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Is the academic staff crisis reaching higher education? 'The absence of professionals is a major challenge', especially in the private sector, and it affects strategic areas, concludes a new observatory.

Of the 222 schools surveyed, 57% have teachers who agreed to postpone their retirement. The regional distribution does not correspond to the areas where the teacher shortage is most pronounced, warns MEP.

Assigning timetables to teachers who lack formal training in teaching can be a “serious risk”, say some teachers, but headteachers still struggle to find anyone willing to fill the vacant slots.

From the north to the south of the country, headteachers have once again had to deal with a shortage of teachers and the difficulty of finding people willing to take up vacancies.

A survey by the civic movement Missão Escola Pública finds large gaps in staffing: about one third of schools reported teacher shortages during the first term, with problems spreading into the Centro and Norte regions and retirements flagged as a contributing factor. School leaders warn of repeated class disruptions and reliance on temporary cover, prompting calls for faster hiring and retention measures. Parents and those arranging schooling should confirm local staffing and contingency plans with individual schools.
An Missão Escola Pública (Public School Mission) is a grassroots civic movement in Portugal that has spent months surveying heads of school groupings ( agrupamentos de escolas ) and standalone schools to collect complaints and evidence about problems in the education system. Its months-long survey compiles school leaders' reports to inform public debate and policy discussions, so those working in schools or parents should be aware of its findings.

Unions and headteachers describe a moment of crisis in schools.
The shortage of teachers is structural and predictable.

General Secretary Francisco Gonçalves holds the Ministry of Education responsible for failing to move forward with 'concrete measures'.

Home News Portugal needs teachers Portugal needs teachers The National Federation of Teachers ( Fenprof) warned that the teacher shortage “has worsened significantly this school year,” holding the Ministry of Education responsible for not taking “concrete measures.

Hundreds of teachers have retired partway through the academic year, exacerbating an existing shortage. Schools are facing staffing gaps and difficulty finding replacements, disrupting lessons and increasing pressure on remaining staff.

Setúbal is the second area in the country with the highest shortage of teachers, having 1,975 vacant positions.

The union structure believes that the figures reveal a “deep structural problem” that worsens “week by week”, with Lisbon being the most critical region, having 5,285 positions unfilled.

At least 44 schools have finished the first term with unfilled schedules, and at least 34 have been without a teacher for some subjects since September, according to the results of a survey released today.

Educators are raising alarms about the increasing severity of the teacher shortage issue.
A survey was answered by 88 school principals, representing more than 10% of public schools.
