Size full for employees of the green school Terra
At the Terra, a green school with VMBO and MBO courses, unrest has arisen among employees about the management of the schools. Branches of the school are adrift. Schedules are not in order and lecturers experience little professional space.
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This is evident from a well-attended staff meeting that AObdistrict manager Hayo Bohlken held last night at the district office in Groningen. More than 120 Terra employees were there and said they were seriously concerned. Bohlken: “They have no confidence in the management and the staff experience that management often opposes them. It is a mess at many locations. ”
Involved
In addition, the teachers present said that the board does not facilitate things properly. Timetables are often not in order and lecturers experience a high workload. Bohlken: "The employees announced yesterday that they cannot keep up this way." More needs to be done with less money: “The schools are still running due to the great involvement of the staff,” says Bohlken.
It has been dormant for a while, but now the measure is full
Terra provides green education at VMBO level and offers MBO courses in the provinces of Groningen, Drenthe and Friesland. The training center has a total of twelve branches. Bohlken has been together with two of them in recent months AObconsultants visited the schools. “Then we saw that many worrying signals were coming in separately. It has been dormant for a while, but now the measure is full. During our tour there were teams that came in with a black book, ”says Bohlken. The AObdistrict manager is now considering next steps. "What is certain is that we are going to put pressure to make improvements."
Serious
Trijnie van Wijk, spokesperson for Terra, says that the board takes the signals seriously. "We are aware and recognize that a number of things can indeed be improved," says Van Wijk. “We can tackle some bottlenecks immediately, such as the schedules. Other issues such as workload and management changes will take more time."
The board is also waiting for the results of two reports, Van Wijk reports. "There has been an employee satisfaction survey and a study by the ministry into working conditions. Once we have all that together, we will sit down for a plan of action. We want to do that together with the staff."
