Also four-day lesson week at primary school in Geleen
The school for special primary education De Blinker in Geleen is immediately introducing a four-day teaching week for students of groups 7 and 8.
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'The teacher of group 7 will be absent for some time from mid-November', the director of De Blinker writes to the parents. 'And as you have noticed before, we are struggling with a shortage of replacements within our foundation.' The only solution he sees for the time being is the introduction of a four-day teaching week.
trend
The trend for a four-day teaching week was set by the school umbrella organization Zaan Primair in Zaandam. There, three schools introduced a four-day teaching week for a few groups. President of the Board Niko Persoon van Zaan primarily left earlier know that with these measures he 'puts a line in the sand' and wants to protect his staff against overload.
Four-day teaching week is allowed for a maximum of seven weeks. But exceptions are possible in case of force majeure
The Ministry of Education is delaying the brochure 'A teacher shortage at your school' know that a maximum of seven weeks of four days can be rostered per school year. But that same brochure also states that exceptions are possible in case of force majeure. 'It must always be a temporary solution. How long is temporary can vary from school to school. If you can show which steps you have taken to arrive at your choices and that you continue to look for structural solutions, the inspectorate can decide not to continue enforcement. '
Understanding
AObchair Liesbeth Verheggen understands schools that are introducing a four-day teaching week. “It is very annoying for the students and the parents, but there is simply an enormous teacher shortage. The profession must become attractive again, and you do that with a decent salary and less work pressure. ”
