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School heads' salaries and allowances
- Salaries and working conditions are stipulated in the country-wide collective agreement between the school heads' union and the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR). The more specific salary and working conditions of individual school heads are determined locally in an individual-based pay system.
- There are no required minimum ISCED qualification to become a school head. School heads must complete the Swedish National School Leadership Training Programme (3 years programme equivalent to 30 ECTS).
- There are no statutory salaries. Salaries and progression of school heads are regulated by the dispositions of the collective agreements and their individual contracts.
- School heads do not have a defined status. Most school heads have a teaching degree and have worked for several years before being appointed as school head.
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