Up to 2,000 hours in a year – teachers file a lawsuit. As early as September 2023, teachers' working hours will finally be reliably recorded.
According to a forecast by the Conference of Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs, the teacher shortage in Germany will continue to worsen until 2035. The part-time quota for teachers reached 42.3 percent in the 2022/23 school year. To counteract the shortage of teachers: more and more career changers are teaching at German schools.