Foundation for Educational Recovery Needed... Busan Office of Education Operates COVID-19 Substitute Teaching Staff Pool

Busan Office of Education.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education is forming a substitute teaching workforce related to COVID-19 to expand support for classes in kindergartens, elementary, middle, and high schools.

The expanded support is implemented to minimize class disruptions even during emergencies when COVID-19 cases surge rapidly.

The workforce pool consists of 235 part-time instructors: 45 for kindergartens, 93 for elementary schools, and 97 for secondary schools, to cover substitute classes and student management.

Part-time instructors will support classes to alleviate difficulties at the respective schools when class gaps are expected due to teachers working from home caused by COVID-19 infections.

The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education is actively supporting a stable school curriculum by expanding the operation of 155 dedicated basic academic skill teachers to prevent academic decline caused by COVID-19 and strengthen the basic academic safety net, as well as 175 elementary subject-specialized teachers to resolve overcrowded classes.

Superintendent Kim Seok-jun stated, “Before the new semester begins, we are assessing schools that have difficulty operating their own substitute teachers and establishing emergency response plans such as reorganizing the workforce pool. We will continue to cooperate with the educational community to lay the foundation for educational recovery.”

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