1. Overview of the Swedish Upper Secondary School – With focus on Gothenburg and ICT Lasse Keybets City of Göteborg

2. Schoolsystem Preschoolage 1 – 6 Compulsory school9 years Upper secondary school3 years

3. From 1 of July 2011 18 national programmes 12 vocational programmes 6 programmes preparing for higher education

4. Introductory programmes 5 introductory programmes for students not eligible for the national programmes Preparatory education Programme oriented individual options Vocational introduction Individual alternative Language introduction

5. Requirements Different requirements to upper secondary education Vocational programmes, at least 8 subjects passed Preparing for higher education, at least 12 subjects passed

6. Courses and subjects Based on courses One or more courses in different subjects Most of the courses cover 100 credits (app 4 weeks fulltime studies)

7. Diploma goals Each programme has its own diploma goals 2 types of diploma a vocational diploma a diploma preparatory for higher education

8. Structure Subjects studied by all students english, history, physical education and health, mathematics, science studies, religion, social studies, swedish or swedish as a second language

9. Structure Each programme, apart from the Health and social care programme, have different orientations which students can choose All vocational programmes include training in workplaces in Sweden or abroad

10. Grading scale Classification A – F A – highest grade E – lowest passing grade F – not passed

11. City of Gothenburg 10 district councils 1 special council for the upper secondary schools, app 2100 employees (most of them teachers) App 30 independent upper secondary schools in Gothenburg

12. Organisation Director of Education, Sven Höper Staff (economy, planning and developing, human resources, it and quality) and a Guidance Center 5 districts and a Head of School District for each 1 – 6 principals in each upper secondary school (13 different schools)

13. DIGG – Program for digital competencies in the upper secondary schools and adult education - Gothenburg A five year ICT-development program 2009 – 2014 Contains a wide range of goals such as wireless networks in all schools, computers for all teachers and also education, LMS. DIGG-group

14. The DIGG-group - How we are organized Situated at the section for IT and Quality Five education areas shared between us Skånegatan, Centrum, Lindholmen, Adult education and schools for the intellektually challanged Focus areas depending of special skills Apple, PC, LMS, Google, Distance learning Monitoring school development in the ICT area

15. Support the headmasters in strategic planning Take part in the implementation of digital devices Serve as a link between the schools and other parts of Gothenburg Take part of central development projects and local school projects Measure the ICT-skills once a year. What do we do?

16. Present and upcoming challenges No international ICT-strategy The responsibility is in the municipalitys The Institute of education are going through radical changes

17. Local strategic discussions Bring your own device ICT as a democratic issue Educational resourses Wireless networks - lots of devices Use of ICT in the vocational schools and the intellecually challenged How to administrate - Much responsibility for every user or central administration