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The Eerst de Klas programme is aimed at excellent academics who have graduated within the last two years. In this programme, they have the opportunity to work four days a week at a secondary school and be trained as a teacher (LIO/DIO), combined with participating in a one-day per week leadership programme from the business sector.
Eerst de Klas was established in response to a growing shortage, particularly of academically trained teachers, both in terms of quality and quantity. This shortage results in class cancellations, increased workload, organisational frictions, as well as a lack of a scientific attitude and vision among teachers who are expected to prepare their students for academic education without having an academic background themselves. All these factors do not positively contribute to the quality of education.
Eerst de Klas aims to attract more people, including those with an academic background, to a career as a teacher. By tapping into the pool of academically trained teachers within universities, the pool of teachers can be better filled, and more academics can be recruited, possibly on a temporary basis, to work in education. Additionally, Eerst de Klas also aims to make teaching more visible as an appealing career choice.
Dialogic was commissioned to help shape and facilitate the interim evaluation of Eerst de Klas in the autumn of 2010. The goal is to assess whether the developments in Eerst de Klas align with the ambitions of the State Secretary, businesses, schools, and participants. The evaluation involves desk research, a web survey, interviews, and an interactive workshop. The evaluation results will be presented to the Steering Committee of Eerst De Klas.
