The PDOED is holding a protest on December 8, outside the Ministry of Education, regarding its demand for an increase in permanent positions in primary education.
The PDOED, in a statement, says that one of its main demands for years has been the increase of organic positions in primary education (primary, pre-primary and special), so that they keep up with the actual needs of the school units.
It notes that the request this will reduce the number of temporary teachers and will contribute substantially to the timely staffing and smooth operation of school units.
It also states that the Organization also demands an increase in the number of administrative positions in pre-primary education.
"Unfortunately, for years a large number of kindergartens have not been adequately staffed with administrative staff (directors and vice-directors). Typically, according to school staffing regulations, there should be more than 70 Director positions in pre-primary education," he adds.
PDED also notes that in Special Education the number of temporary teachers exceeds 50% of the total number of teachers, "a number which is unacceptable and seriously hampers both the timely staffing and the operation of school units". It states, at the same time, that in pre-primary education the corresponding percentage of temporary teachers exceeds 25% of all kindergarten teachers.
"Unfortunately, the official side, apart from verbal promises, has not proceeded to solve the specific problem. As a result, for years our Kindergartens have continued to operate understaffed in terms of management personnel and hundreds of colleagues have been working for many years under the temporary status, with their working future uncertain and their rights significantly limited," he adds.
PDOED states that "the unwillingness of the Ministry of Education to take corrective action in this direction in recent years, despite verbal commitments and promises", forces the organization to hold a protest on this issue on Thursday, 8 December 2022, at 14:30, outside the Ministry of Education.
"We call on the Ministry of Education and Science to immediately take the appropriate action and officially inform the PDOED about this. Otherwise, the PDOED will take strong reaction measures," it concluded in its statement.
Source: CNA
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