Expansion of part-time job is not a solution to teacher shortage
Teachers are loyal in emergency situations, such as when a colleague is ill, by temporarily working more hours. But hardly anyone is eager to structurally expand his or her scope of appointment - although a financial incentive might help. This is the conclusion of the Labor Market Platform Primary Education.
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The teacher shortage in primary education will rise rapidly in the coming years, from 1700 full-time jobs this year to nearly 2024 full-time jobs in XNUMX. The Labor Market Platform PO - a club of employers and employees - investigated whether the teachers currently working part-time can be seduced to work more days a week. After all, that would reduce the deficit.
Children
However, research among nine hundred teachers shows that the vast majority are not eager to work more. 'One of the motives for working part-time clearly stands out: caring for one or more children,' writes the platform. And that motive can hardly be influenced with policy.
Almost a third of the teachers surveyed also say that teaching is too demanding for a full-time job. And a considerable group of teachers also wants to have time for household tasks, hobbies and social contacts.
About fifteen percent might want to work more, but almost the same percentage of respondents would like to work less
The survey shows that about seventy percent of the teachers surveyed have recently been approached by their school board with the request to work more. Most primary school teachers are willing to do this in emergency situations, but are otherwise satisfied with their current size of appointment. About fifteen percent would probably want to work more, but almost the same percentage of respondents would like to work less.
Financial
A financial incentive could possibly help to boost more work, says the platform. 'But even in that case, the question remains whether teachers are actually willing to take the step to a higher number of appointments.'
