The trade union for education and science (GEW) holds the government responsible for the deterioration in teaching provision in Saxony. "Anyone who has been responsible for schools in Saxony for 35 years without foresight, without a personnel development concept and always under the primacy of cost savings should not be surprised if this has negative consequences," said deputy state chair Claudia Maaß.
In the current school year, only around 95 percent of the planned lessons are covered according to the Ministry of Education. The situation is particularly precarious at secondary schools with 89.5 percent and special schools with 88.8 percent. There is a shortfall of almost 1,400 teachers - around 300 more than in 2023/2024.
