'No permanent teacher for group 8'
At Dalton primary school De Driesprong in Soest, group 8 has no permanent teacher since the beginning of this school year. Vera Hofste works in group 4 at the school and made a report to the reporting center of the AOb. "It is important that this problem becomes visible to the outside world."
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The reporting center of the AOb has been open since February 17 and is now on almost three hundred reports. Until March 17, parents, pupils and teaching staff from primary, secondary and secondary vocational education can report class cancellations. In her report, Vera Hofste mentioned that thirty students are the victims of the shortage that there is at her school. "And this happens precisely in a grade that is even more important than the other groups," she wrote.
Changing faces
“Due to illness, group 8 now has a permanent substitute on Mondays and Fridays,” says Hofste. “That is a teacher who also teaches at a secondary school. For the remaining three days, the school director and the internal supervisor are in front of the group. As a result, they do not get to work on their own. ” The students see many changing faces. "After the spring break, the intention is for a retired teacher to fill in for three days so that the IB and the school director can do other tasks."
After the spring break, it is the intention that a retired teacher will fill in for three days
According to Hofste, the class is restless. “We are a Dalton school and that means that there is a floor where students can work quietly. This is no longer possible with this group, the stretch is gone and the structure you normally have is not there because there is no permanent teacher in front of the class. If you have one class, you know the students better and you can also rely on what they have learned before. ”
Pity
Hofste himself is also affected by the shortage. “Support staff are in front of the class when someone is sick. For teachers it means that they have no support in the classroom, which increases the workload again. But I find it a great pity for the students that group 8 does not have a permanent teacher. ”
De AOb calls on parents, education staff and other stakeholders until March 17 to report lost hours or structural shortages. Lesson cancellation? Report it!
