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Italy Appoints 41,901 Teachers for Sept. 1 to Bolster School Staffing

The hiring push lifts coverage metrics and inaugurates a continuity option that lets families keep support substitutes for students with disabilities.

Overview

  • Permanent appointments cover 76.8% of available posts, with overall staffing on common posts reaching 97.3% after placements.
  • Support education adds 7,820 hires, bringing tenured sostegno teachers to about 121,879 and raising coverage to 95.2% from 89%.
  • For the first time, families can request confirmation of annual or 30‑June support substitutes, with roughly 58,000 requests reported.
  • School leadership sees 326 new principals, cutting reggenze from 468 to 403 and reducing reliance on acting heads by nearly 14%.
  • About 1,000 Italian‑as‑a‑second‑language specialists start in primary and secondary schools, while roughly 120,000 derogation support posts will still be filled by substitutes.