About RTV Rijnmond Route Contact E 14 ° C News Sport Again Traffic Radio Television In Business WEDNESDAY 4 OCTOBER 2017, 13:19 'I work in my spare time and even then I can't make it' The doors at De Pillar primary school in South Rotterdam will remain closed tomorrow. The teachers are participating in the national strike against the high workload and for a better salary. Most teachers go to the manifestation in The Hague to reinforce the protest. Because the workload has become so high over the years that it is at the expense of good education. "It's just too much of what we all have to do," says kindergarten teacher Wilma van der Vaart. "Some things are good, like a class plan and the student tracking system, but some things just take time and aren't necessary. And as a teacher you can't do everything." Day off Wilma often does not have enough time on her working days to properly prepare her lessons. That is why she does this at home on her free Wednesday. "And then I usually can't make it yet." The experienced kindergarten teacher therefore calls for smaller classes and extra help in the classroom. The enthusiastic teacher Renée van Eijk, who is in charge of group seven of the Pillar, will also be on strike on Thursday. She believes that teachers should be able to determine for themselves which registrations are in the interest of the child or class. "I try to relieve the workload by not always reporting everything extensively. Sometimes that is necessary, but sometimes it really isn't. Lecturers can judge that very well themselves, I think." 'Same starting salary' According to Renée, a better salary is independent of the workload, but is just as important. "Primary school teachers have the same level of education as secondary school teachers. For that reason alone, we think we should get the same starting salary as our colleagues in secondary education," she concludes. RTV Rijnmond pays attention all day on Thursday to the teachers' strike. On radio, TV and internet. REPORT CORRECTION More on this topic: News Share this article: RELATED MOST READ ABOUT RTV RIJNMOND About RTV Rijnmond Working at RTV Rijnmond When the siren rings ANBI status Route Contact Online store Greetings from Rijnmond NEWS Teletext Latest news Latest sports news News RSS Sports RSS TELEVISION Live TV TV Guide Television programs Missed broadcast Rijnmond Documentaries Archive Frequencies RADIO Live Radio Live Radio Extra Radio guide Radio programs Archive Frequencies Radio Streams Live from Lloyd 24/7 TO ADVERTISE Information production Choose a Voice Over Rijnmond InZaken Who is who FOLLOW US Copyright © 2017 RTV Rijnmond Contact form Sitemap Press releases Media overview Liability Frequencies Blog press conference Cookie statement