The Bavarian Education and Science Union (GEW) has called for an end to the so-called standard assessment of teachers. This means additional work for everyone involved – and disadvantaged women working part-time. “Crises and, above all, the lack of skilled workers put a lot of strain on the colleagues,” said Ruth Brenner, a member of the GEW’s main staff council, on Tuesday. Now the opening of the assessment is leading to discord in many colleges. “Many teachers do not feel valued and turn to the staff council.”
To put it simply, many civil servant teachers in Bavaria are appraised every four years, depending on the type of school, by their school management or by the school authority. According to the union, better pay and career opportunities can formally depend on the result. In previous years, part-time women had received comparatively poor ratings – although part-time employment should not be counted as disadvantageous. The whole thing is also associated with a lot of work for the school management themselves, said Florian Kohl, deputy chairman of GEW Bayern. In other federal states, such as North Rhine-Westphalia or Hesse, assessments are only made “if it makes sense, for example in the case of civil servants for life or an application for a post as head of school. That’s quite enough”.