Overview

• The Education Ministry presented unions with a written proposal to set legal maximum weekly in-class hours and to lower classroom ratios, moving negotiations from signals to a concrete text.
• The plan prioritises reductions for groups with special educational needs, schools in high social-complexity areas, and key transition years such as 5th–6th Primary, 1st–2nd ESO, FP Básica and Bachillerato.
• No dedicated national funding has been announced, and the measures require legislative change and implementation by autonomous communities that manage schools.
• Unions welcomed receiving a formal document but warned about timing and planning, with talks continuing and a follow-up meeting scheduled for 9 October.
• Coverage conflicts on the exact hour caps: several outlets cite 18 hours in ESO/Bachillerato and 23 in Primary, while another reports 18 in Primary and 23 in Secondary with a 2026/27 start.