- In the long term, there is only one way to solve the problems. It is to make the professions as attractive as possible and to ensure that those who are educated remain in their workplaces, says Anna Ekström (S).
"The working environment must be improved"SVT News Uppsala has this week reported that Uppsala County is in a bottom position regarding teacher density in the country and that the National Agency for Education warned that hundreds of new preschool teachers are needed by 2021. At the same time, the number of applicants for the education is decreasing.
- When I talk to teachers today, it is the work environment and time pressure that they highlight as the biggest problem, says Anna Ekström (S).
In the clip above you can hear Education Minister Anna Ekström (S) Uppsala talk about what the government should do to increase teacher density in the county and to attract more to educate as preschool teachers.