With tables and chairs turned upside down to symbolize that the educational system is failing, teachers aimed to draw attention to the deterioration of this social pillar. Teacher Néstor Ferré states that the staff is completely overwhelmed by high ratios and insufficient support for inclusion.
“"We cannot reach everyone; we have to diversify but we are saturated. I am a geography teacher, not a psycho-pedagogue."
Beyond classroom conditions, the group demands salary improvements to compensate for the loss of purchasing power. Teachers point out that Catalonia is among the regions with the lowest salaries for education professionals in Spain.
“"We want to create a precedent for mobilization. We are leaving the education of our teenagers in the hands of TikTok and the far-right."
Professionals also criticize being assigned roles beyond teaching, such as managing extreme poverty cases or detecting family abuse, without the necessary specialist support or proper tools.
