Changes to teacher recruitment regime in Madeira

The fourth amendment to the legal regime for teacher recruitment in the Autonomous Region of Madeira (Regional Legislative Decree no. 8/2026/M) has been published. The new rules aim to provide greater stability to human resources and value professional experience.

The main changes include:

• Contract limitation: Successive fixed-term contracts cannot exceed three years, aiming to open vacancies in permanent staff positions.
• Teaching commitment: Increase from three to four years in the commitment period for teachers placed through internal and external competitions.
• Salary appreciation: Introduction of new salary indices (188 and 205) for contracted teachers with 1460 and 2920 days of service, respectively, subject to performance evaluation.
• Staff management: Extinction of pedagogical zone 2 and transition of teachers to the staff of the Professor Dr. Francisco de Freitas Branco Basic and Secondary School with Preschool and Nursery.
• Teaching component: Requirement of at least eight hours of teaching component for career teachers to remain in their respective schools.