Overview
- The Kultus- and Wissenschaftsministerium published the Masterplan on Monday, September 21, 2026, announcing a shift that embeds an intensive, year‑long Praxisjahr as the core of teacher preparation.
- The reform adds an extra practical and examination semester, raises the weight of classroom practice in assessments and proposes dropping the written paper in the Second State Examination to focus evaluation on real teaching.
- New curricular priorities include expanded training in digital education, democracy education and a pilot model degree called Ethics and AI, with selected universities running trial elements first.
- Ministries estimate they will need a little more than 50 new positions each to supervise and quality‑assure the program while seminars on teacher health and resilience are already being rolled out for trainees.
- Teacher associations broadly welcome the practical focus but say success hinges on the state providing clear funding, formal training for supervising teachers and time‑release at schools, and observers should watch staffing, pilot results and the 2029/30 rollout timetable.