The 2025/2026 Teacher’s Card can be officially activated from today, Monday 9 March: this was confirmed by the Ministry of Education and Merit, which clarified the methods of use and the beneficiaries this year. This is an annual contribution – which in 2026 will have a reduced amount compared to the past, equal to 383 euros – intended for professors and teachers for the purchase of books, but also for carrying out training activities and for the purchase of software.
The contribution, established in 2015, this year will also be extended to teachers with substitute contracts and educational staff of boarding schools: the teacher card can be activated on the dedicated portal – by logging in with SPID or with CIE credentials – and must be used within the 2026/2027 school year.
What is the Teacher Card: how to activate it and create a voucher
The Teacher’s Charter was established in 2015 – with law 13 July 2015 n.107 – with the aim of encouraging the updating of the teaching staff and encouraging their continuous training.
For 2026, in fact, the eligible expenditure categories have been expanded, which for the first time also include the purchase of passenger transport services and musical instruments. In addition to these, the possibility has been confirmed for teachers to use the contribution to purchase books, magazines, other training and updating activities, but also entry to museums, exhibitions, theaters and for the purchase of hardware and software.
To activate it, teachers will have to connect to the dedicated platform, which can be found on the cartadeldocente.editore.it website, and then access via SPID or with CIE credentials. At that point, teachers will be able to generate vouchers for the purchase of material: the Teacher Card for 2025/2026 must be used within the 2026/2027 school year.
Because the amount has dropped to 383 euros: the beneficiaries are increasing
Compared to previous years, in which the contribution of the teacher’s card was equal to 500 euros, for 2026 the amount has been reduced to 383 euros. The decision was justified by the Ministry of Education and Merit as a consequence of the extension of the categories of beneficiaries, which now also include temporary teachers with substitute contracts.
In 2026, in fact, the overall audience of recipients of the Charter includes over 1 million teachers, over 200,000 more than in 2025, for a total of 253,000 more teachers than those originally expected when the contribution was established. More specifically, for the 2025/2026 school year, the bonus – initially foreseen only for tenured teachers – has also been extended to:
- teachers with annual substitute contracts for vacant positions;
- teachers with temporary substitute roles until the end of teaching activities;
- educational staff of boarding schools and boarding schools.
Despite the reduction in the amount of the teacher’s card, the Ministry has allocated:
Finally, among the new features there are: new limits regarding the purchase of computers, tablets or other tech devices: the teacher card can, in fact, be used only once every 4 years for the purchase of technological material, with a view to encouraging refresher and training courses among teachers.
