Lack of teacher: School in Wattenbek for two and a half years without school management - what are the background?

Lack of teacher: School in Wattenbek for two and a half years without school management - what are the background?

The lack of qualified school management at primary schools in Schleswig-Holstein continues to be a major challenge. A remarkable example of this is the Landschule an der Eider in Wattenbek, who has been looking for a successor for the school management for two and a half years. Despite twelve application rounds, there was no success so far. However, this problem is not limited to this one school, but affects schools throughout the country.

scope of the problem

At the beginning of the current school year, 54 school management points were vacant across all school types, which corresponds to around every 14th place. The reasons for the difficulties in filling these positions are complex and range from a general lack of teachers to unfavorable working conditions for potential candidates.

effects on the community

The current emergency in the occupation of school management not only has an impact on the schools concerned, but also burdens the teachers and the pupils. A provisional management can only be a temporary solution and the burden for everyone involved increases continuously.

solutions

In order to counter the lack of school management, the Ministry of Education has taken measures to make the profession more attractive. This includes increased salary for school management and deputy as well as an expanded range of further training. Nevertheless, the challenge remains, since the working conditions for school management are still perceived as difficult despite some improvements.

future perspectives

It remains to be hoped that the efforts of the Ministry of Education will bear fruit and that the lack of qualified school management can be remedied in the long term. A balanced workload and attractive framework conditions are crucial to attract committed specialists for this important position.

- Nag