The Minister of Education, José Antonio Rovira, assured this afternoon that the Valencian government has the challenge of “removing ideology from the classrooms.” Although he explained that the planning is given to him by the Botànic – “it is what was already planned”, Rovira confirmed -, the councilor explained that his department will not lose sight of “the reinforcement of educational quality; secondly, take the ideology of the classrooms and thirdly, mental health care”.
In relation to ideology, Rovira has assured that “I have seen images of schools that take children out to demonstrate, I have seen many images… And I do not want any type of ideology,” he stated. He has also put into this bag the changes that will be undertaken in the linguistic policy, which will change in the next academic year although there may be specific modifications already in this one. “It is an initial provisional measure, but we will undertake it this year just as we will modify the computer system,” he added.
Rovira has also confirmed that there will be a reform of the multilingualism law “based on freedom” and has delved into the proposal to expand the exemption of Valencian in those Spanish-speaking areas. “What I have said is the inconsistency that implies that if a child lives in Requena, he may not study the subject in Valencian, but on the other hand the Botànic will force that child to take some subjects in Valencian,” he specified.
These are the main lines of the educational policy of the new Valencian government that Rovira, accompanied by the regional Secretary of Education, Daniel McEvoy, has presented for the 2023-24 school year. This starts in the Valencian Community next Monday, September 11 after an August of many problems in the building on Campanar Avenue in València due to teacher awards.
A situation that José Antonio Rovira has assured has already been resolved and that next Monday the course will begin “with total normality thanks to the efforts of many officials, many officials and even some retirees who have come to take a look.” hand. It’s very serious.”
The claims process continues its course, he added, to which the general director of Teaching Personnel, Sonia Amelia Sancho, has estimated the resources in the teaching staff that went from technical personnel to Secondary at 230 and another 432 of some 1,900 positions in total .
“Our effort is to ensure that the course runs normally, but the intention of demanding responsibilities continues, although it is not our priority objective. Our concern is that on Monday all the children have their teacher,” Rovira stated, in response to questions from the students. journalists.
Among the main lines, Rovira has also mentioned the mental health plan in educational centers – which already work with the Ministry of Health – and family conciliation. In the first area, he has advanced that it would involve incorporating health personnel; and the second has advocated establishing a dialogue with parents’ representatives and school directors. “It is a debate that has been going on for a long time, but at the beginning of the course there are also changes with retirement processes, reductions in working hours, now for example we are at 2,000 awards… it is normal that we start the course on these dates,” he noted.
