The Governing Council has approved changes to the minimum services order to protect the best interests of minors and prevent prolonged stoppages from compromising students' acquisition of knowledge and skills necessary for evaluation, promotion, and graduation, while fully respecting the right to strike.
The new order, which will take effect upon publication in the Official Gazette of the Community of Madrid (BOCM), maintains current staffing levels in primary schools (one teacher per 50 students) and in Secondary and basic vocational training centers (one teacher per 90 students).
As a novelty, a reinforced minimum service is established for Baccalaureate, intermediate or higher vocational training, and specialization courses, with one teacher per 70 students. In 2nd year Baccalaureate, all teachers of subjects evaluated in the PAU, such as Language or English, must cover at least 50% of the weekly teaching hours, a percentage that will increase to 90% as the exam date approaches.
Furthermore, in the final year of each educational stage (6th grade Primary, 4th grade ESO, and second year of basic, intermediate, and higher vocational training), an additional teacher will be assigned per three groups. The functions of personnel designated for minimum services will ensure basic and effective educational support, including review activities or mathematical reasoning, without fully replacing striking teachers.
The order explicitly protects non-postponable academic activities in these centers, mandating minimum services to guarantee evaluation sessions, grades, promotion or graduation decisions, minutes, appeals, and the management of documentation for the PAU, as well as access tests for vocational training cycles.
Separately, the Regional Ministry of Education, Science, and Universities is finalizing two instructions for schools with measures to support students affected by the strikes. These will include individual reinforcement plans, access to school facilities like libraries or computer labs for those lacking resources at home, and increased dedication to tutoring and academic guidance.
A second instruction will be sent to territorial education directorates, the Educational Inspection Service, and all public educational centers to reinforce the duty of institutional and teaching neutrality towards students in the Madrid educational system. This directive aims to prevent the dissemination of ideological viewpoints and any form of indoctrination in schools.
