FSIE Madrid has expressed its strong rejection of the recent order that establishes the school calendar for 2025/26 in non-university educational centers supported with public funds in the Community of Madrid. This union, representing professionals in the educational field, believes that the regulation in question “does not respect the limits of the collective agreement or guarantee an equitable distribution of the teaching load.”
According to the statement issued by the Independent Union of Teaching and Disability Care in the Community of Madrid, the approved calendar includes a total of 181 school days, which translates to approximately 905 annual teaching hours. This figure significantly exceeds the maximum of 850 annual hours established in the sector agreement, which, according to FSIE, violates the labor rights of teachers and shifts the burden to school administrations to implement a calendar that does not comply with current regulations.
In response to this issue, the union has proposed reducing the number of school days to align with the legal limit without causing organizational overload or tensions in teacher planning. Additionally, FSIE has expressed its displeasure with article 5.2.2 of the order, which only recognizes January 7 as a non-teaching day in Nursery Schools. They argue that it would be beneficial to include more non-teaching days from the start of the school year, as was done in Order 1952/2023, to facilitate planning in these centers.
FSIE Madrid has also requested a review of certain points of the regulations. Among their requests are the explicit inclusion of Secondary Education in the morning schedule during the months of September and June, changing the terminology from “intensive schedule” to “morning schedule” to ensure consistent application in all centers supported with public funds, and the need to clarify the differences between public and subsidized centers to avoid ambiguities in their interpretation.
Finally, the union has warned that the approved calendar generates an unequal distribution of the teaching load between quarters, especially in the second and third, complicating both pedagogical planning and family reconciliation. FSIE Madrid has reaffirmed its commitment to continue defending the rights of teachers and demanding fair regulations that comply with the collective agreement and are suitable for the educational reality of schools in the Community of Madrid.
Source: MiMub in Spanish
