There may be a shortage of even tens of thousands of educators

Teachers are leaving the profession in large numbers, and young people are not attracted to it. The main reason is the "financial misery," as mentioned by the President of ZNP, Sławomir Broniarz. The earnings of novice teachers today are practically at the minimum wage level. In addition to this, there is an overloaded curriculum and a decrease in the prestige of the teaching profession. It is estimated that there is already a shortage of tens of thousands of educators in Poland. 

“The lack of 10 teachers in a given locality means a minimum of 180 hours to fill. This means that several hundred students have no classes," Sławomir Broniarz said.

Estimates regarding staff shortages in schools vary. In August, the Minister of Education, Przemysław Czarnek, estimated that the number of full-time job vacancies is just under 7,000, which is less than 1 percent of all teachers. Regional educational authorities and ZNP provide numbers approximately three times higher.

(Newseria)