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Belgium - German-Speaking Community - School heads' salaries and allowances

School heads' salaries and allowances

  • School heads’ remuneration is regulated by top level community authorities.
  • The minimum qualification to enter the profession for school heads is ISCED 6. Additional 5 years of teaching experience is required.
  • The salary progression of school heads is based on number of years in service.
  • The management allowance depends on the number of pupils.
  • School heads are civil servants.

Teachers' salaries

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    Belgium - German-Speaking Community - Teachers' salaries and allowances

    Teachers' salaries and allowances

    • Teachers’ remuneration is regulated by top level community authorities.
    • The minimum qualification requirements to enter the profession for teachers at upper secondary level is ISCED 7 and for all other levels is ISCED 6.
    • The salary progression of teachers is based on number of years in service. The qualification level also plays a role: for pre-primary, primary and lower secondary level, the bachelor level is requested and all teachers which bachelor degree as ITE receive the same salary (from pre-primary to lower secondary). For the upper secondary level, a master's degree is requested. Teachers with master degree get a higher salary (even if teaching in lower ISCED levels).
    • Fully qualified teachers have a civil servant status. The teachers are first recruited as 'temporary' and after a certain time can be appointed as civil servants.

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      Family allowances

      Steering document

      There are no top-level steering documents to guide ECEC settings for children aged under 3 years in their educational activities and pedagogy. The government decree of 22 May 2014 sets minimum provisions for the Kinderkrippen. Based on these minimum provisions, the Kinderkrippen must draw up their own pedagogical plans.

      Admission requirements and choice of ECEC setting

      Pre-school education is aimed at children between the aged 3 to 5 years. However, children who are not yet 3 years old but will turn 3 years old by 31 December of the current school year can attend kindergarten from the beginning of the school year on 1st September. The very youngest (those born on 31stDecember) will then be 2 years and 8 months old. In exceptional cases, children can spend an additional year in kindergarten so that they start primary school at the age of 7 years instead of 6 years.

      Admission requirements and choice of ECEC setting

      The Ministry of the German-speaking Community is not directly responsible for the organization of facilities in the field of early childhood care, education and childcare for children under the age of three, but various private individuals, private companies, non-profit associations and a public interest institution. These mainly organize childcare services to enable parents to access the world of work (work-life balance).