In a concerted effort to reshape the academic landscape, educators across various disciplines such as sciences, languages, philosophy, and economics have collaboratively crafted a new schedule for the first year of high school. This proposal stands in stark contrast to the one put forth by the Department of Education, advocating for increased instructional time in both Spanish and Catalan languages as well as philosophy. To accommodate these changes, the plan suggests a reduction in elective courses while distinctly opposing the merger of Physics and Chemistry subjects. Educator representatives assert that their initiative stems from the Department's repeated refusal to amend the curriculum, citing the difficulty in achieving consensus among all stakeholders.

The impetus for altering the high school timetable in Catalonia originates from a mandate by the Ministry of Education, requiring adherence to the national educational law, Lomloe. Among the most contentious elements is the proposal to merge the scientific disciplines of Physics and Chemistry, along with Biology, Geology, and Environmental Sciences. This fusion would reduce weekly instructional hours from six to three.

The announcement of these curricular changes has ignited significant opposition from teachers across all fields. In response, numerous teacher platforms have emerged, advocating for their distinct proposals alongside traditional labor-focused entities like unions. Despite attempts in March to unify their voices against the high school changes and demand dialogue from the Department of Education, divergent interests prevented a consensus on a unified timetable proposal.

Meanwhile, the Department of Education proceeded with its agenda, confirming the high school timetable alterations during April's Easter break, after first announcing them in January. These modifications maintain the hours allocated to common subjects while increasing specialized subject hours from nine to twelve weekly hours, and reducing electives from nine to six. However, the inclusion of scientific subject mergers remained a point of contention, especially for the Ciències en Perill platform.

Ultimately, various teacher platforms—including Ciències en Perill, Docents Cat-Cast, DocentsCat, Docents de Filosofia, Docents d’Economia, and Docents per la Qualitat Educativa—introduced their alternative timetable this Monday. Their plan proposes increasing weekly hours for Spanish, Catalan, and philosophy, while cutting elective hours from nine to six; specialty subject hours remain unchanged. Crucially, this proposal excludes the merger of scientific subjects.

Some platforms have suggested an even greater focus on languages, proposing four weekly hours at the expense of further reducing electives, though this idea lacks unanimous support. The educators plan to submit their proposal to the Department of Education, hoping it will be considered, as it represents a unified consensus. However, the Department has firmly closed the door on revisiting the timetable, asserting that the reform is final.