Brandenburg's teachers under pressure: more hours instead of relief!

Brandenburg's teachers under pressure: more hours instead of relief!

There is movement in the education sector in Brandenburg: The Ministry of Education is planning comprehensive relief measures for teachers in order to improve the quality of teaching. The number of hours teachers work per week is to be increased by one hour in the coming school semester. Specifically, this means an increase from 27 to 28 hours per week for primary schools and from 25 to 26 hours for secondary schools. This reports tagesschau.de.

The measures that the ministry is planning include a total of 22 points, some of which have already been put into practice. A central approach is AI assistants that are intended to support teachers in preparing lessons and creating work materials. The goal is clear: less administrative burden for teachers so that they can concentrate more on teaching.

Fewer exams, more relief?

An exciting detail is the reduction in class work for the subjects German, mathematics, foreign languages ​​and natural and social sciences. Instead of the previous four class tests per year, only two will now be necessary. However, this could also mean that teachers will have to take more oral exams, which the Union for Education and Science (GEW) considers to be worrying. GEW boss Günther Fuchs has spoken out and is calling for smaller classes and additional staff, such as administrative assistants and therapists. “The relief measures might not really reach teachers,” he warns, and sees the danger that the new regulation will lead to more discussions with parents.

In addition, the central exam in grade 10 at high schools will be abolished, which may provide some relief. But Fuchs also emphasizes that teachers are already working longer than required by law and has announced a regulatory action at the Berlin-Brandenburg Higher Administrative Court in order to prevent the number of hours per week from being increased.

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