AObchairman: "Don't look away, the teacher shortage is enormous"
The two ministers of education postpone the biggest problem of the moment, the teacher shortage. That says AObchairman Liesbeth Verheggen. “For more than a year we have been insisting on a Delta Plan with solutions for the teacher shortage. I hope that the ministers will come forward with a commitment to such a plan tomorrow. ”
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From 16.00 p.m. MPs will debate the teacher policy tomorrow. This debate is a sequel to the debate of 21 February which was not concluded in time. Verheggen is very concerned. “Until now, the teacher shortage has hardly been addressed, while the need is great. Every day schools have to send classes home. ”
AOb-Chairman: “Until now, the teacher shortage has hardly been addressed, while the need is great. Every day schools have to send classes home. ”
Tomorrow, Verheggen expects Minister Arie Slob (ChristenUnie) and Minister Ingrid van Engelshoven (D66) to have a pledge before the summer to combat the teacher shortage. “Something must be done, even if it is not easy. Steps have been taken on the workload file, now it is the turn of the salary. All this must come together in a long-term plan. And it costs money, parties do not want to hear this, but that is the harsh reality. ”
Half pledges
For over a year now, the AOb about such a concrete multi-year plan. “We want a deadline and no more half commitments. The problem is now being pushed forward, it is simply not recognized ”, says Verheggen. “We have been campaigning for months for a reason. I therefore call on the ministers and MPs to talk tomorrow about the biggest problem, the teacher shortage. ”
You can follow the debate tomorrow from 16.00 - 20.00 pm via the website of the House of Representatives.
