Government: Teacher shortage news in Portugal

Teachers who postpone retirement receive 750 euros but only in schools with shortages

The Government has decided to restrict the 750-euro salary bonus to regions with teacher shortages for all educators who agree to postpone retirement and continue teaching.

Portugal: Over 100 teachers called to mark exams on holiday, sick leave

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There are teachers, but they were not called: Chemistry teachers' association contradicts minister

Fernando Alexandre had stated that there was a shortage of teachers, but this association guarantees that there are educators who have not been recruited.

Minister of Education: "We are unable to finalise the exams because there are no available grading teachers"

The Minister of Education says there is a shortage of teachers to grade national exams, at a time when 99.3% of the papers have already been corrected. Fernando Alexandre has appealed to teachers to grade the remaining papers, admitting that not all results may be published this Friday.

Without respect, there will be no teachers

There are no miracle solutions for the teacher shortage problem, but the fundamental approach requires concrete and incisive measures that span the entire career. Opinion piece by Ana Mercedes Pescada

The teacher shortage and the integration of the 1st cycle of basic education with the 2nd cycle

I find it difficult to understand why 1st cycle teachers are unable to fully embrace their professional status and social responsibility. Opinion piece by Margarida Belchior.

"The teachers' problem is universal": from Portugal to Estonia, how is the teacher shortage being solved?

Statements by the Ministers of Education of Portugal and Estonia, Fernando Alexandre and Kristina Kallas, at the 2nd Edition of the Oeiras Education Forum 2026.

Read today's DN, Wednesday, April 8th

Education makes the DN headline today: Teacher shortages worsened by high dropout rates in degree courses. Projections indicate a significant drop in the number of teachers by 2035, potentially reaching 55% in pre-school education, 29% in the 1st cycle, 42% in the 2nd cycle, and 39% in the 3rd cycle and secondary education. The main photo covers the war in the Middle East: Ultimatum. Iran awaits Trump's decision. Also highlighted is an interview with Paulo Flor: PSP helped two Brazilians per day return to their country between January and February. Regarding the Artemis II mission: The 'Orion' crew saw 'flashes' and describes the 'brutal relief' of the Far Side of the Moon. 'It is an unforgiving terrain.' Download the complete electronic edition of the newspaper at the link below. See the front page in detail.

Camilo Lourenço discusses the existence of schools with too many teachers and others with a shortage

The CMTV commentator says the Minister of Education “acknowledged the problems and did not make excuses.”

Fenprof regrets reduction in vacancies for teacher recruitment

Of the total 8,465 vacancies for the next school year, 3,152 are in areas with the greatest shortage of teachers.

Minister of Education acknowledges teacher shortage but guarantees that the number of students without classes is "overestimated"

The Ministry of Education has yet to establish a system that accurately identifies teacher requirements and the number of students without classes. Existing figures remain unreliable, and some schools even have a surplus of teachers. Regarding the controversy surrounding Saramago, the minister did not intervene in the proposal but agrees that reading the Nobel laureate's work does not have to be mandatory in schools.

Minister of Education guarantees that school schedules without teachers are at 448, less than half of the January figure

The Minister of Education stated in Parliament this Wednesday that there are 448 unfilled teaching schedules, a figure updated on March 26th. Fernando Alexandre noted this is a significant decrease from the 1,208 recorded on January 26th, attributing the reduction to new placements and the correction of administrative errors that had inflated initial data. The minister challenged figures from unions like Fenprof, claiming their estimates are outdated and inaccurate. He announced that the government is developing a new digital system to better track teacher shortages and identify schools with excess staff, as part of a broader reform of the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation.