kommer« (party programme ↗)“provided in time is both humane and more economically efficient for society than support that comes”
- support in time»stärka och utveckla läsa-skriva-räkna-garantin för att fler barn med funktionsnedsättning ska få insatser i tid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen and develop the literacy and numeracy guarantee so that more children with disabilities receive support in time.”
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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 requires proper support for all students and that the public guarantees each student the support and time required to reach their goals.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires proper support for all students and that the public guarantees each student the support and time required to reach their goals. More special teachers and special pedagogues as well as the possibility of smaller teaching groups are precisely this commitment implemented in practice. Improved school results are furthermore stated as a main priority.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver rätt stöd till alla elever och att det offentliga garanterar varje elev det stöd och den tid som krävs för att nå målen. Fler speciallärare och specialpedagoger samt möjlighet till mindre undervisningsgrupper är just detta åtagande omsatt i praktik. Förbättrade skolresultat anges dessutom som en huvudprioritering.
- proper support for all studentsdecisive»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 further education for teachers and principals, and proper support for all students.”
- guaranteed support for each student»Det offentliga ska garantera att utbildningen lever upp till höga krav på kvalitet och ge alla elever rätt till det« (party programme ↗)“The public should guarantee that education meets high quality requirements and give all students the right to it”
- school results as main priority»Att förbättra skolresultaten måste vara en huvudprioritering.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improving school results must be a main priority.”
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 allocates money for at least 1,000 more special education teachers and wants to see more special teaching groups outside the regular classroom, precisely what the counter-proposal requires.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan allocates money for at least 1,000 more special education teachers and wants to see more special teaching groups outside the regular classroom, precisely what the counter-proposal requires. The party programme also establishes that special educational support and access to special education teachers are of utmost importance and that measures shall come early. The plan thus does not believe that today's level is sufficient.
Original (Swedish)
Planen avsätter pengar för minst 1 000 fler speciallärare och vill se fler särskilda undervisningsgrupper utanför det vanliga klassrummet, precis det motförslaget kräver. Partiprogrammet slår dessutom fast att specialpedagogiskt stöd och tillgång till speciallärare är av största betydelse och att insatserna ska komma tidigt. Planen anser alltså inte att dagens nivå räcker.
- more special education teachersdecisive»För att göra det möjligt skjuter vi till pengar för minst 1 000 fler speciallärare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To make it possible, we provide money for at least 1,000 more special education teachers.”
- more smaller teaching groups»Därför vill vi se fler särskilda undervisningsgrupper utanför det vanliga klassrummet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore we want to see more special teaching groups outside the regular classroom”
- right to support for all students»Alla elever har rätt till stöd och utmaningar oavsett individuella förutsättningar.« (party programme ↗)“All students have the right to support and challenges regardless of individual circumstances.”
- early measures»Mer insatser ska inriktas på de tidiga skolåren.« (party programme ↗)“More measures shall be directed at the early school years.”
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 requires that schools are assured resources to be able to meet students with special needs and places the responsibility on the school for students to receive the support and stimulation that answers to the needs.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme requires that schools are assured resources to be able to meet students with special needs and places the responsibility on the school for students to receive the support and stimulation that answers to the needs. It also emphasizes that shortcomings shall be detected and addressed as early as possible, which is the core of the counter-proposal's requirement. The election manifesto's promise of greatly strengthened student health points in the same direction.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet kräver att skolorna tillförsäkras resurser för att kunna tillmötesgå elever med särskilda behov och lägger ansvaret på skolan för att eleverna får det stöd och den stimulans som svarar mot behoven. Det betonar också att brister ska upptäckas och åtgärdas så tidigt som möjligt, vilket är kärnan i motförslagets krav. Valmanifestets löfte om kraftigt stärkt elevhälsa pekar i samma riktning.
- resources for students with special needsdecisive»Skolorna ska tillförsäkras resurser för att kunna tillmötesgå elever med särskilda« (party programme ↗)“Schools shall be assured resources to be able to meet students with special”
- early detection of shortcomings»Det är viktigt att utvärderingar görs av elevernas kunnande så att eventuella brister kan åtgärdas« (party programme ↗)“It is important that evaluations are done of students' knowledge so that any shortcomings can be addressed”
- school's support responsibility»Skolan har ett ansvar för att eleverna får« (party programme ↗)“The school has a responsibility for students to receive”
- strengthened student health»Kraftigt stärkt elevhälsa med en sammanhållen barn- och ungdomshälsovård och föräldrastödsprogram som erbjuds alla föräldrar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Greatly strengthened student health with an integrated child and youth health service and parental support programs offered to all parents.”
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 has its own commitment to better support for children who have the hardest time and states that early interventions are crucial and that measures must be taken in time for pupils who are not coping with school.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto has its own commitment to better support for children who have the hardest time and states that early interventions are crucial and that measures must be taken in time for pupils who are not coping with school. The plan's concrete tools are primarily summer school, tutoring and language support rather than more special education teachers, but the direction — right support before problems grow — is the same as the counter-proposal's. Hence the derivation.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet har ett eget åtagande om bättre stöd till de barn som har det svårast och slår fast att tidiga insatser är avgörande och att åtgärder måste vidtas i tid för elever som inte klarar skolgången. Planens konkreta verktyg är främst lovskola, läxhjälp och språkinsatser snarare än fler speciallärare, men riktningen — rätt stöd innan problemen växer — är densamma som motförslagets. Därav härledning.
- early interventions crucialdecisive»Forskning pekar på att tidiga insatser är avgörande för att höja kunskapsresultaten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Research points to the fact that early interventions are crucial for raising knowledge results.”
- support for struggling pupils»Vi ska ge bättre stöd till de barn som har det svårast« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall provide better support to the children who have the hardest time”
- mandatory summer school»Införa en skyldighet för kommuner att erbjuda lovskola från lågstadiet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce an obligation for municipalities to offer summer school from primary level.”
- school that equips all children»Sverige ska vara ett land där alla barn har tillgång till en skola« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall be a country where all children have access to a 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 party programme states that both high-performing and low-performing students shall be able to get support and stimulus, and the election manifesto prioritizes a work environment with study peace and individual help to students.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme states that both high-performing and low-performing students shall be able to get support and stimulus, and the election manifesto prioritizes a work environment with study peace and individual help to students. The counter-proposal's demand for more special teachers and special pedagogues and support in for example smaller teaching groups aligns with these commitments. The plan also wants to relieve teachers with appropriate tools and significantly strengthen student health so that problems are caught early. The plan does not however comment on the committee's reasons that existing state grants and changes in law about resource schools already meet the need.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet slår fast att både högpresterande och lågpresterande elever ska kunna få stöd och stimulans, och valplattformen prioriterar en arbetsmiljö med studiero och individuell hjälp till elever. Motförslagets krav på fler speciallärare och specialpedagoger och på stöd i exempelvis mindre undervisningsgrupper ligger i linje med dessa åtaganden. Planen vill dessutom avlasta lärarna med ändamålsenliga verktyg och kraftigt förstärka elevhälsan så att problem fångas tidigt. Planen säger däremot inget om utskottets skäl att befintliga statsbidrag och lagändringar om resursskolor redan tillgodoser behovet.
- support for all student levelsdecisive»Högpresterande såväl som lågpresterande elever skall kunna få stöd och« (party programme ↗)“High-performing as well as low-performing students shall be able to get support and”
- individual help to students»En arbetsmiljö som ger utrymme för studiero, arbetsglädje och individuell hjälp till elever ska prioriteras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A work environment that provides space for study peace, work joy, and individual help to students shall be prioritized.”
- relieved teachers»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.”
- strengthened student health»Kraftigt förstärka elevhälsan« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Significantly strengthen student health”
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.
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2022/23:UbU7)
- Committee report full text (HA01UbU7)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2022/23:1023 — En förskola i världsklass av Patrick Reslow m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2022/23:1024 — En grundskola i världsklass av Patrick Reslow m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2022/23:1025 — En gymnasieskola och vuxenutbildning i världsklass av Patrick Reslow m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2022/23:1255 — Idéburna skolor och pedagogisk mångfald av Camilla Hansén och Amanda Lind (båda MP)
- Motion 2022/23:1406 — Reformer för ökad tillväxt i Stockholmsregionen av Josefin Malmqvist m.fl. (M)
- Motion 2022/23:1467 — Sex- och samtyckeslyft för lärare av Annika Hirvonen och Camilla Hansén (båda MP)
- Motion 2022/23:1499 — Barns och ungas psykiska hälsa av Lili André och Cecilia Engström (båda KD)
- Motion 2022/23:1601 — En skola där ingen lämnas efter av Christian Carlsson (KD)
- Motion 2022/23:1673 — Jämställdhet för hållbar utveckling av Annie Lööf m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1735 — Skyddad yrkestitel för legitimerad skolkurator av Gudrun Brunegård (KD)
- Motion 2022/23:1736 — Ordning och trygghet i skolan av Christian Carlsson (KD)
- Motion 2022/23:1839 — God pedagogisk kompetens om adhd, dyslexi och andra neuropsykiatriska diagnoser av Maria Stockhaus och Adam Reuterskiöld (båda M)
- Motion 2022/23:1880 — Integration av Jonny Cato m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:2008 — Nationell strategi för särskilt begåvade elever av Johanna Rantsi (M)
- Motion 2022/23:2014 — Kunskapslyft för barns rättigheter av Fredrik Lundh Sammeli m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:2044 — Vuxnas våld mot barn av Daniel Vencu Velasquez Castro m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:2061 — Utgiftsområde 9 Hälsovård, sjukvård och social omsorg av Fredrik Lundh Sammeli m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:2096 — Åtgärder för att främja barns och ungas rörelse av Amanda Lind m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2022/23:2100 — Gratis mensskydd i skolan och sänkt moms på mensskydd av Annika Hirvonen m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2022/23:2128 — En jämlik kunskapsskola utan vinstjakt av Åsa Westlund m.fl. (S)
Source: The Swedish Parliament