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Being one of the most popularized measures of education policy taken by the latest Portuguese governments, the so-called enrichment activities for primary school pupils can also stimulate a reflection upon the effects of dualism in the workplace -- here viewed as the co-presence and cooperation, in the same institution, of workers with equivalent functions though with quite different contractual conditions. Based empirically on the experience of one of the authors in several primary schools in a suburban city near Lisbon, the article presents dualism and work precariousness as predictable results of the implementation of a political program that articulates several organizational processes -- from the Ministry of Education, to mayors and partner entities, to each primary school --, having as common denominator the intention of rendering public educational services more flexible via the use of easily dispensable workforce. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]