The mission landed at the National Agency for Education last summer and is part of the January agreement, the agreement between the government, the Center Party and the Liberals.

Torun Rudin, unit head of the Swedish National Agency for Education

- It can be about reading at a higher rate and getting to the next level faster. But also how the schools can broaden and enrich the content of the teaching to provide more challenges, says Torun Rudin, Head of Unit at the National Agency for Education.

The same conditions regardless of place of residence

The authority is now working with, among other principals, schools and interest organizations to create a picture of how schools are working on these issues today.

- The picture we get is that it is very varied and that it can, for example, depend on whether there is a high school in the resort or not. It may be more difficult for students in primary school to study at a higher level if there is no high school in the district. Our proposals should provide similar conditions for all students, regardless of where they live, says Torun Rudin.

How will this affect the teachers' workload?

- That's a perspective we have with us. At the same time, this work entails a specification of the school law, which already says that all pupils should be developed as far as possible, so hopefully these proposals will support the school and the teachers in that work.

Permanent tip training

The government's mission is also to investigate how the advanced education programs that are currently available as experimental activities in a number of primary and secondary schools can be permanently implemented.

- It is good that the Swedish National Agency for Education gets a closer look at this because permanent activities can make the principals dare to invest properly, says Torun Rudin.