The good news first: Teachers accomplish an incredible amount every day – far beyond what’s listed on the timetable.
The bad news: A large part of this work remains invisible – countless hours spent on preparation, grading, meetings, and organization.
A recent legal opinion now makes it clear: This has to change.
Why now?
👉 The European Court of Justice (2019) and the Federal Labor Court (2022) require employers to systematically record the entire working time of their employees – this also applies to teachers.
👉 The previous teaching hours model – which only records classroom hours – is no longer sufficient.
👉 Some federal states, such as Bremen, are leading the way and will launch digital pilot projects in 2026.
What does this mean for schools?
- No longer: “13 hours of teaching = 100% position,” but rather: How much time is realistically spent on all tasks related to the job?
- More transparency to identify – and reduce – overload.
- Fair staff planning based on actual working hours – not rigid teaching quotas.
But how can this work in practice?
Here comes the key question: How can teachers’ working hours be recorded accurately, easily, and practically – without adding extra stress?
✅ Timespin – specially developed for teachers
Timespin was created with this exact challenge in mind:
A digital time-tracking tool that understands the unique demands of the teaching profession – and implements them in a way that works in everyday school life.
🔹 Easy to use:
No complicated forms, no bureaucracy – just intuitive, fast time tracking.
🔹 Flexibly adaptable:
Takes into account individual working hours, break regulations, meetings, parent-teacher evenings – everything that happens beyond teaching.
🔹** Transparency, not control:**
Teachers always have a clear overview of their working hours – for better self-care and improved communication with school management.
🔹 Legally compliant:
Developed in accordance with the Federal Labor Court ruling and European working time directives.
🎓 Conclusion
The time when teaching work was reduced to 45-minute lessons is over.
Anyone who wants to make schools future-ready must make working hours visible – fairly, transparently, and with the right tool.
Timespin offers exactly the right solution for this:
For more clarity.
More well-being.
And more time for what truly matters: great teaching.
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