AOb: 'In MBO, a meter and a half is often impossible to maintain'
Now that there is an urgent advice for masks in hallways and auditoriums of secondary schools, the same regulation must be introduced for MBO, HBO and WO, according to the unions. AOb and CNV.
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AObdirector Tamar van Gelder explains: “We want clarity. Our supporters indicate that it is also very difficult to maintain a meter and a half in MBO. There too, students of sixteen and seventeen years old clump together in the public spaces. ”
A third of MBO staff say that their school is unable to follow corona regulations
De AOb conducted a survey this week among members in MBO, HBO and WO. The approximately two thousand responses show that it is difficult to comply with the RIVM guidelines, especially in MBO. A third of the MBO staff say that their school is unable to follow the corona regulations. This is 19 percent in higher professional education and 5 percent in universities.
Gek
In AObFacebook group for MBO, a teacher reacts with surprise to the face masks news from OCW yesterday: 'It is driving me crazy. We share our building with the VMBO. I wonder if we will see fourteen-year-olds walking around with face masks on Monday and eighteen-year-olds without.' Rock Twente chooses to follow the urgent advice for secondary education. Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences is also introducing mouth masks. Art students tell about their colorful specimens in it today AD.
Minister Ingrid van Engelshoven sees 'no reason' for masks in MBO, HBO and WO, she said this morning. The unions would understand this, she says de ONGOING. Van Gelder of the AOb: “That is simply not true. Yesterday, we said very clearly to the minister: If urgent advice is issued for masks in secondary education, then make the same appeal to MBO, HBO and WO. The current situation is only confusing. ”
The hallways are full. I actually see no difference at school compared to before covid-19
Teaching staff that the AObsurvey, suffers from the lack of clarity. One of them says in the open remarks: 'I feel unsafe at school. There is no distance, clues such as arrows and the like are missing or ignored. Classes start at the same time and move to the next room together. The hallways are full. I actually don't see any difference with before covid-19.'
Energy
De AOb sent one yesterday brief about the concerns of staff in secondary vocational education, higher vocational education and university education and research to the House of Representatives. From the AObsurvey shows that providing digital education costs a lot more energy. The teachers and support staff experience more stress, more work pressure and work more hours than for corona. "These results are alarming", says van Gelder, "especially since there was already a lot of overtime working before the crisis."
Digital education leads to a major loss of quality according to almost all teachers in MBO, HBO and WO. According to them, this loss can be limited by working with smaller groups, because then better interaction between teacher and student is possible. Preparing online education takes more time than preparing physical education, according to the respondents.
Next Wednesday, the Lower House will debate the consequences of the corona virus for MBO, HBO and WO.
Also read: 'Masks in secondary schools from Monday'
