Kent Study Tour to Sweden

At the beginning of February, I was fortunate to visit Sweden as part of small Kent delegation to look at the Swedish school system.  The delegation comprised of Paul Carter (the Leader), Sarah Hohler (CFE Cabinet Member), myself and three headteachers from primary, secondary and special schools.

Below you will find a link to my overview report and reports from others involved in the visit which details our two very full days in the city of Solna where we were able to see schools, hear about the education system and the educational reforms that have taken place recently in the country.

Rosalind Turner

Reports:

• Rosalind Turner - Overview Report 
• Sarah Hohler, Cabinet Member for Children, Families and Education - Report
• Alan Brookes, Headteacher - Fulston Manor School - Report
• Pam Jones, Headteacher - Ifield School - Report
• Sue Nicholson, Headteacher - The Brent Primary School - Report

Further Study Tour details:

• Study Tour Itinerary
• Details of the visit on the Solna City website (translation button in top right hand corner of website)
• Solna City website (translation button is in top right hand corner of website)
• Photographs of the visit

Sweden education press articles:

• BBC Newsnight - 'Can Sweden really teach British schools a lesson?'
• The Guardian - 'The prophet's motive'
• The Express - 'why we could learn from Sweden's IKEA Education'
• BBC - 'Swedish parents enjoy school choice'
• TES - 'Swedish system will be divisive in UK, say critics'.