As the cornerstone of social education, the salary and welfare status of teachers has always been the focus of public attention.
Although the teaching profession is often regarded as a stable career choice, it is now less attractive due to factors such as competition in the labor market, low salaries, high teaching pressure, and difficulty in promoting professional titles.
In order to attract more talents with modern educational concepts and high quality to join the cause of education, we urgently need to solve the challenges faced by teachers in their work.
Of course, the state has already introduced policies to ensure that teachers' salaries are not lower than the average of local civil servants, which also brings hope to teachers.
However, society's expectations for teacher welfare are still growing. At present, although the social welfare of teachers is guaranteed, with the progress of education, the welfare benefits should be improved in a timely manner, such as increasing the cost of after-school services, class teacher allowance, age allowance and housing allowance, so as to enhance the attractiveness and stability of teachers' career.
Taking Fuzhou City as an example, the local authorities have issued a new welfare policy, and from the second half of 2023, the annual allowance for class teachers will be increased from 3,000 yuan to 5,000 yuan, which is undoubtedly an incentive and feedback for those class teachers.
At the same time, Jiangsu Province and other places have also increased the after-school service fee for teachers, so that the majority of teachers can enjoy better welfare benefits.
The evaluation of professional titles is also an important issue in the professional development of teachers. The job title is closely related to the teacher's basic salary, and a high job title means a higher income.
In order to solve the problem of the shortage of professional titles, many places also plan to increase the number of professional titles and open up green channels, so that more teachers can obtain higher professional titles.
Although the teaching profession faces some challenges, its stability and benefits such as paid holidays remain attractive. For students who aspire to a career in education, there are many ways to achieve their dream of becoming a teacher.
For example, it is possible to become a state-funded trainee teacher, receive free education and be employed directly after graduation, subject to a period of service. Or, even if you don't have a teaching background, you can try to become an elementary or secondary school teacher by studying at a prestigious school.
For example, in Shenzhen and other places, many primary and secondary school teachers have master's degrees from good universities, which shows that high academic qualifications and prestigious school backgrounds have an important impact on teachers' career development.
At a time when the education sector is of paramount importance to a country, salaries and benefits are naturally an important reward for the hard work of teachers.
It is believed that in the future, the relevant departments will gradually improve the welfare policy for education positions, encourage more young people to join the ranks of teachers, and cultivate more talents for the country.