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High demand for teacher jobs in youth prisons

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  • High demand for teacher jobs in youth prisons with 100-150 applicants per position.
  • Many applicants believe they can positively influence young offenders.
  • Children as young as 13 may attend school in prisons this fall if a government proposal passes.

There is high demand for teacher positions in youth prisons, with an average of 100 to 150 applicants for each of the approximately 25 jobs to be filled this year in schools for children and young people. Many applicants feel they can influence and change the direction of someone who has gone astray in life, according to rector Åke Svensson. This fall, some middle school children as young as 13 could attend school in prisons as convicted inmates if the government's proposal passes.

Many applicants feel they can influence and change the direction of someone who has gone astray in life

Åke Svensson, rector

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