Let schools decide: The Norwegian approach to school improvement

How did Norway design and implement its innovative school improvement model, and what can other countries can learn from it?

In 2017, the government of Norway introduced new measures to provide schools and municipalities with greater freedom to carry out systematic school improvement based on what the schools themselves believe needs to change.

It is known as the “Competence Development Model”, and the main goal is to promote collective teacher professionalism by giving teachers and other local-level stakeholders more control over funding and teachers’ professional development.

The model allows schools to decide what their needs are and gives them support to address them, for example by linking schools and universities in order to tailor professional development and generate better teaching and learning.

Other countries can learn from the Norwegian approach if they too are seeking ways to support teacher professional development in decentralised environments.

Hege Nilssen, Head of the Directorate for Education and Training in Norway, and Andreas Schleicher, OECD Director for Education and Skills, discuss how the model was designed and implemented, and what other education systems can learn from it.

0:00:43​ Introduction
0:03:00​ Opening remarks from Beatriz Pont - OECD Senior Analyst
0:05:00​ Presentation from Andreas Schleicher - OECD Director for Education and Skills
0:28:06​ Presentation from Hege Nilssen - Head of the Directorate for Education and Training in Norway
0:45:25 Question and Answer session
1:02:49 Closing remarks from Andreas Schleicher

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