Education in Finland. Comenius assistant teachers 2 February 2012 Kristiina Volmari, Finnish National Board of Education

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1 Education in Finland Comenius assistant teachers 2 February 2012 Kristiina Volmari, Finnish National Board of Education

2 Source: OECD Education at a Glance ,0 95,0 90,0 85,0 80,0 75,0 70,0 65,0 60,0 55,0 50,0 45,0 40,0 35,0 30,0 25,0 20,0 15,0 10,0 5,0 0,0 Proportion of adults satisfied with life, by level of education (2008) Below upper secondary education Upper secondary education Tertiary education

3 Underlying educational understanding The objective of Finnish education and cultural policy is to guarantee all people - irrespective of their ethnic origin, background or wealth - equal opportunities and rights to culture, free quality education, and prerequisites for full citizenship. (---) All people must have equal access to services of consistent quality. The most competent nation in the world by 2020 (Government programme 2011)

4 Structure of education system 3rd cycle ISCED 6 Age 7 2nd cycle Master s pr Work experience 10th Universities 1st cycle General upper secondary education ISCED 5 Higher education ISCED 3 Basic education 9 years Polytechnics Vocational upper secondary education and training Work experience ISCED 2 ISCED 1 Specialist vocational qualification Further vocational qualification Work experience ISCED 4 A p p r e n t i c e s h i p Age 6 Preprimary education ISCED 0

5 Choices after compulsory education 2001/2009 Basic education General upper secondary 54 % / 50 % Vocational upper secondary 36 % /41 % 10th grade 3% / 2 % Did not continue immediately 7 % /7 % Source: Statistics Finland

6 Specificities of the Finnish education system Teachers highly trained Teaching attractive profession Annual instruction time low Focus on learning rather than testing Will to support Non-selective No ability-grouping Evolution Compulsory education starts at 7 Public funding Free education Central steering Local decisions Co-operation Education a priority Decentralised Trust

7 Compulsory instruction time in public institutions Poland Hungary Finland Slovenia Turkey Sweden Germany EU21 average Denmark Ages 7-8 Ages 9-11 Ages OECD average Belgium (Fr.) France England Spain Source: OECD Education at a Glance 2011

8 Central vs local decisions Central o Educational priorities o Min. time allocation o National core curricula o Size of state subsidies Local o Educational priorities o Local curricula o Alloc. of subsidies o Class size o Recruitment o Teacher evaluation o Quality assurance

9 Examples of compulsory elements in local curriculum values and underlying principle general educational and teaching objectives, language programme lesson-hour distribution to be observed locally implementation of cross-curricular themes cooperation between home and school pupil welfare plan guidance and counselling activities provision of remedial education instruction of pupils needing special support or from different language & cultural groups

10 Education priorities Equality and equity Reform of core curricula in basic and general upper sec. Smaller groups in basic education Quality, support and safety at school Education guarantee Flexible study paths & reduction of drop-out Matriculation examination Structural development of HE Faster transition from HE to world of work Quality and innovation in research Enhancing researcher careers

11 PISA 2009: Between- and within-school variance in reading performance Denmark 13,1 Estonia 18,0 Finland 7,7 Iceland 15,6 Norway 10,1 Sweden 21,7 OECD average 41,7 Source: PISA 2009 Results: Learning Trends. CHANGES IN STUDENT PERFORMANCE SINCE 2000

12 Teacher education and training Kindergarten teachers 180 ECTS (3 years) Class teachers 300 ECTS (5 years) Subject teachers 300 ECTS (5-6 years) Teachers of vocational studies: Master s/bachelor s+work experinece+pedagogical studies of 60 ECTS) Principals: teacher education + e.g. certificate in educational administration

13 Intake into teacher education o Class teacher education average 12 % o Subject teacher education 10 %-53 % o Vocational teacher education 30 %

14 Teacher salaries (2010) (municipal sector 2010) (municipal sector 2007) Source: Taloussanomat; Local government employers; Lawyers union

15 Teachers' salaries in primary education Starting salary / minimum training Salary at top of scale / minimum training Source: OECD Education at a Glance 2011

16 Teachers' salaries in lower secondary education Starting salary / minimum training Salary at top of scale / minimum training Source: OECD Education at a Glance 2011

17 Teachers' salaries in upper secondary education Starting salary / minimum training Salary at top of scale / minimum training Source: OECD Education at a Glance 2011

18 Teacher and principal salaries (average gross salaries per month 2009) kindergarten teacher 2,400 class teacher, primary education 3,200 subject teacher, lower secondary 3,600 subject teacher, general upper secondary 4,000 VET teacher 3,800 principal, basic education 4,700 principal, general upper secondary 5,400 principal, vocational upper secondary 5,000 Average salary in Finland 2009: 2,940 (men 3,240, women 2,640 Source: Satistics Finland 2009