The document discusses Kunskapsskolan, a Swedish education company that develops and operates personalized learning programs called KED. It operates schools in Sweden, the UK, US, India, and aims to collaborate globally. The KED program focuses on personalized goals, coaching, flexible learning formats, and efficient use of resources. Schools utilize a learning portal, emphasize teacher coaching over lectures, and have shown academic and operational advantages over traditional schools.

1. The KED Program for personalized
education
Odd Eiken

2. Kunskapsskolan’s Business idea
To develop, implement and operate a coherent
program for personalized education
Innovate Manhattan Middle school, in Tweed Court house, NYC
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3. Kunskapsskolan – developer of the KED
program for personlized learning
● Founded in 1999 as a result of the Swedish
voucher system
● Business idea to develop, implement and operate
the KED program for personalized learning
● First schools started in 2000 in Sweden
● In England in 2008 and the US since 2010
● First school in India will open in 2013
● Strong emphasis on joint processes,
bench-marking and best-practice
● Student results above comparable schools
and national average
● Total turnover of $125 m, financial goal is
sustainable margin of 5-7%
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4. Kunskapsskolan in Sweden
● 28 Secondary Schools (ages 12-15)
● 8 Upper Secondary Schools (age
16-18)
Falun Täby
● ~10,000 students Borlänge
Uppsala
Saltsjöbaden
Kista
● ~ 800 employees Enköping
Spånga
Västerås Botkyrka
● All outlets owned and operated by Nacka
Kunskapsskolan i Sverige AB in Katrineholm Internationella
Norrköping
leased facilities Nyköping Globen
Linköping Enskede
Fruängen
Göteborg Hägerstensåsen
Borås Gamleby
Jönköping Tyresö
Helsingborg
Landskrona Lund
Malmö
Ystad
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Trelleborg

5. Kunskapsskolan UK
● Three Academies operated, through the
Learning Schools Trust;
- Hampton Academy in Richmond
- Twickenham Academy in Richmond
- Ipswich Academy in Suffolk
● Approx 2500 students and
300 employees
● KED Program adapted to English
curriculum and exam system
● Academies: non selective
and state financed schools
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6. Kunskapsskolan USA
● First school: Innovate
Manhattan Charter School,
middle school in downtown
Manhattan
● Opened in September 2011
● Provides non-selective,
unique educational
opportunity
● KED Program adapted to
NYS and common core
standards
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7. Kunskapsskolan in India
• Kunskapsskolan Eduventures Ltd a
joint venture with Gyandarshan
Eduventures Ltd
• A KED program adapted to Indian
CBSE exam board
• The first school, a K 12 school for
2900 students located in Gurgaon will
open in 2013
• An Indian School with opportunities to
offer also UK/US/Swe expat Education
• A long term ambition to expand this to
a chain of leading Indian schools

8. Personalized Goals, Strategies and Coaching is the core
Architecture and
design Curriculum
Content = The
Learning Portal
Teaching
formats
Teacher roles Scheduling
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is designed to support the educational program and to liberate
high quality teacher time to be used for personal coaching

9. The curriculum is organized in progressive step Curriculum
courses and integrated theme courses
●Step courses to allow for progression and
personalization
●Theme courses to provide cross
disciplinary context
Illustration shows UK curriculum
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10. All learning, resources and best practices are Content
accessible on the web based Learning Portal™
Illustration shows US Middle school Learning Portal
• All steps and courses easily
accessible
• Textbook material,
illustrations, assignments,
instructions, encyclopaedias
and news
• Goals, standards’ and
assessment rubrics
• Knowledge management
source for teachers and
schools
• Progress insights for families
in Real time
• Int’ll Portals access a bonus
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11. Content
Learning by sharing content and practices
UK Secondary Learning
Swedish Portal
Secondary (GCSE)
Indian Pre school
Learning Portal
and Primary
(LGR 11)
Learning Portal
Swedish Upper
secondary
Learning Portal Indian Secondary
(GY 11) Learning Portal
(CBSE)
US Middle school
Learning Portal
(NYS and Common Core)
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12. Teaching
Flexibility of learning format, time & location formats
● In their Base Groups students meet every morning and every afternoon with their base coach to discuss current
events, their day, and to reflect on their progress.
● In Communications Sessions students develop their oral abilities in English and foreign languages
● Labs are offered in every subject and are inquiry-based sessions designed.
● Teacher-directed Lectures are used for introductions to courses or blocks.
● In Seminars, students extend their thinking about their subjects through discussions and student-led presentations
● In Workshops students work individually but have access to teacher support – offered throughout the day.
● And whenever she wants, the student can log into the Learning Portal and continue working individually

13. Every student compose a personal schedule Scheduling
from the menu of the school’s schedule
Workshops
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14. Teachers’ time should be spent with
students
• The Learning Portal, manuals &
practices, work organization,
technology and learning formats
release teachers’ quality time
• Teachers spend 60% more time with
students than in conventional
schools*
• Teachers have multiple roles as
coaches, subject teachers and
general teachers
• All teachers are encouraged to
participate in content and practice
development
• Great teachers shall be paid better
and offered career opportunities,
including international careers.
* Data for Sweden
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15. Efficient work place for learning, not a Architecture and
design
teaching factory
• Internationally acclaimed design
program
• 40 school built and continous
improvements
• Light, visibility and openess
• Modular design and minimum
loss provides space efficiency.
• Up to half the use of space
compared to conventional school
• Resemblence to modern
office, rather than old school
• Space efficient design = 7-9
sqm/student
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16. Supportive
Conceptualization of best practices processes
Core manuals
Coaching
on methodology
methodology
and key elements
Portal content and
Teacher training development
Assesment Architecture and
methodology facilities standards
Stakeholder
satisfaction International
surveys exchange
Exchange of best Back office
practice data systems
SIM and other IT
standards
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17. Proved results with the KED Program
Academic advantages
● Strong academic achievement, outstanding with “the tails”
● Pleasant social environment and less problems with bullying
● Students learn responsibility, collaboration, inter social skills,
goal orientation and work discipline = better preparation for
higher education and modern work life
Operational advantages
● Better utilization of teachers-
and facilities resources
● Replicable
● Cost efficiency

18. We already see the value added by Global
collaboration…and this is just the beginning
Twickenham UK and US
students experienced students in joint Swedish student
nature at Swedish project on the preparing for
camp school American exchange year in
revolution USA with US
Portal
Hampton’s weekly
skype with
Sweden UK overhead
significantly bigger
than in Sweden,
NYC student something to learn?
taking the GCSE
Swedish Math
standards below
Learning multi US, which is
ethnic integration below Indian
from NYC
Head of
Kunskapsskolan
Indian and Ystad, Sweden
UK/US/Swedish UK and Swedish moving to Delhi
curriculum option teachers in joint
for expat’s in training
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