According to data from the Ministry for Children, Education and Gender Equality, the number of pedagogues in the Folkeskole increased from 3 961 in 2010/11 to 5 785 in 2013/14 (Danish Ministry for Children, Education and Gender Equality, 2016b). Private school teachers are organised in a separate union and do not a take part in the negotiations for teachers working in the Folkeskole. Historically, working conditions for teachers in the Folkeskole have been determined in negotiations between the teacher union and LGDK.