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Three things you need to know(1) Finland has never aimed to be the best

We will have the bestGreat school for We will have the best school system in the world 

by year 2020!

Great school for each and every 

child! y y

Three things you need to know(2) Finland is one of the most equal countries

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Income inequality Wilkinson & Pickett, 2009OECD, 2102/2013

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Three things you need to know(3) Finland does well overall

Economic competitivenessFinland #3

Technological AdvancementFinland #1 Global Equity Index

Finland #2

Corruption Perception IndexFinland #2

Global Innovation IndexFinland #4

Least Failed StateFinland #1Finland #2

The UN Happiness IndexChild Poverty Rate

Finland #1

Political Empowerment e U app ess deFinland #2

Child Poverty RateFinland 4%

Political Empowerment of WomenFinland #2

Child WellbeingFinland #4

Global Gender Gap IndexFinland #2

To be a MotherFinland #1

Three things you need to know(3) Finland does well overall

Economic competitivenessFinland #3

United States #7

Technological AdvancementFinland #1

United States #9

Global Equity IndexFinland #2

United States #48United States #7

Corruption Perception IndexFinland #2

Global Innovation IndexFinland #4

United States #48

Least Failed StateFinland #1Finland #2

United States #24 United States #10

The UN Happiness IndexChild Poverty Rate

Finland #1United States #19

Political Empowerment e U app ess deFinland #2

United States #11

Child Poverty RateFinland 4%

United States 22%

Political Empowerment of WomenFinland #2

United States #55

Child WellbeingFinland #4

United States #26

Global Gender Gap IndexFinland #2

United States #22

United States #55

To be a MotherFinland #1

United States #26United States  #22United States #30

How are school systems being i d?improved?

Global Educational R f M tReform Movement

COMPETITION

STANDARDISATION

STANDARDISED TESTING

TOUGH ACCOUNTABILITY

SCHOOL CHOICE

How does GERM look like in practice?

GERM outbreak in 2013

How successful GERM has been?

National averages of 15-year-old students learning outcomes in mathematics 2000-2009

2000 2003 2006 2009

540

560

520

540

480

500

460

420

440

USA England Canada Australia Japan New Zealand Netherlands Sweden Finland

Source: OECD

How successful GERM has been?

National averages of 15-year-old students learning outcomes in mathematics 2000-2009

2000 2003 2006 2009

540

560

520

540

480

500

460

420

440

USA England Canada Australia Japan New Zealand Netherlands Sweden Finland

Source: OECD

Global Educational R f M t

The FinnishWReform Movement Way

COLLABORATIONCOMPETITION

CUSTOMISATIONSTANDARDISATION

STANDARDISED TESTINGSAMPLE‐BASED ASSESSMENTSTRUST‐BASEDRESPONSIBILITYTOUGH ACCOUNTABILITY

EQUITYSCHOOL CHOICE

Students’ performance in reading, mathematics and 

science (e.g. PISA) Equity and quality in educationHigh Performers’ Club

ality

Qu

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Equity

Strength of telationship betrform

ance andconom

ic backgEquity  the tw

een d socio‐ground

Source: OECD

Students’ performance in reading, mathematics and 

science (e.g. PISA) Equity and quality in educationHigh Performers’ Club

Fair school fundingFair school funding

Early childhood education

Early childhood education

Special needs education

Special needs educationBalanced 

curriculumBalanced curriculumTeacherTeacher

ality

Fair school fundingFair school funding curriculumcurriculumTeacher professionalism

Teacher professionalism

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Equity

Strength of telationship betrform

ance andconom

ic backgEquity  the tw

een d socio‐ground

Source: OECD

Lessons from Finland

Finnish Lessons“Less testing more learning”Less testing, more learning

“More creativity, less standardisation”

“L f h i it ”“Less focus on choice, more on equity”

“Children must play”

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