The House of Representatives wants to get rid of binding study advice
The Lower House wants Education Minister Ingrid van Engelshoven to talk to colleges and universities about the abolition of the binding study advice (BSA). Partly thanks to the support of government parties D66 and ChristenUnie, a motion by GroenLinks MP Lisa Westerveld received a majority this afternoon.
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The point of the motion is that it is study advice should only be of an advisory nature and not mandatory. D66 minister Van Engelshoven was not long in coming and came with a spry tweet to let them know that she is going to work on it. 'I thought the binding study advice (BSA) was based too much on yield. Good to see that there has now also been broader support in the House of Representatives to adjust the BSA. '
Traditionally, the treatment of the education budget in the House one cart load to motions. Of the 41 motions, 27 were passed. For example, D66 and the SP got together for an 'exploration' of the possibilities of reducing the classes at schools with many disadvantaged pupils to 23 pupils. In order to break the vicious circle - in which the teacher shortage increases the workload and thus encourages new dropouts - the classes must become smaller, something that the AOb feel hard for makes.
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Another motion concerned the legal position of education staff. During the budget debate two weeks ago referred SP Member of Parliament Peter Kwint on the issue of MBO teacher Paula van Manen, who was fired from Roc Nijmegen after she had published a book about a radical educational reform in her study program.
A majority in the House of Representatives this afternoon supported a call from the SP, GroenLinks and the PvdA to the cabinet to enter into discussions with teachers, professional organizations and trade unions to see how the position of teachers vis-à-vis their employer. The Chamber believes that 'teachers should also be able to participate in the debate about teaching and the content of the profession outside the walls of the school building, without endangering their jobs'.
Fourteen motions did not make it, including - also almost traditionally - attempts to get a better grip on how school boards spend the lump sum. For example, a motion by the SP to set a minimum percentage for expenditure on teachers and support staff, and a motion by the PVV to earmark the staff budget failed.
