SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The government plans to slash hiring of new teachers across all elementary, middle and high schools by 20-30 percent by 2027 amid a steep fall in the school-age population, the education ministry said. The decision was released as part of the ministry’s long-term teacher employment plan for the 2024-2027 [...]
SUWON, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — With a drop in the school-age population, more teachers are being put on standby even after passing the teacher certification examination. The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education said that 47 people passed the teacher employment exam for kindergartens in the Gyeonggi area this year. However, none of them were assigned [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Eight out of 10 South Korean teachers feel anxiety about being reported for child abuse by their students, a survey showed Wednesday. According to the survey of 5,520 kindergarten, elementary, middle and high school teachers across the country conducted by the Korea Federation of Teachers’ Associations, 77 percent of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Those who pass the teacher employment exam for elementary schools in Seoul currently have to wait for more than a year before getting a job, government data showed Tuesday, amid declining demand for teachers resulting from the decrease in the number of school-age children and a plunging birth rate. New [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The government plans to reduce the public school workforce due to a decline in the student population. According to the plan that the Ministry of Education formulated through consultations with other government agencies, the government will lower the number of public school teachers to 344,906 next year, a reduction [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean teachers are less satisfied with their jobs with the rate of those who said they would become teachers if they were born again falling sharply, a survey showed Wednesday. According to a survey conducted by the Korean Federation of Teachers Associations of 8,431 teachers at kindergartens, elementary, [...]
SUWON, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The protracted COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a major change in teaching methods, leading to an increase in the number of teachers applying for voluntary retirement. According to the Gyeonggi Province Office of Education, the number of teaching faculty (teachers, vice principals and principals) at the public schools within [...]
SEJONG, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Teachers punished for sexual misconduct will be banned from becoming homeroom teachers for a maximum of 10 years, the education ministry said Tuesday. According to the ministry, the Cabinet approved revised enforcement decrees of the Educational Officials Act and the Private School Act to enhance students’ safety and prevent [...]
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 8 out of 10 South Korean teachers are experiencing more stress from their educational activities after the outbreak of the coronavirus, a survey showed Wednesday. The Korea Federation of Teachers’ Associations had conducted a survey of 7,991 teachers working at preschools, elementary schools, middle schools, high schools [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 630 teachers at elementary and secondary schools were disciplined for sexual offenses over the past three years, but nearly 30 percent of them got off lightly, a ruling party lawmaker said Friday, citing government data. According to the education ministry data released by Rep. Park Chan-dae of [...]