Future of school social work in the Ostalbkreis: Financing unsafe!
Future of school social work in the Ostalbkreis: Financing unsafe!
School social work in the Ostalb district has established itself over the years as an indispensable part of educational and youth welfare. Currently, 66.95 full-time positions for this important support have been set up at 73 general education schools and three professional school centers, such as
In a sign that school social work is becoming increasingly important, several applications for new hires and adjustments to the job figures were submitted for the coming school year 2025/2026. In total, applications for two new positions and four job extensions/reductions have been received, which means an increase of 0.2 full-time positions. For example, a 0.25 position was applied for for the elementary school in Escach, while the Roman school in Schwäbisch Gmünd would like to grow by 0.5. Funding for school social work, however, remains tense. Despite the planned funds, there are ambiguities about the future support from the country. School carriers and Ostalbkreis must therefore expect possible additional costs. The district proposes to promote the new jobs requested for one year according to the previous modalities, but in 2025 an additional effort of around 6,600 euros and in 2026 of around 15,200 euros is expected. The discussions about long -term financing are therefore still pending. In addition to basic financing, the decisions of the youth welfare committee see progress in the demand for school social work. Due to the funds provided by 1,053,611 euros for general education schools and 313,000 euros for vocational schools in previous years, schools have the opportunity to increase their social support offers. These changes are rated as positive, since school social work contributes decisively to the individual and social development of young people, as well as Ostalbkreis
Additional funding components, such as the “Course to Corona” action program, enable temporary increase in school social work from 2021 to 2023. These programs aim to reduce the disadvantages that have arisen during pandemic. The requested 7.4 additional full-time positions at various schools in the Ostalb district react to the increased need. The increasing support and demand for school social work shows that these offers continue to have a high priority in the educational landscape in the Ostalb district. The responsible bodies have recognized this and rely on greater integration of school social work in the future educational structure. For further information on the challenges and perspectives of school social work in the Ostalb district, you can find detailed data and analyzes in Bundesag . The challenges of financing
progress in schools
Overall, there were applications for new positions and extensions for the school year 2022/2023, including large schools such as the Rosenstein-Gymnasium in Heubach and the Härtsfeldschule in Neresheim, which each asked for two jobs.
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