Greens: Don't sacrifice teaching quality to teacher shortage

Greens: single-subject teachers must not be a "cheap solution"

Helbig emphasized: "Creative subjects such as art and music strengthen the personal development of young people and are an indispensable part of holistic education. It is good that the Free State of Bavaria recognizes their importance." However, single-subject teachers should not be a cheap solution that pupils end up paying for. "If you want to use them in the long term, you have to ensure they have solid pedagogical training, mentoring and clear quality standards. Otherwise, the model will become an educational lottery."

Helbig said that the shortage of teachers does not justify lowering standards and called for binding rules for post-qualification and mentoring for single-subject teachers. "Piecemeal work alone won't get us anywhere. Saxony needs a reliable personnel strategy for all types of schools instead of patching things up from week to week." It must be clear how many hours of pedagogical training are required, who the mentors are and how quality is monitored.