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Government Pushes 'Concurso Contínuo' for Teachers Over Union Objections — A Rolling Hiring Window That Could Redraw the Portuguese School Year

Government Pushes 'Concurso Contínuo' for Teachers Over Union Objections — A Rolling Hiring Window That Could Redraw the Portuguese School Year

Education Minister Fernando Alexandre is pushing a new rolling 'concurso contínuo' that would let schools fill teacher vacancies at any point in the academic year. Unions left Monday's negotiation with 'many questions unanswered', and FENPROF has flagged concerns about quadro protections.

Universities Push Back as Government's Degrees-and-Diplomas Reform Adds Numeracy and English Tests — Polytechnics and Private Sector Warn It Will Hit the Most Vulnerable

Universities Push Back as Government's Degrees-and-Diplomas Reform Adds Numeracy and English Tests — Polytechnics and Private Sector Warn It Will Hit the Most Vulnerable

Fernando Alexandre's draft revision of the Regime Jurídico dos Graus e Diplomas would condition higher-education access on literacy, numeracy and English tests. APESP and the polytechnics' CCISP warn it will widen inequalities just as new enrolments fall 10%.