Location: Stockholm, Sweden

Job shadowing is when you spend a period of time at a host school in another country with the aim of learning about their practices through observation and interaction with staff members in their daily work.

To help you implement your job shadowing mobility, English Matters will make available its extensive network of schools across Europe.

Our job shadowing programme offers immersive, observational, and reflective experience designed to encourage meaningful professional development for teachers and educators. In an interdisciplinary approach to the host school, you will have the opportunity to interact with members of their educational community to exchange best practices and acquire skills and knowledge. The programme has a general approach to learn about organisation and management of learning of the host school, and it is not focused on any specific methodology or subject.

The host school will be chosen according to the structure of the education system in the host country and the types of schools offered for job shadowing. Therefore, when applying for this programme, you should choose the educational level that best suits your professional profile and select one period of the dates available.

English Matters' extensive knowledge of education systems and institutions across Europe will help you navigate your job shadowing experience and immerse yourself in everyday school life. You'll learn about teaching strategies, organisation of school and leadership while interacting with teachers, educators, and school leaders in a variety of learning environments.

You can choose either a 3-day Job Shadowing programme (which will maximise your budget and time) or an extended 5-day experience including our “Contexts4Content” field learning approach for exploring the host country’s culture, history, and geography, as a basis for developing teaching materials to help your students understand Europe’s sociocultural richness. This will provide you a deeper understanding of the context and a more holistic experience.

Beyond classroom and school life observation, this program encourages meaningful dialogue, reflection, and professional exchange. You will also have the opportunity to forge international connections, broaden your cultural horizons, and return home motivated, enriched, and with new ideas.

Types of schools offered for Job Shadowing in Sweden

Primary schools (ages 6–12)

Secondary Schools (Ages 12–16)

Upper Secondary schools (ages 16–19)