# No cuts at the expense of Hamburg's schoolchildren

> English machine-readable guide to the website about the planned changes to Hamburg all-day schools under the framework concept (GTS).

## Primary pages

- [English homepage](https://www.keine-sparmassnahmen-zulasten-hamburgs-schulkinder.de/en.html): Overview, budget scale, petition, media coverage, affected schools and actions for parents.
- [English media centre](https://www.keine-sparmassnahmen-zulasten-hamburgs-schulkinder.de/media-en.html): Press contact, press release, images, factbook and data downloads.
- [English press release](https://www.keine-sparmassnahmen-zulasten-hamburgs-schulkinder.de/press-release-gts-26-09-2026-en.html): Press release dated 26 September 2026.
- [English Markdown overview](https://www.keine-sparmassnahmen-zulasten-hamburgs-schulkinder.de/index-en.md)
- [English machine-readable facts](https://www.keine-sparmassnahmen-zulasten-hamburgs-schulkinder.de/facts-en.json)

## Key facts

- 87 affected schools with pre-school classes (VSK) through grade 4.
- Around 26,000 children in the affected year groups.
- Current allocation per calculated all-day group: 10 teacher hours per week, 34.0% of an educator position and 300 honorarium hours.
- Planned formula: teacher allocation removed, 62.4% of an educator position, dedicated honorarium allocation removed.
- Planned dates: 1 August 2027 for VSK and grades 1 and 2; 1 August 2028 for grades 3 and 4.
- The website labels the comparison of 2025/26 and 2028/29 budget figures as an approximation.

## Original-language documents

- [Background factbook PDF](https://www.keine-sparmassnahmen-zulasten-hamburgs-schulkinder.de/Hintergrund-GTS-14-09-2026.pdf) — German.
- [Petition form PDF](https://www.keine-sparmassnahmen-zulasten-hamburgs-schulkinder.de/Petition.pdf) — German.
- [Affected schools CSV](https://www.keine-sparmassnahmen-zulasten-hamburgs-schulkinder.de/betroffene-schulen.csv)

## Contact

Kai Hanus — webmaster@kaihanus.de


## Facts and evidence status
- Facts page: https://www.keine-sparmassnahmen-zulasten-hamburgs-schulkinder.de/facts-en.html
- The site distinguishes documented facts, assessments/conclusions, and open school-specific questions.

- [School support 2026/27](https://www.keine-sparmassnahmen-zulasten-hamburgs-schulkinder.de/school-support-en.html): combined measures, volunteer staff, individual approvals, criticism and relation to GTS changes.
- GTS public hearing: Wednesday, 7 October 2026, 5:00 pm, Hamburg City Hall, Großer Festsaal. Members of the public can register on site to speak; written submissions are also possible. The date applies only to GTS, not to the separate school-support hearing. Official invitation: https://www.hamburgische-buergerschaft.de/resource/blob/1223118/7c621a3d98372b387c8f5139ef4b58cf/261007-dl-data.pdf

- Additional independent initiative on Hamburg all-day schools (external, independently operated): https://hamburg-ganztag-petition.mcbasouza01.chatgpt.site/