he cabinet On November 11, it approved a draft law to reduce proportions – the number of students in each class – and set a maximum teaching day for teachers throughout the year. Spain. The initiative was not well received … to Andalusian Military Council Nor for coordinated education: the Autonomous Administration complains about the lack of negotiations with regional governments and the lack of financial support for communities to implement these measures, to the point that it goes so far as to accuse Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports From institutional “betrayal”.
For its part, the main body of labor representation for teachers in the Andalusian concerted sector, namely Federation of Independent Teaching Unions (FSIE), He believes that the legal text “deepens the inequality gap and perpetuates unequal working conditions in centers supported by public funds.”
The anger of Department of Educational Development and Vocational Training It concerns, first of all, the fact that the central executive administration is headed by the Minister Pilar Alegría The autonomous regions were not included in their project, which was not addressed in any session of the sectoral conference that brings together senior officials of the ministry and educational policies of the country’s regions.
Without referring to the Education Committee
Moreover, it was celebrated only yesterday Madrid The Education Committee formed by the Ministry; It is a second-level coordinating body headed by the Andalusian Secretary of State for Education, Abelardo de la Rosa, and attended by the deputy advisors of all SpainAmong them is that blackboardPablo Quesada. The draft law was not mentioned on the session’s agenda.
The Autonomous Administration sees this rejection as a new example of the government’s will Pedro Sanchez To “impose” the initial project, which the communities will have to develop no matter what, but without Ministry Specific financial funds have been provided for this.
The lack of funding, the second pillar of the Council’s criticism, constitutes a “burden” on implementing the measures aimed at improving the quality of the educational system identified by the project, which are summarized in the gradual reduction to 22 students per class and the reduction of school hours. Teachers.
The Department of Educational Development confirms that it is advanced: In July, it signed an agreement with the unions that includes procedures included in the project
The Educational Development Department confirms that it is at the forefront. Last July, it signed an agreement with the two majority public education unions: I swear and CSIFto which was added UGTWhich was entitled “Improving the Educational System and Working Conditions of Faculty Members in Andalusia,” which already included the basic conditions for the initial project that the Council of Ministers had just given the green light to.
First, the percentage in the cycle decreases 2026-2027 – The next stage – there will be a maximum of 22 children in each classroom in the elementary levels children This will be circulated even essential in a gradual manner. The second is to specify 18 study hours for secondary and baccalaureate teachers and 23.5 for secondary school teachers. children and essential. In addition, the Convention sets out specific measures to differentiate the ratio in the case of students with special educational needs.
Complaints from the concerted party, satisfaction from the public
Previously proposed amendments executive Centralization was not accepted by the entire educational community. If teachers in pure and simple public schools celebrate this, those who offer their services in schools that operate on a coordinated basis will not be entirely happy. And so the union FSIE She expressed her “deep concern about the preliminary draft law amending Law No. 4/2019 to improve the conditions of teaching staff outside the university, after verifying that subsidized teaching was once again excluded from the proposed measures.”
The union denounces that “this discrimination is not new, but the result of more than 15 years of ministerial inertia. During this period, the working conditions of coordinating teachers have deteriorated, exacerbated by the lack of funding for the centres, making it difficult to access rights recognized by law, such as partial retirement.”
FSIE He adds that maintaining these disparities violates the constitutional right of families to freely choose an educational center, because it conditions this choice on economic ability rather than educational criteria or proximity criteria.
On your side, CSIFThe “majority” among government educators believes the draft offers positive changes, although it insists on progress in “organizing diversity professionals, such as counselors and education teachers.” Therapeutic pedagogy Hearing and language. So, CSIF The order requires the ministry to legislate maximum ratios for these professionals, following standards such as UNESCO’s recommendation of one counselor for every 250 students.