Swedish children to start school a year earlier in move away from play

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    Children in Sweden are to start school at six years old from 2028, a year earlier than at present, in an overhaul of the country’s education system that signals a switch from play-based teaching for younger children.

    The government has announced plans to replace a compulsory preschool year for six-year-olds known as förskoleklass with an additional year in grundskola (primary school).

    Periode19-sep.-2024

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    • TitelSwedish children to start school a year earlier in move away from play
      Mate van erkenningInternational
      Media naam/outletThe Guardian
      MediatypeOther
      Land/RegioUnited Kingdom
      Release datum19/09/2024
      BeschrijvingSome experts were positive about the plan. Johannes Westberg, an education professor at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, said the move made sense and would bring Swedish schooling more into line with the rest of Europe. “It will probably imply a schoolification of the förskoleklass, so more traditional school pedagogy will be provided already for these six-year-olds, but not necessarily affect the entire comprehensive school as such,” he said.
      Producent / auteurMiranda Bryant
      URLhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/19/swedish-children-to-start-school-a-year-earlier-six
      PersonenJohannes Westberg
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