Evolution instead of revolution: this is the slogan under which Saxony intends to further develop its school system in future. A key success factor of Saxony's education policy is the good balance between innovation, systematic and continuous quality development and stability, said Minister of Education Christian Piwarz (CDU) in the state parliament on Thursday. Old structural debates would be avoided. Particularly in states with frequent structural interventions in the school system, negative performance trends can be observed.
In the plenary session, Piwarz provided an anticipation of the "Bildungsland Sachsen 2030" strategy, which is due to be published in May. The minister named a few points of reference: "The performance orientation in Saxony's school system remains. And there will be no changes." Curricula will be updated and examination formats further developed. The schools would be given more freedom in the design of the timetable and in subject-linking learning.
The Ministry of Education also wants to retain the top marks. The recommendation of the expert councils to abandon head marks has been contradicted in many regional education forums - in view of the growing importance of assessments of work and social behavior. "We will also take this into account accordingly." According to Piwarz, participation has made a significant contribution to the success of the strategy process and is unique in Germany.
