Madeira Weekly Teaching-Time Credit Rules Revised (Portugal, June 2026)
Madeira published Order No. 263/2026 setting the weekly teaching-time credit used by public basic and secondary schools for middle-management, curricular coordination, pedagogical coordination and specified educational projects in the 2026–27 school year.
Source: Official Journal of the Autonomous Region of Madeira
Madeira published Order No. 263/2026 setting the weekly teaching-time credit used by public basic and secondary schools for middle-management, curricular coordination, pedagogical coordination and specified educational projects in the 2026–27 school year.
What Changed?
The order replaces earlier regional provisions and sets a new calculation and allocation system for teaching-time credits, including a fixed component, student and class variables, cycle weighting, night-school enrollment and specified credits or exceptions for coordination and projects.
Old System vs New System
The regional credit arrangements were governed by Order No. 240/2018 as amended, parts of Ordinance No. 361/2025 and an older provision of Order No. 29/2001.
Order No. 263/2026 becomes the applicable regional rule for calculating and allocating weekly teaching-time credits for covered public schools in the 2026–27 school year.
Who Is Affected?
Student Impact
The rule determines school staffing time available for coordination, citizenship and personal-development work, arts, school sport, curricular enrichment and other covered support activities.
Parent / Family Impact
Families may experience the rule through how schools organize class coordination, school-family liaison and covered educational projects.
School / Institution Impact
Covered schools must calculate, allocate and monitor weekly teaching-time credits under the new formula and specified exceptions, and report or document certain uses as required.
Teacher / Staff Impact
Teachers may receive teaching-load reductions or allocated credit time for middle-management, class coordination, regional coordination and covered projects under the new rules.
Key Dates
- 2026-06-24: order signed
- 2026-06-25: published in the regional official journal
- 2026-06-26: enters into force for organization of the 2026–27 school year.
What To Do
- Madeira public schools should apply the new credit formula and allocation rules when preparing 2026–27 staffing
- coordination and project plans.
What To Watch Next
Monitor Madeira education authorities for the annual project-credit decisions and the calculation tool due on the regional platform by the end of September.
Global Context
The measure is an example of subnational rules governing how teacher time is assigned to school management, coordination and educational projects.
Source Record
Source type: Official gazette
Source name: Official Journal of the Autonomous Region of Madeira