“Any gaps found after the appointment of the 10,000 permanent teachers and the licenses they received, and after the first phase of more than 24,000 alternates, we will hurry to cover them earlier with the second phase of recruitment, which will take place on 25 to 26 September. Usually the second phase takes place in October. This year we think they will be able to start all day schools earlier and cover the children who need special support. ” This was stated by the Minister of Education, Religions and Sports, Sofia Zacharakispeaking earlier today on ERT.

Mrs Zacharakis noted that the second phase of recruitment will be soon and an attempt was made to meet the needs, which he described as “dynamic”.

Responding to a question about the repeated phenomenon of gaps in schools, the Minister of Education spoke of a “structural issue”, which “wanting and not dealing with it”. As he pointed out, “if you were sitting with us at the Ministry of Education a week you would have been quoted. We are talking about a demanding design with many stages. Let me tell you that in a single county, 12 kindergarteners were appointed and 6 were licensed. Any newly -newly allowed, when it is called upon to take on, to activate an institutionalized license, a long -term license, a maternity license. A kindergarten teacher was appointed on a small island and immediately received permission. We immediately sent a kindergarten teacher to meet the need and not even the children without a kindergarten. Today, after the 24,000 deputies have taken on service, we will do the same exercise in the Ministry of Education. We will see the gaps by Monday and we will try to fill them in the second phase. “

Ms Zacharakis also pointed out that the Greek system is different from that of other countries: “In Germany and Belgium, for example, there is no Minister of Education who knows, at the moment, if any, and where there is a vacuum. There are decentralized systems where recruitment is done either at the level of regions, municipalities and even schools. But here we have common tables with ASEP. It is a common invitation for all of Greece. To make a local call must not have accepted the position several times, alternates. But due to the special geography of the country we will have such issues that we are obliged to deal with immediately, and in most cases. “

Finally, the Minister underlined that more than 48,000 permanent appointments have been made by 2020, including many specialties, including psychologists and social workers