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The head of the Swedish version of Ofsted has warned that the Swedish plan that the Conservatives want to copy "has not led to better results" in Sweden.
"This competition between schools that was one of the reasons for introducing the new schools, has not led to better results," he said. "The lesson is that it's not easy to find a way to continue school improvement." It was noticed a few years ago that standards across all schools were slipping. Perplexed, the Swedes carried out international comparative studies, as well as detailed national research, which confirmed the decline. It is not understood why, but the slide began at around the time the schools were introduced. "The students in the new schools they have in general better standards, but it has to do with their parents, their backgrounds. They come from well-educated families," Mr Thulberg said.
Per Thullberg, General Director of the Swedish National Agency for Schools
8 February 2010
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