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On Wednesday, February 1 pre-registration period begins in preschool, primary and secondary for the 2012-2013 cycles, and will run until February 15, with the exception of Monday, 6 which are marked as a day of rest.

Like every year, the Secretariat of Public Education (SEP) invites parents and mothers to request the school closest to home, pre-registration of their children to kindergarten, first grade or first grade of secondary as appropriate.

To register it is necessary first of preschool children are 3 years old by December 31, 2012, and for those who meet four or five years of age must preregister to second or third year of preschool, respectively.

Pre-registration for children to first grade, you must have your certificate in kindergarten and be 6 years old on December 31, 2012. For freshman year require only the primary certificate.

This concentration is the first protest of the school year of the Community, for which the teaching unions in the region have prepared a full calendar of demonstrations to protest the ‘instructions’ issued by the Ministry of Education, which include increased teaching hours of secondary school teachers from 18 to 20 hours and the suppression of 3,300 temporary teachers.

“We are more than 20 hours”

The concentrates, many with a green shirt, a symbol of these demonstrations, have blown whistles, pots and chanted slogans have the following messages: “We are more than 20 hours”, “Esperanza advocates teaching”, “No cuts, not privatization, “or” public education for all and for all. ”

Open dialogue.

Education secretary general of the CCOO, Pace Garcia, has asked the regional government “rectify” and remove the instructions of the course for 2011/2012 may be split into more complicated matters and can serve students with more difficulties. He assured told Fee that teachers “will not trade quality for money” in reference to allowances announced by the Ministry to mark the rise time, and has ensured that unions “are open to dialogue,” because “bet for education is to bet the future.”

Increased responsibilities.

In exchange for the increased hours, part of secondary school teachers-tutors, heads of departments and ICT coordinators, will receive a salary, while the rest of the teachers receive no pay.

“Our head we have to defend”

A director of secondary school, Barbara Mendez, told Fee that the “smear” waged by the president of the Community, Esperanza Aguirre, against teachers has been “dreadful” and therefore not worth the apologies of this morning in which the regional president was justified in that “he who has a mouth is wrong.” ”She’s our leader and is the first we have to defend, and not insulting,” said the head of the Institute of ESO Bobadilla del Monte.

Strike and demonstration.

The unions CCOO, ANPE, FETE UGT-CSIF and have called a strike and demonstration for next Wednesday, September 14, an information campaign aimed at parents, closures and other acts of protest.