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Students Call for Better Sex and Consent Education in Swedish Schools

Students are calling for more and better education about sex, consent, and relationships. The School Inspectorate agrees that many schools are falling short.

Students Call for Better Sex and Consent Education in Swedish Schools

Stricter Rules Limit New Upper Secondary Schools in Sweden

Most independent principals who have applied to start or expand a upper secondary education have been rejected by the School Inspectorate. The reason is stricter regulations to ensure that the range of programs better matches the labor market's needs, [writes the authority](https://www.

Stricter Rules Limit New Upper Secondary Schools in Sweden

Sweden Faces Challenges in Monitoring Private Preschools

More than every fifth child attends an independent preschool. But not all municipalities have the capacity to scrutinize the independent owners, with a risk that criminal actors may not be detected.

Sweden Faces Challenges in Monitoring Private Preschools

Crisis Intervention: The Schools Inspectorate Takes Over School

The School Inspectorate takes an unusually sharp decision regarding a municipal school. Sjöpark School in Gällivare is deemed to have such serious deficiencies that the School Inspectorate lets its advisors take over and steer the work.

Crisis Intervention: The Schools Inspectorate Takes Over School

The Government Calls for Crisis Meeting on School

The number of reports of threats and violence in school has increased by 150 percent over the last ten years. Now, Education Minister Lotta Edholm (The Liberals) is calling on authorities, trade unions, and employer organizations to a crisis meeting on safety in school.

The Government Calls for Crisis Meeting on School

Questionable independent schools lose permits

Three independent schools lose the right to operate school activities. The cases have been tried in two courts, but are not taken up in the highest instance.

Questionable independent schools lose permits

Pehrson: Mismanagement in Schools Should be Fined

Education Minister Johan Pehrson (L) wants schools that do not follow the law to be able to receive fines, as a complement to penalty orders. > Schools that do not meet the requirements set out in the Education Act should be able to face a direct consequence in the form of a fine.

Pehrson: Mismanagement in Schools Should be Fined

Requirements: Principals should be trained about NPF

The Social Democrats are presenting several proposals aimed at helping students with diagnoses such as ADHD and autism. The party wants headmasters to be educated to a higher degree about NPF and wants to invest in special research schools.

Requirements: Principals should be trained about NPF

Parents bring lawyers to school – "Threatening"

In several parts of the country, parents have brought family lawyers when students are called to development talks. The phenomenon is seen in both affluent private schools and municipal schools in disadvantaged areas.

Parents bring lawyers to school – "Threatening"

The School Inspectorate has not received fines for five years

In the last five years, the School Inspectorate has not received any fines from schools that they believe have misbehaved, reports Ekot. .

The School Inspectorate has not received fines for five years

Despite Guarantee of Support, Students Perform Worse

Despite the fact that the youngest students have been guaranteed early support in Swedish and mathematics for several years, the proportion of students receiving support has not increased. Moreover, the results in the national tests have decreased, according to the School Inspectorate.

Despite Guarantee of Support, Students Perform Worse

Växjö stops funding to Muslim school

Växjö municipality has decided to freeze payments to Växjö Islamic school and the preschool owned by the same foundation. The decision was made after an investigation by [Aftonbladet](https://www.

Växjö stops funding to Muslim school

Municipality made a mistake – fired teacher after altercation

The municipality made a mistake when a teacher was forced to leave their position after being involved in a fight with a student, the School Inspectorate has concluded. .

Municipality made a mistake – fired teacher after altercation

Verdict: Correct decision to revoke school permits

The Security Service's information about links to violence-approving extremism in the leadership of four schools was sufficient to revoke the school permits. This is stated by the Administrative Court of Appeal in a ruling.

Verdict: Correct decision to revoke school permits

Many students are left without extra study time

Junior and senior high school students have a legal right to two hours of extra tuition per week, to receive homework help, catch up on a missed lesson or delve deeper. However, schools are poor at providing all students with this time, as shown by the School Inspectorate's review.

Many students are left without extra study time

Break the Alarming Trend in School

The Moderate Party wants to profile itself in education policy. One proposal is that student-led development talks should be phased out.

Break the Alarming Trend in School

Critiqued Kiruna School Receives Approval

The new Rocket School in Kiruna has received sharp criticism and threats of million fines for teacher shortages and other weaknesses in education. But now the School Inspectorate is concluding its supervision and giving the green light.

Critiqued Kiruna School Receives Approval

The new owners of Thoren Group get approved

The school company Edukatus, which until recently was called Thorengruppen, gets the go-ahead to continue running schools, reports [SVT News](https://www. svt.

The new owners of Thoren Group get approved

Private Schools: Stricter Requirements but No Profit Ban

The Government is planning to tighten the terms for independent schools on several points. An ongoing investigation is now also to propose how state subsidies can be frozen for poorly managed independent schools and how unsuitable individuals can be prevented from owning or influencing an independent school.

Private Schools: Stricter Requirements but No Profit Ban

Upper secondary school is now being reformed – more students will attend vocational programs

Future high school students across the country can expect tougher competition for places on certain programs. The high school is now being reformed – to get more students to attend vocational programs.

Upper secondary school is now being reformed – more students will attend vocational programs

Guaranteed Support to Pupils No Guarantee

Pupils in preschool class and lower elementary school have a guaranteed right to extra support if needed to learn to read, write, and count on time. However, [The School Inspectorate](https://skolinspektionen.

Guaranteed Support to Pupils No Guarantee

Sloppiness with grades – many education providers are deficient

16 out of 20 education providers, such as folk high schools and Komvux, are deficient in their work. This is shown by a new report from the School Inspectorate.

Sloppiness with grades – many education providers are deficient

Students must attend prayer - school criticized

Students at a Catholic school in Lund have mandatory attendance at prayer. This is now being criticized by the School Inspectorate, reports [Sydsvenskan](https://www.

Students must attend prayer - school criticized

"Questionable independent schools allowed to retain permits"

Earlier this year, the Schools Inspectorate withdrew the permits for three independent schools in the Arena Group. The reason was that individuals deemed unsuitable by the Security Service were allowed to work close to the pupils.

"Questionable independent schools allowed to retain permits"