Compulsory preschool year for six-year-olds to be replaced with extra year in primary school from 2028
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).
The centre-right coalition government, led by the Moderates and backed by the far-right Sweden Democrats, announced the plan before the presentation of the 2025 budget, due on Thursday. The plan dates back to the previous government and is also backed by the left-leaning Social Democrats.
Sweden is a no-fun zone. Norwegians know how to have fun though.
Yeah ok, I’ll give you that.
But Swedes can have fun, they’re just not used to it, it’s slowly creeping in via the internet.
Wife is a square-head, we’re moving there, they are just ents, slow to get started.