MPs happy with reports to the Education Inspectorate

Tekst Robert Sikkes - Redactie Onderwijsblad - 18 februari 2020 - 2 Minuten om te lezen

Kwint filed a motion together with MPs Lisa Westerveld (GroenLinks) and Kirsten van den Hul (PvdA) last year to have the teacher shortage registered. The education minister does not want to do that. Reason for the AOb to present precisely these Members of Parliament with the first report on teacher shortages. "For a month we collect reports about lesson cancellations and forward them to the Education Inspectorate," said AObvice-chairman Jelmer Evers at the start of the campaign. "So that it also becomes clear how extensive the problem is."

De call to report class cancellations every day applies to educational staff, parents and students. Therefore, the AOb the campaign together with Parents & Education and the student organization LAKS. Moreover, the organizations are not only calling on those involved from primary and special education to submit reports, but also from secondary education and MBO. In these sectors the teacher shortage does exist, but it remains more hidden.

Lesson cancellation

Vwo student Lina from the third grade told the MPs that an enormous number of lessons are canceled with her. "I've only had math ten times this school year." Martha, a VWO final-year student, has already worn out nine Dutch teachers. "We also often have trainees, three of the four have also stopped the course because they were suddenly put in front of the class."

Schoolgirl Lina: 'I've only had maths ten times this school year'

Parents & Education receive questions from parents about the quality of education and the dropout rate on a daily basis, Arline Spierenburg of the organization assures. "We therefore also want clarity about the size. They are concerned about the quality of education." Westerveld of GroenLinks understands that completely. "Such a registration should have been there a long time ago."

It is strange that the minister does not want to know in much more detail and precisely how big the problem is

Debate

Tomorrow there will be a plenary debate on education in the House of Representatives, in which the teacher shortage and its magnitude will also be prominently discussed. Of course, there has been the Lerarenkort.nu website for some time now, an initiative where schools can voluntarily report problems in primary education. "That's a good initiative from one teacher," says AObdriver Evers. "But it is strange that the minister does not want to know in much more detail and precisely how big the problem is. And the government's view of the bottlenecks in secondary education and MBO is completely lacking. That is why we will be back in a month's time. in The Hague, to present our conclusions to the minister."

Make a report yourself? Ring the bell! Go to www.aob.nl / hotline Also watch the video of the handover.