BE wants structural solutions to education rather than emergency measures like those of PS.

BE coordinator Mariana Mortagua on Tuesday said that instead of emergency measures such as encouraging retired teachers to return to teaching, PS should “solve the problem at the source” with careers, salaries and adequate training.

At the end of a visit to the Immigrant Solidarity Association in Lisbon, Mariana Mortagua was questioned by journalists about statements made the day before by PS leader Pedro Nuno Santos, who said he wanted to encourage retired teachers to teach to respond to the current needs of the school.

“I think the idea that you run the country from emergency measure to emergency measure is wrong, it was the idea that the absolute majority went away and created that problems increase and accumulate, and how you do not want to take measures, structures to By solving problems, we move from emergency measure to emergency measure,” he criticized.

Accusing the socialists of seeking to “start a war between the population and teachers by saying that teachers have too many privileges,” the bloc leader complained that “now that there is a huge shortage of teachers in schools,” the PS again wants to resort to “extraordinary measures “

“We want to solve this problem at the root, and that means assessing teachers’ careers and salaries, addressing the problem of reinstating seniority, providing support for laid-off teachers who cannot afford to travel to teach in places where housing is available. impossible, and the cost of transport becomes impossible, and provide training to thousands of teachers hired by schools and who do not have proper teaching training,” he listed.

According to Mortagua, “an emergency measure has already entered into force” and consisted of hiring people who do not have the appropriate teaching training to teach.

“Now, if we want these people who are now hired to become the new teaching staff, so that they can stay in the school, want to stay in the school, then we need to provide two things: career, life and salary prospects, and adequate training.” , – summed up.

Given that emergency measures have “proved to be more costly”, the BE boss is asking us to do what is “right”, telling all contract teachers from the outset to “stay here because they have career prospects and will undergo adequate training.” preparation” to remain in public school.

In addition to teachers, according to the head of the BE, it is necessary to answer the rest of the non-teaching workers who every day “are involved in the public school.”