Hiring of substitute teachers in schools: Updates on placements expected after October 10

Dates for the current phase of hiring substitute teachers educators Primary and Secondary Education:

• Application/Statement of Preferences submitted to OPSYD by candidates for placement in schools on Wednesday, October 9, 2024.

• Deadline for assuming duties from the Friday, the 11th up to Monday, October 14, 2024 at schools, KEDASY centers, and the Sivitanidios Institute, on a case-by-case basis for each hiring. If they are assigned to more than one school, they must begin their service at the school where they will provide the most teaching hours.

Substitute teachers will be notified via SMS of the school or KEDASY where they will be assigned to work on Thursday, October 10, 2024.

Hiring of substitute teachers is taking place every hour today

“The system for the second phase of substitute teachers—who are expected any moment now—is ”up and running,’ as alfavita.gr reported today following confirmation from officials at the Ministry of Education

We would like to remind you that the Secretary General of the Ministry of Education is not involved in the Ministry of Education or the hiring process. Yiannis Katsaros as he is bedridden following the serious car accident he was involved in a few days ago, after which he was hospitalized.

In this context, the newly hired substitute teachers are expected to begin working at the schools as of Monday, October 14.

In the second phase of hiring substitute teachers This also includes new hires SPAs and Special Protection Areas as the Document from the Ministry of Education, Research, and Religious Affairs on Education Departments noted:  “Please complete the online registration directly through OPSYD the staffing vacancies at General Education schools, Special Education Schools (DYEP), and Reception Classes (T.Y.) I and II of the Special Education Program (Z.E.P.). (in anticipation of their establishment).”.

However, in the current phase No staffing vacancies were reported for the alternative remedial education departments within the framework of Implementation of the Action «A New Beginning for EPAL – Support for EPAL Schools» (M.N.A.E.) as well as the EPAL Apprenticeship Year.

According to information from alfavita.gr The Ministry of Education has received approval to hire 41,900 substitute teachers, In total, for the current school year, while last year more than 50,000 substitute teachers were hired in total.

As a reminder, a total of [number] people were hired during Phase A this year 28,730 substitute teachers.

This means that this year there will be cuts in the hiring of substitute teachers, since last year we had approximately 55,000 (substitute teachers and permanent teachers who retired) whereas this year, the Ministry of Education’s plan calls for a total of approximately 52,000 (41,900 substitute teachers and 10,000 permanent teachers).

Budget cuts this year in primary school special education programs as well, where, although the number of participating schools has increased (1,228 elementary schools joined the ZEP this year, compared to 1,093 last year), funding has decreased (only 910 allocations for PE70 and 49 for PE30, compared to 950 PE70 allocations and 48 PE30 allocations last year).

In other words, last year approval was granted to hire 950 teachers for 1,093 schools with established after-school programs, whereas this year, approval has been granted to hire 910 teachers, even though there are 1,228 schools with established special education programs.