More and more primary school teachers are changing jobs
The percentage of primary and special education teachers who switch jobs within or outside primary education has approximately doubled in five years. Teachers who leave primary education do so mainly because of salary and work pressure.
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Due to the teacher shortage, opportunities to change jobs are increasing and primary school teachers are increasingly using them. It signals this increased mobility Labor market platform Primary Education in a study for departure reasons. Five years ago, only 5 percent switched to another school or board, now it is almost 10 percent. The switch to a different board in particular happens more often now that many schools are crying out for staff, which has quadrupled. Those who change are often young and work in the Randstad, where the chance of a permanent appointment and another job is also greatest.
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The Labor Market Platform looked at a group of more than four hundred primary and special education teachers where they were leaving and why. The largest group switches to a different school board. Relatively often this is because of the way in which management was given in the old school. For those who switch within their own board, the content of the work is the most important reason. Those who leave primary education do so mainly because of work pressure and salary. They also find working hours outside of education more attractive.
The influx from secondary education to primary and special education has risen sharply
A small proportion of those who leave primary education transfer to secondary education, which has hardly changed in the past five years. It is striking that the influx from secondary education to primary and special education has risen sharply since the teacher shortage has increased. Compared to 2013, this has increased from just under 350 to more than XNUMX teachers.
