Minister Slob brings forward money from the workload agreement
Minister Arie Slob for primary and secondary education is bringing the money forward from the workload agreement. Schools will receive 333 million euros from next year to combat the workload. 'An accounting trick', according to the AOb.
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Last year, the AOb Together with other educational organizations and the Ministry of Education, finalize the workload agreement. From this school year, 237 million euros became available for primary schools to deal with the high workload. The parties agreed that the amount will rise to 430 million euros in 2021/2022. For an average school of 225 students this means that this school year they had 35 euros to spend on the workload. Teaching assistants and extra teachers in particular were appointed with the money, as it turned out earlier a survey of the General Association of School Leaders (AVS).
Earlier on
Slob now leaves with a letter to the House of Representatives know that for the coming school year 2019/2020 he will bring forward money from the workload agreement, so that schools sooner have more to spend. 'I notice that the resources from the workload agreement are being received positively by schools and that concrete steps are being taken to reduce the workload. For that reason it was decided to make resources from the workload agreement available earlier. '
This concerns 333 million euros for 2019/2020. That is more than the 237 million euros that was actually budgeted for next school year. The item will be included in the spring memorandum, Slob reports.
Trick
Yet it is not extra money to combat the workload. The AOb thinks it is an 'accounting trick'. Next week is the national education strike on the Malieveld. "It seems as if the ministry wants to slow down the willingness to take action. We are just going on strike that day. This money had already been promised," says AObchairman Liesbeth Verheggen.
So it is not extra money, but an accounting trick. But we are pleased that the minister now admits that something must be done. In any case, it will not stop us from going to the Malieveld next Friday. #investineducation https://t.co/145hnkXVv7
— AOb (@AObtweets) March 6 2019
[/blockquote]In his letter, Slob writes that he wants to let schools know now so that they can take this into account in their formation plan for next school year. "They can attract teaching assistants and subject teachers," said the minister.
Consent
School teams are allowed to determine what the money is spent on to reduce the workload. The participation council has the right of approval for the plans and the school management must account for the use of the money at the end of the year.
