Richmond Council has accepted Kunskapsskolan as sponsor of 2 schools set to become academies. Kunskapsskolan is a Swedish company already operating 30 secondary schools in Sweden. They are independently run from the state, but still state funded. Kunskapsskolan believes that one size does not fit all when it comes to education and uses an individual personalized based learning, and ensures that each pupil achieves the very best grade/qualification that they are possible of. All Kunskapsskolan schools are independently run from the government, but they are still the main funding partner for the schools. The Conservative party have been championing this style of education for some time and have used Kunskapsskolan as an example