The government is presenting to the Danish parliament this week its plan for changes in the education sector, which includes several key points, including less government control over primary schools (i.e., from grades 0 to 9), the elimination of the requirement that 95% of teaching in primary schools must be done by a teacher specializing in the subject matter, and a reduction of the school day by one hour, according to a statement by Minister of Children and Education Mattias Tesfaye to the Berlingske newspaper, as reported by TV2 and Ritzau.
More specifically, the Minister of Children and Education, Mathias Tesfaye, and the government will shorten the school day by 200 hours per year for all students, which corresponds to reducing school hours by about one hour per day. The school day could also become shorter because the government is also proposing that schools be able to cancel an additional 1,500 hours per year spread over all periods of the school year. In this way, schools can organize the school day themselves to a greater extent without government intervention. However, according to the plan, the resources saved through a shorter school day should remain in the school and could, for example, be used to hire teachers for some teaching hours, according to sources.
ولا يخشى ماتياس تيسفاي من أن يؤدي قصر أيام الدراسة إلى الإضرار بالاحترافية، لقد كان خلاف ذلك حجة في إصلاح المدارس الابتدائية في عام 2013، عندما أصبح اليوم الدراسي أطول: “نحن على ثقة من أن إدارات المدارس لدينا يمكنها تقييم ما إذا كان المعلم جيدًا بما فيه الكفاية وعدد الساعات التي يحتاجها الفصل الدراسي بالضبط…”.
Prime Minister's speech at the opening of Parliament and the topic of primary schools
The government's upcoming primary school initiative or plan occupied a large part of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's inaugural speech to parliament on Tuesday. The plan is also the first initiative in an agenda of less government and parliamentary control over primary schools.
The ruling Finnish Liberal Party also announced on Sunday that school boards should be strengthened and have a greater influence on public schools, and this must be done by inviting people from the local business community to join the boards and other matters, according to sources.
Participating parties
The Liberal Alliance, the Radicals, the Conservatives, and the Danish People's Party are all parties to the Primary Schools Agreement, which must be settled in the Danish Parliament.
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