Sweden Herald - Latest Sweden News | New independent schools prohibited from distributing profits for first five years by Sweden Herald

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The Swedish government is set to introduce a “value‑transfer ban” that will prohibit newly founded independent schools from distributing profits for the first five years, with similar restrictions of three years after a change of ownership and two years following a supervisory order for quality deficiencies. The measures aim to secure long‑term ownership, stabilize school finances and deter unscrupulous operators, requiring principals to keep separate accounts for each school unit and to report fully to the authorities; violations could incur fines and compel repayment of municipal grants. Additional provisions would make it easier for the state to forcibly administer or close independent schools, and require principals planning a closure to notify the municipality by 1 November of the preceding school year. The amendments are slated to take effect on 1 July 2027.

Read more: https://swedenherald.com/article/new-independent-schools-prohibited-from-distributing-profits-for-first-five-years

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Organizations using former Qualicum elementary school receive eviction notice

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‘I love the four-day week’: south London school part of a quiet revolution: Independent school Liberty Woodland is one of a small number in England experimenting with the timetable

At a small independent school on the fringes of a National Trust park in Morden, south London, a quiet revolution is under way.

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'Valued': students with disability can thrive in inclusive mainstream classrooms

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@wood5y

It sounds like a money-grabbing wheeze to me. In fact it sounds like yet another instance of "Grab all of the money that you can before the country goes down the tubes, chaps!"

In this case, on the parts of the schools. Take the fees years in advance, and also the interest as they wait in the bank.

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