The management of the Portuguese School of Macau informed five teachers and one technician of the institution that it would not renew their employment contract for the next academic year, citing management reasons.
The teachers dismissed by the Portuguese School of Macau will not be replaced, taking into account the lack of these professionals, indicated the Portuguese Ministry of Education, which intends to reduce the mobility of teachers from disadvantaged groups by 25%.
At the beginning of June, the management of the Portuguese School of Macau (EPM) informed five teachers and one technician from the institution – five of them in Macau with a special license from Portugal – that they would not renew their employment contract for next year. school year, citing management reasons.
Only in the Portuguese department of EPM, three teachers had their contracts terminated, all of them holders of permanent resident cards.
In a clarification requested by Lusa, a source from the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation explained that, “given the lack of teachers in Portugal”, this ministry “has already given indications that there will be no teachers available to replace the teachers that the management of the Portuguese School of Macau.
And he remembered that, As defined in the +Classes+Éxito plan, which aims to reduce the number of students with prolonged class interruptions, the intention of the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation is to reduce by 25% the total of regulatory mobilities attributed to teachers deficit hiring groups, in the 2024/2025 academic year.
This situation may include teachers in Portuguese schools, but also those assigned to central or regional services, public entities, federations, associations, among others.
The Portuguese School of Macao was created in 1998 as heir to three Portuguese-language educational institutions: the Official Primary School, the Commercial School and the Liceu de Macao.
That same year, the Fundação Escola Portuguesa de Macau was created, the result of collaboration between the Portuguese State, the Fundação Oriente and the Associação Promotora da Instrução dos Macaenses.
Source: Observadora
