Nonetheless, for a large-scale growth, the deliberate reform of leisure schooling is required, which the union is placing the brakes on. “So long as I’m minister, I’ll battle for the mannequin,” stated Polaschek. The present proposal additionally features a deal with for folks: the childcare half is to be free for everybody.
The built-in all-day college remains to be solely a minority program in Austria; there are 2,400 faculties with afternoon care in comparison with 224 “actual” all-day faculties. Nonetheless, this way particularly would offer higher academic alternatives for kids of fogeys with low academic {qualifications} or a migrant background. In response to Polaschek, “considering huge” in regards to the all-day college is just doable in a brand new construction.
The purpose of his reform, which is supported by the states and municipalities, is that the leisure educators not solely take care of the scholars throughout their leisure time (normally within the afternoon), however can even help them within the mornings, for instance with observe or accompany them on discipline journeys. As well as, all instructing employees at obligatory faculties (main and center faculties) are to be employed by the state by way of the staffing plan and not by exterior organizations. The brand new mannequin can also be meant to offer long-term monetary safety for all-day faculties for the primary time.
Nations ought to determine for themselves
In response to Polaschek, the present proposal permits the states to determine on the change themselves. Vienna, which has by far probably the most “actual” all-day faculties, must also be capable of overpay the leisure educators so as to have the ability to keep the present wage degree. After the federal authorities covers the employees prices within the afternoon, dad and mom will not need to pay childcare charges in any respect all-day faculties. They’ve already come a great distance, Polaschek says, and continues to hope for an settlement. In any case, the reform won’t go forward regardless of the resistance of the union, “that may make no sense.”
One of many legislative proposals that Polaschek needs to push by way of regardless of the present coalition clinch is a digitization modification. It’s meant to cut back paperwork for faculties and oldsters, particularly in the beginning of faculty, for instance by simplifying information assortment and digital certificates. The modification is at the moment being reviewed and is predicted to be handed within the final plenary session earlier than the summer season break.
Reform of pre-scientific work
Polaschek hopes that the deliberate reform of the pre-scientific work (VWA) for the AHS Matura could be authorised by the start of July by way of an modification. In response to Polaschek, younger folks ought to in future be capable of select between the present 40,000 to 60,000 character lengthy written work on a selected subject or different kinds of undertaking work. The Greens have already signaled their approval in precept.
Polaschek additionally needs to push by way of a big trainer service regulation bundle. The introduction of administrator hours at obligatory faculties is meant to alleviate the burden on college administration in organizing classes. It additionally comprises the “protecting measures” introduced in the beginning of the 12 months, that are meant to stop younger lecturers from burning out after they’ve accomplished their bachelor’s diploma and are finishing their grasp’s diploma alongside their job. All the mandatory legislative proposals have been despatched to the accountable civil service ministry, Polaschek stresses. Nonetheless, in response to an APA question, the ministry stated that there have been “nonetheless no discussions on substantive proposals.”
Trainer scarcity beneath management?
Polaschek believes that the scarcity of lecturers in sure topics and areas is already beneath management. There are roughly as many positions to be crammed as there are instructing graduates, however not all the time for the proper kind of faculty or the proper topic, says Polaschek. Gaps are being crammed by instructing college students and profession changers who’re examined for his or her {qualifications} beforehand. 700 of them have been within the system this college 12 months, and there are 125,000 lecturers in whole. The digitization of registration and standardized utility deadlines additionally imply that schooling authorities can now plan extra flexibly and rapidly. Polaschek can also be optimistic in regards to the growth of latest college students in instructing research, with a rise of 17 p.c (plus 950 folks). “We have been capable of maintain all the classes final 12 months and we’ll maintain all the classes this college 12 months too – it is not simple, however we’ve it beneath management.”
Polaschek has been keeping track of the not too long ago tense scenario at Vienna’s obligatory faculties as a result of elevated variety of households becoming a member of them, and the lecturers’ union has even warned of a “collapse”. Opposite to what NEOS schooling councillor Christoph Wiederkehr complained, the minister doesn’t imagine that there was too little assist from the federal authorities. Till not too long ago, Vienna had solely requested for help “in a couple of small areas”, and the ministry had complied with this request. The town can be getting further instructing employees within the subsequent college 12 months anyway as a result of elevated variety of pupils, and secretarial employees and help employees from college psychology and social work have not too long ago been expanded by way of monetary equalization.
Youngsters have the proper to leisure time
Within the not too long ago renewed debate about obligatory ethics courses, Polaschek believes that the demand made by the NEOS for a further topic beginning in main college shouldn’t be sufficient to determine a higher consciousness of ethics and democracy. Youngsters have a proper to free time and faculties should not be overloaded, he warned in opposition to additional classes. Within the subsequent legislative interval, the prevailing mannequin might be expanded to incorporate different college ranges. “We’re at the moment gathering expertise for this.”
Faith is at the moment a obligatory topic for members of a non secular group, however one can choose out of it. From the higher grades onwards, should you choose out or you probably have no non secular affiliation, you could attend ethics courses. Polaschek doesn’t think about denominational non secular instruction in state faculties to be up for debate. That is constitutionally assured and he additionally thinks it’s good if it takes place in a state-controlled framework. In any case, the chance of radicalization is far decrease there.
