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General
March 25 2024
Petition must give ignored teachers a voice in Arnhem's educational vision
De AOb Together with Arnhem SP councilor Noud Roelen, we have started a petition to give teachers a voice in the education agenda of the city of Arnhem, which determines what the spearheads are until 2027.
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MBO
March 22 2024
Finalists 'MBO team of the year' announced
The ten finalists for the MBO team of the year have been announced. The winner will be announced on May 13. 
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WO&E
March 22 2024
TU Delft: no lawsuit against Education Inspectorate after all
On second thought, the TU Delft board will not file a lawsuit against the Education Inspectorate. This is stated in a new statement about social safety at the university. Social safety has been neglected at the technical university, the education inspectorate wrote in a report.
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General
March 21 2024
Live meetings and webinars about the new pension system, register!
De AOb Together with the FNV, we will hold a large number of live meetings and webinars from April 2, 2024 to update you on the new pension scheme at ABP. During the meetings, the negotiators explain the result achieved and you can ask questions.
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HBO
March 21 2024
Collective labor agreement increases the scale of hundreds of higher professional education teachers
De AOb has agreed in the latest collective labor agreement that colleges must rate teachers at least in salary scale 11. Colleges have until September 1, 2025 for a reassessment, but at Saxion University of Applied Sciences, almost 200 teachers have already moved up a scale.
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HBO
WO&E
March 19 2024
The House of Representatives approves the learning outcomes bill
The House of Representatives has approved the Learning Outcomes Act, which makes higher education more flexible. The law allows students to offset taking courses against practical experience and makes personal learning paths within courses possible.  

AOb-director Douwe van der Zweep points out that training committees have the right of consent.
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PO
March 18 2024
Join the AObprimary education survey
De AOb would like to know what it is like to work in primary education in 2024. Would you like to share that? Complete the survey. We use the results to make your voice heard, including in the upcoming collective labor agreement negotiations.
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PO
VO
March 16 2024
Teachers concerned about decline in educational quality
Teachers and other employees from primary and secondary education are concerned about the quality of education in their sector: 9 out of 10 employees indicate this. According to 65 percent, quality has declined over the past 10 years.
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PO
March 14 2024
The best school is a school that dares to choose
By making clearer choices about what is and is not important, primary schools themselves can influence the level of basic skills and the work experience of teachers. Birgit Koeman, teacher in special primary education, wants to start the discussion with practical ideas and proposals with this opinion article.
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WO&E
March 13 2024
Red carpet for internationals disappears
Friend and foe agree that internationalization at universities has gotten out of hand. Education must reduce Anglicization. How do you do that if half of the teachers cannot teach in Dutch?

Things are changing.
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VO
March 12 2024
Join the AObsecondary education survey
What will it be like to work in secondary education in 2024? The is investigating this AOb with the survey 'The state of secondary education'. The results of the survey are also used for collective labor agreement implementation.
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PO
VO
March 12 2024
Seven tips for working with special children
It is best to work with special children in the classroom without sticking labels. The Onderwijsblad collected tips from experts. Don't wait for the diagnosis, but look at the support needs.
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VO
March 12 2024
At this gymnasium, 'learning' is a lifestyle
Kurano Bigiman brought the grammar school to Amsterdam-Zuidoost, where many children are underprivileged. “A teacher's job is to demonstrate a curious attitude toward knowledge. ”

“Colleagues!”, classical languages ​​teacher Kurano Bigiman cheerfully starts the Latin lesson by raising his voice.
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WO&E
March 11 2024
Unions are calling on TU Delft to take responsibility
The chairmen of the associations who participate in the local consultation at TU Delft (AOb, CNV, FNV and FBZ) support the petition from education employees calling on them not to go to court. 'Accept the inspection judgment and take responsibility.
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PO
March 11 2024
Set the bar high for disadvantaged students
'High dosage tutoring' eliminates delays in mathematics education with intensive tutoring. “Not many interventions make such a big difference. ”

It is still pitch dark outside. Behind the windows of the Onze Wereld primary school, there is inviting light everywhere. It is eight o'clock.
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VO
March 8 2024
Director of schools for personal secondary education suspended
Director Anneke van der Schaaf of the eight schools for personal secondary education (PVO, formerly SvPO) has been sidelined by the supervisory board. There is great unrest within the school group about the threatened closure or transfer of five of the eight schools.
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WO&E
March 8 2024
Unions demand maintenance of purchasing power for university employees
The purchasing power of all university employees must be maintained. Trade unions also want the lowest salaries to benefit most from a new collective labor agreement. This should come into effect on July 1 this year. Negotiations have started.
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PO
March 5 2024
Teacher shortage hits the growth city of Almere hard
Of all the major cities, the current teacher shortage is felt most in the growth city of Almere. The new Almere Poort district even has a teacher shortage of more than 38 percent. “We already have many schools, but the growth is not simultaneous.
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