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Teachers in Brandenburg: First warnings of massive job cuts!
Unrest at Brandenburg schools: job cuts unsettle teachers and parents. Planned cuts and their consequences in Havelland.
Teachers in Brandenburg: First warnings of massive job cuts!
In Brandenburg, the double budget for 2025/26 is causing considerable unrest in schools. The government led by the SPD and BSW is planning a package of measures that will be implemented after the summer holidays. From 2025 to 2026 there will be a total of 445 fewer teaching positions available, which is causing nervousness among schools and parents. This information situation prompted Katja Poschmann, the education policy spokeswoman for the SPD parliamentary group, to ask for patience: “The school authorities are working on the calculations,” said her statement. Maz Online reports.
The specific figures for the affected teaching positions are not due to be published until the end of July. The Jahn primary school in Rathenow will be particularly affected, as internal information reveals that at least three teachers will probably have to leave the school. This school is part of the StartChances program, which specifically supports institutions in difficult social situations. Berit Sommer, the deputy parent representative at Jahn Elementary School, expresses concerns that the cuts could have negative consequences for teaching and students.
Additional challenges in the education sector
An additional troublemaker is that from February 2026 teachers will have to teach one more hour per week to make up for the lost positions. Christian Gust, a member of the FDP local association and the district parents' council, criticizes the state government's poor communication regarding this development. With an increase of around 3,000 students in the coming year, the pressure on the existing system will continue to increase.
The Brandenburg government has announced that it will invest an additional 300 million euros in education, but schools are also having to accept cuts. According to an internal letter at the European School in Falkensee, noticeable cuts in school activities are the order of the day. A comprehensive school in Brandenburg an der Havel, for example, has to reduce its substitute reserve from 13 to 10 hours per week and sees the hours for “joint learning” fall by 20 percent, which could have alarming effects on the support of students in need of performance. RBB24 has published further details.
The parents are, it seems, deeply concerned. In order to draw attention to the students' concerns, parent representative Sommer has launched a postcard campaign that will be presented to state parliament member Katja Poschmann on July 7th. This is intended to increase the pressure on decision-makers to cushion the negative effects of the cuts on the education system, because fewer hours for those in need of support and language support are already an alarming sign.