GEW calls for protest against education package

Package of measures to safeguard teaching

The Saxon Ministry of Education wants to improve school teaching with a package of measures. The reason for this is the high number of missed lessons, particularly in secondary schools.

Among other things, older teachers are to work more hours than before. In order to use teachers' manpower more efficiently, previous regulations such as the so-called age reduction are to be changed. Until now, teachers aged 58 and over have been exempted from working one hour per week, two hours per week from the age of 60 and three hours per week from the age of 61. In future, this regulation will only apply from the age of 63.

The crediting of hours for certain functions is also to be changed. In addition, future teachers should be able to participate more in everyday school life while still studying. According to the ministry, there is a shortage of 1,400 full-time teachers in Bavaria.

Naumann described the cuts to the age reduction as a "fatal signal to older teachers". "We are calling for a real improvement in working conditions and not short-term emergency solutions at the expense of teachers and the quality of education," said Naumann.