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Preparatory service at primary and secondary schools; organization and professional supervision by the government

Practical school training for the teaching profession for primary and secondary school teachers as well as specialist and support teachers is supervised by the government. Notifications and applications during the preparatory service must be submitted to them.

Forms

Responsible for you

Regierung von Oberfranken

Street address

Glasenappweg 2
95444 Bayreuth

Briefanschrift: Regierung von Oberfranken, Ludwigstraße 20, 95444 Bayreuth

Postal address

Postfach 110165

95420 Bayreuth

Regierung von Oberfranken

Street address

Glasenappweg 1
95444 Bayreuth

Briefanschrift: Regierung von Oberfranken, Ludwigstraße 20, 95444 Bayreuth

Postal address

Postfach 110165

95420 Bayreuth

Procedure details

Teacher training is divided into three phases. After a theoretically sound, academic education in the subject sciences (including subject didactics) and educational sciences at universities or state institutes, a two-year, predominantly practical training takes place in the preparatory service at the placement schools and in the seminar.

The Bavarian State Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs assigns trainee teachers, specialist teachers and support teachers to the administrative districts. The responsible government then determines the place of employment and makes the assignment to seminars. In principle, any primary or secondary school can be the place of employment. The preparatory service begins each September with the new school year. It is divided into two phases, each lasting 12 months.

The first phase of training includes

  • independent teaching in the subjects studied (GS/MS: 8 hours per week, FaL: 10 hours per week), or, in the case of support teachers, a teaching obligation of 10 hours per week and 2 administrative hours,
  • Practical training in the classroom of a support teacher,
  • independent observation and
  • seminar events.

On two (GS/MS) weekdays, the trainee teachers of the GS or MS attend the seminar events. They take place at schools in the Studienseminar district. On the remaining three days of the week, the trainee teachers work at their placement school (lessons, work placement, observation). Candidate subject teachers and support teachers only attend the seminar on one day of the week.

The second stage of training comprises

  • GS/MS: 15 hours per week of independent teaching in the subjects studied and, if applicable, also in subjects not studied, FaL: 16 hours per week of independent teaching, the support teachers have a teaching obligation of 14 hours per week as well as 2 administrative hours,
  • independent observation and
  • seminar events.

The preparatory service ends with the successful completion of the second state examination or the state employment examination as a specialist or support teacher.

During the preparatory service, the head teachers and seminar leaders of trainee primary and secondary school teachers as well as those of trainee specialist and support teachers have various duties of notification towards the responsible government (e.g. submission of seminar forms, notification of observations). In certain cases, the approval of the responsible government is also required (e.g. for special events or participation as an accompanying person in a school hostel or youth hostel stay or on a teaching and study trip). An application for official use must be submitted to the responsible government.

The forms for notifications and applications are available under "Forms".

Notifications and applications during the preparatory service must be submitted to the responsible government.

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Status: 28.01.2025
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Unterricht und Kultus
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