Overview

• The GEW union warns that the new full-day schooling policy will significantly worsen the teacher shortage in Germany.
• By 2030, Germany is projected to lack over 110,000 teachers and hundreds of thousands of child and youth care professionals.
• The shortage extends beyond teachers, affecting educators, social workers, and school psychologists.
• The policy, set to begin in 2026/2027, aims to provide full-day schooling for primary students, gradually expanding to all grades by 2029/2030.
• GEW emphasizes the need for better training and working conditions to make teaching a more attractive profession.