KorsholmKorsholm

- - 19 200 inhabitants19 200 inhabitants-13 Swedish schools 1-6 13 Swedish schools 1-6 : 1152 pupils: 1152 pupils-Class 7-9 : 490 pupilsClass 7-9 : 490 pupils-2 Finnish schools2 Finnish schools-1 gymnasium : 247 1 gymnasium : 247 students.students.

Norra Korsholm skolaNorra Korsholm skola

Swedish speaking school Swedish speaking school 235 pupils(7-12 years), preschool (6-years = 48 pupils)235 pupils(7-12 years), preschool (6-years = 48 pupils) Staff: 18 teachers, assistents 7 + 8 preschool) Staff: 18 teachers, assistents 7 + 8 preschool) ””No adminstration” , Headmaster also teach!No adminstration” , Headmaster also teach! School day: 20+20+24+24+28+28School day: 20+20+24+24+28+28 1,5 milj. euro. (6400 euro/pupil)1,5 milj. euro. (6400 euro/pupil) Teachers: 24h/weekTeachers: 24h/week Special needs: 48 hours / weekSpecial needs: 48 hours / week School transport: 70 pupils (30 km one way)School transport: 70 pupils (30 km one way) Progressive schoolProgressive school Development and projectDevelopment and project

Norra Korsholms skolaNorra Korsholms skola

Fundamental Fundamental principlesprinciples

In Finland.........In Finland.........

Basic right to Basic right to education and education and culture is recorded in culture is recorded in the Constitution of the Constitution of Finland.Finland.

In Finnish and In Finnish and SwedishSwedish

Key wordsKey words

QualityQuality EfficiencyEfficiency EquityEquity InternationalisationInternationalisation

Current prioritiesCurrent priorities

Education is a factor for Education is a factor for competitivenesscompetitiveness

Raise the level of Raise the level of educationeducation

Efficiency of the Efficiency of the education systemeducation system

Prevent exclusionPrevent exclusion Enlarge adult learning Enlarge adult learning

opportunitiesopportunities Quality enhancement Quality enhancement

Equal opportunitiesEqual opportunities

The system offers The system offers everybody equal everybody equal oppotunities for oppotunities for education, irrespective of education, irrespective of domicile, sex, economic domicile, sex, economic situation or linguistic situation or linguistic backgroundbackground

The school network is The school network is extensiveextensive

Basic education is Basic education is completely free of completely free of charge charge

Comprehensiveness of Comprehensiveness of educationeducation

Basic education Basic education encompasses nine yearsencompasses nine years

Between 7 and 16 yearsBetween 7 and 16 years Preschool (age 6)Preschool (age 6) Schools do not select Schools do not select

their studentstheir students Every student can go to Every student can go to

the school of his or her the school of his or her own school districtown school district

Competent teachersCompetent teachers

Teachers are highly qualified Teachers are highly qualified and committedand committed

Master`s degree is a Master`s degree is a requirementrequirement

Teacher education includes Teacher education includes teaching practice at special teaching practice at special schools.schools.

Teaching profession is very Teaching profession is very popularpopular

Universities can select the Universities can select the most motivated and talented most motivated and talented applicantsapplicants

Teachers work is Teachers work is independently and enjoy full independently and enjoy full autonomy in the classroomautonomy in the classroom

Student counselling and Student counselling and special needsspecial needs

Individual support is well Individual support is well accommodatedaccommodated

National core curriculum National core curriculum containes guidelines for the containes guidelines for the purposepurpose

Special need education is Special need education is integrated into regular integrated into regular education as far as possibleeducation as far as possible

Guidance counsellors support Guidance counsellors support upper grade students in their upper grade students in their studies and choice of further studies and choice of further educationeducation

Encouraging assessment Encouraging assessment and evaluationand evaluation

The student assessment and The student assessment and evaluation of education and evaluation of education and learning outcomes are learning outcomes are encouraging and supportive encouraging and supportive by natureby nature

The aim is to produce The aim is to produce information that supports both information that supports both schools and students to schools and students to developdevelop

National testing, school National testing, school ranking lists and inspection ranking lists and inspection systems do not existsystems do not exist

Significance of education Significance of education in societyin society

Finnish society strongly Finnish society strongly favours education and favours education and the population is highly the population is highly educated by educated by international standardsinternational standards

Education is appreciated Education is appreciated and there is a broad and there is a broad political consensus on political consensus on education policyeducation policy

A flexible system based A flexible system based on empowermenton empowerment

””Centralised steering – local Centralised steering – local implementationimplementation

Steering is conducted through Steering is conducted through legislation and norms, core legislation and norms, core curricula, government curricula, government planning and information planning and information steering.steering.

Municipalities are responsible Municipalities are responsible for the provision of education for the provision of education and the implementation.and the implementation.

Schools and teachers enjoy Schools and teachers enjoy large autonomylarge autonomy

Co-operationCo-operation

Education authorities co-Education authorities co-operate with teachers´ operate with teachers´ organisations, organisations, pedagogical subject pedagogical subject associations and school associations and school leadership organisations.leadership organisations.

Co-operation between Co-operation between various levels of various levels of administration, schools administration, schools and between other social and between other social subject and schoolssubject and schools

A student-oriented, A student-oriented, active conception of active conception of learninglearning

The organisation of The organisation of schoolwork and schoolwork and education is based education is based on a conseption of on a conseption of learning that focuses learning that focuses on students´activity on students´activity and interaction with and interaction with the teacher, other the teacher, other students and the students and the learning environmentlearning environment

Problems -> ChallengesProblems -> Challenges -> Opportunities -> Opportunities

Reading – a big Reading – a big challengechallenge

- High priority in every High priority in every subject in schoolsubject in school

- Preschool : An important Preschool : An important startstart

- 1 class: Individual1 class: Individual

level.level.- ””one letter / week”one letter / week”- Homework 2-3 / week Homework 2-3 / week

in reading in class 1-3.in reading in class 1-3.

Strong support to children Strong support to children with special needswith special needs

””Reading station” (2-3)Reading station” (2-3) ””Reading race” (4-6)Reading race” (4-6) Desk book – teacher`s Desk book – teacher`s

book book School library School library Book bus ( with teacher)Book bus ( with teacher) Reading projects Reading projects Positve reading Positve reading

atmosphere in schoolatmosphere in school