Glossary

contratação de escola

Published 4 November 2026, 03:07
contratação de escola — teacher hiring by the school itself

A procedure in which a school or agrupamento de escolas advertises a teaching vacancy itself and hires someone without waiting for the national competition. It is used to fill hours left without a teacher in the middle of the school year.

Where you come across it. Looking for work in a school, teaching vacancy adverts, covering for a teacher who is off sick.
The qualification requirements are lower than in the national competition: if there are no fully qualified candidates, the school can take someone with a licenciatura in the subject or with 120 ECTS credits in that field.