Slob postpones teachers' register 'until further notice'
Teachers from primary, secondary and secondary vocational education are not obliged to register in the teacher register from 1 July. Education minister Arie Slob is pausing with the register. AObchair Liesbeth Verheggen: “The Teaching Profession Act, which lays down the professional freedom of teachers, remains intact. This is desperately needed for the appeal of the profession. Unfortunately, too much has been focused on the registry. ”
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Today Minister Arie Slob left the House of Representatives with a letter know that the teacher register is not mandatory for the time being. For many teachers it will be a relief, because there was a lot of resistance. Actually, from 1 July, teachers should keep their diplomas and further training in the register to show that they meet the requirements for the profession of teacher. The Senate and the House of Representatives previously approved the Teaching Profession Act, which also included the register.
Little support
Slob is now postponing the compulsory register because he thinks there is too little support among teachers. The Minister of Education now first wants to work on a strong professional group and look at how the professionalization of teachers can be strengthened in other ways. In a press release he reports that the teachers should be in charge themselves. Slob does not want to impose or oblige anything from 'above'.
Slob does not want to impose or oblige anything from 'above'
To see how things should proceed, Slob has appointed Senator of the Senate Alexander Rinnooy Kan. He is given the task of investigating how the professionalization of teachers can be improved and whether a new professional organization is needed, because the Education Cooperative - which includes all unions - is discontinued. Rinnooy Kan hopes to publish an interim report in the autumn.
Stand up
AObchairman Liesbeth Verheggen calls Slob's decision 'sensible'. “It's okay to wait with the registry. There is so much hassle and negativity about that, while it is actually the final piece of the law profession of a teacher. ” Verheggen emphasizes that the law itself remains intact. "The AOb at the time ensured that the professional freedom of teachers also became law. They get their profession back. This is a very important part of the law, but there is always too much focus on the register. ” For example, Verheggen refers to the National Education Agreement in which only the register was mentioned. "The AOb has not signed that agreement. ”
It's okay to wait with the registry. There is so much fuss and negativity about that, when it is actually a capstone of the law profession teacher
Verheggen agrees with Slob's choice for Rinnooy Kan. “He has always had a view of the entire law and the entire context around it, not just the register. Moreover, he was involved in the Covenant Teacher, the plan with all kinds of agreements to improve teaching. ”
Employers lobby
However, the AOb with the new course on the contribution of employers. “Those employer councils, such as the PO council and VO council, had been kept out until now. Which is good, because this is about the profession itself. The employers' lobby is strong and we must ensure that they do not now determine what the teachers must comply with. I will also give that to Rinnooy Kan. ”
