Teachers' Union Says New Teaching Assistant System Fails to Create Additional Positions

Slovakia's main teachers' union has criticized the Education Ministry's approach to pedagogical assistants, arguing that the new system redistributes existing positions rather than creating new ones. The Slovak Union of Primary and Secondary School Teachers (SÚŠIP) called on the ministry to supplement teaching assistant positions instead of merely reallocating them when establishing new roles. The union's concern reflects broader issues within Slovakia's education sector, where schools have long struggled with staffing shortages and inadequate support personnel to help teachers manage increasingly diverse student populations.