According to estimates, Israel has a shortage of 13,000 helpers in kindergartens and schools, this is one of the biggest crises in the education system in recent years, especially after the Corona crisis.
Kindergartens, daycare centers and special education frameworks are closed every day due to a lack of aides, kindergartners and teachers.
The heavy price for the lack of assistants is paid by the children and, of course, the parents, along with the education teams that are collapsing and the system has been bleeding for several years.
The culture of 'it will be fine' improvisations and band-aids are undone every day.
In a number of cities, the assistants went on pirate strikes, in Ness Ziona the mayor even stepped up and went to court to return the assistants to work.
Now the teachers' unions are going against the mayors, and even announced a labor dispute and the closure of kindergartens due to a lack of second assistants, now Holon and Givatayim are on the agenda, threats of closures in the cities are expected in the future.
Emergency meeting of the local government
On video: a press conference of the local government that threatens a strike (Walla system!)
In the labor dispute letter sent by the Histadrut in Teachers, it is written - "The municipalities of Holon and Givatayim act with regard to second assistants in the kindergartens, in a way that seriously harms the working conditions of the kindergarteners in the city. The municipalities of Holon and Givatayim do not send a replacement aide to the kindergarten as required, remove assistants from kindergartens and assign them to other kindergartens and sometimes avoid In kindergarten, you are a second assistant from the beginning."
Anat Dadon, Chairman of the Department of Kindergarten in the Teachers' Union - we will shut down the kindergartens in Givatayim and Holon (photo: official website, photo: Sally Pereg)
Anat Dadon, chairman of the kindergarten department in the Teachers' Union: "Kindergartens in Givatayim and Holon are collapsing!
It is impossible for the municipalities of Givataim and Holon not to send a replacement aide to the kindergarten as required by law, to remove protective aides and assign them to other kindergartens and worse, to prevent a second aide from being assigned to the kindergarten in the first place.
We contacted the municipalities several times, but unfortunately nothing changed.
Not only is the quality of kindergarten work compromised, but the kindergarten children suffer as well.
The soft children stay for hours without someone to change their diapers.
Without a second assistant, the kindergarten teacher is not available for pedagogical work and is busy all day with immediate torture of the children."
Ran Konik, the mayor of Givatayim on Twitter:
Yaffe Ben David declared me a labor dispute.
I must have reached my peak.
And why the conflict?
Oh, that's interesting, read it, the Histadrut takes care of kindergarteners, that you won't be without two assistants in the kindergarten.
And right!
But, why do we transfer assistants from Magen to Kindergarten?
So that we don't have to close kindergartens because there aren't... that's right, there are no kindergartens!
So nice, please make sure there are kindergarteners?
Thanks!
Ran Konik, Mayor of Givatayim at the local government conference (Photo: Reuven Castro)
The Municipality of Givatayim stated
- "The Municipality of Givatayim is doing everything in its power to maintain a regular school routine in the kindergartens in the city. In light of the severe shortage of kindergarten teachers and aides, in order to prevent the closing of kindergartens and allow parents to maintain their daily routine, we mobilize assistants to fill the place of kindergarten teachers who do not come to work.
We call on the ministry Education to urgently find a solution to the manpower crisis in the kindergartens and to prioritize the treatment of the issue.
Holon Municipality stated
- "Egypt on the announcement of the Teachers' Union, as it is aware of the manpower shortage of aides throughout the country, when there are sometimes shortages of both aides and replacement aides. The Histadrut is also aware of the fact that the Ministry of Education suffers from a severe shortage of kindergarteners, and during the absence of kindergarteners, the ministry has difficulty finding replacements for them Amidst this complex reality, the municipal education administration is constantly making great efforts to overcome these shortcomings and is looking for creative solutions so that kindergartens will open in the morning. .
native
news
Tags
assistants
Education
Givatayim