| arbetsplan | work plan which every school has to devise; it is usually the headteacher who writes it. Each school's (local) work plan must specify how the goals are to be realised. |
| daghem | day nursery, designed for children aged 1 to 6 years. |
| deltidsgrupp | part-time group, for children aged 4 to 6 years. |
| familjedaghem | registered childminders employed by the municipality to care for children in the minder's home, for children below school age. |
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förskola
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pre-school institution providing pre-compulsory education (usually for the 0-5 age group in institutions such as day nurseries). |
| förskoleklass | pre-school class for students aged 6-7, often provided in the grundskola. |
| godkänd | pass grade (G) |
| grundskola grundskolan (definite form) grundskolor (plural form) |
compulsory phase school, mainly for students aged 7 to 16 years. (Since 1991, children have been permitted to complete compulsory schooling between the ages of 6 and 15 years instead. Alternatively, in certain circumstances, some parents may postpone school entry for their child until the age of 8.) |
| grundskolabetyg | the grundskola leaving certificate, which is awarded at the end of a student's time in the grundskola. It is awarded when compulsory school has ended, or earlier if the student has satisfactorily completed his or her ninth school year. The grundskolabetyg contains details of the highest year the student has completed and the student's final grades in subjects, groups of subjects and optional courses. It is signed by the headteacher. |
| gymnasieskola gymnasieskolan (definite form) gymnasieskolor (plural) |
post-compulsory upper secondary school catering for students aged 16+ to 19/20. |
| Gymnasielärarexamen |
degree which allowed teachers to teach at the upper secondary level. Replaced in 2001 by the new integrated teaching degree (Lärarexamen)
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| Högskoleverket |
National Agency for Higher Education see section 7.2.1. for further information
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| inte godkänd | fail grade (IG) |
| kommunerna | municipality |
| kompletterande skola (skolan/skolor) | upper secondary school providing specialised courses, see 2.1.3. |
| Lärarexamen |
degree awarded on sucessful completion of initial teacher training (on the new integrated teaching degree course). Dependent on course length, the qualification is broadly equivalent either to a Bachelor's (first degree) or Master's (postgraduate) degree.
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| mycket väl godkänd | pass with distinction grade (MVG) |
| öppen förskola (förskolan/förskolor) | open pre-school, that is, parent and toddler group, for children below school age |
| Riksdag | Parliament |
| sameskola sameskolan (definite form) sameskolor (plural form) |
compulsory phase school for Sami-speaking children in the north of the country. (Sameskolan only cater for the first six years of compulsory education (students aged 7-13). The Sami population can also send their children to a mainstream grundskola or to a grundskola which provides integrated Sami education - language, culture, history.) |
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särskola
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compulsory phase special school for the mentally disabled. The särskola provides some form of education or training for even the most severely disabled students. |
| skolplan |
school plan which each municipality is required to produce, setting out the general objectives for its schools, which have been adopted by the municipal council. Each municipality must state in its schools plan how it intends to attain national goals for the schools. |
| Skolverket |
National Agency for Education - see section 2.1.1. for information about its responsibilities.
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| Skolutvecklingsmyndigheten |
National Agency for School Improvement - see section 2.1.1. for information about its responsibilities.
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| specialskola specialskolan (definite form) specialskolor (plural form) |
compulsory phase special school for children with impaired hearing, vision or speech |
| Utbildningsdepartementet |
Ministry of Education and Science
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| val godkänd | pass with credit grade (VG) |
| ECTS | European Credit Transfer Scheme | |
| G | godkänd | pass grade |
| ICT | Information and Communications Technology | |
| IG | inte godkänd | fail grade |
| ILO | International Labour Organisation | |
| MVG | mycket väl godkänd | pass with distinction grade |
| NFER |
National Foundation for Educational Research (in England and Wales) | |
| PhD | Doctorate, awarded after 3 years of full-time individual research, on the basis of a thesis, which must be based on original research and thought, clearly presented and ‘add to mankind’s pool of knowledge | |
| QCA |
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, formed on 1 October 1997 from the merger of SCAA and NCVQ (the National Council for Vocational Qualifications). | |
| SCAA |
School Curriculum and Assessment Authority (England), now the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) | |
| syo | study and vocational guidance | |
| VG | väl godkänd | pass with credit grade |