Lang of teachers in Saxony-Anhalt: Red alarm level for our schools!

Lang of teachers in Saxony-Anhalt: Red alarm level for our schools!

In Saxony-Anhalt, schools face a special challenge: the shortage of teachers. So far, the Ministry of Education has not been able to determine a clear number of the missing teachers for the coming school year 2025/2026. One refers to a variety of factors that influence this situation, including disease-related failures, maternity leave, parental leave as well as attributions and moves of teachers. Despite the unclear figures, it is clear: Numerous new settings are planned to fill the vacant positions, especially by tenders [MDR reports that ...] (https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/Sachsen-Anhalt/faq- teacherlangel-Seinsteiger-seiteneiten-massungen-106.html).

Especially at primary schools there is a lack of teachers in a variety of subjects such as German, sports and music. But secondary and community schools also have to face the shortage, whereby they urgently search for teachers in mathematics, English and many other subjects. Even the high schools have difficulty finding qualified staff, especially for the natural sciences and languages ​​[MDR reports that…] (https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/sachsen-anhalt/faq- Lehrerlangel-- Quereinsteiger-Seiger-ssteiger-Meitungen-106.html).

growing challenges in the field of education

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The reasons for this deficit are diverse: a wave of retirement is pending and the number of students increases due to a baby boom in the 2010s. By 2035, an increase in school numbers is expected by over 9%, which will further increase the need for teachers. In addition, factors such as the promotion of low -performance students and the increasing number of high school graduates must be taken into account. It is expected that the defect is particularly noticeable in secondary school and at vocational schools, while the primary school area could probably relax [Statista reports that ...] (https://de.statista.com/themen/10477/ teacherlangel-in-deutschland/).

prospects and solutions

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