Ministry of Education and Training explains the proposed amendments to regulations on extra teaching and learning

The Ministry of Education and Training has just explained the draft to amend regulations on extra teaching and learning, including 'relaxing' the number of extra teaching hours and increasing the school's management responsibility for teachers who teach extra classes outside.

The Ministry of Education and Training said that in the process of implementing Circular 29, receiving the opinions and recommendations of many voters, organizations and individuals, the Ministry of Education and Training plans to adjust and amend the regulations in the direction of: allowing more flexibility in the amount of extra teaching time in schools, by giving the authority to the director of the Department of Education and Training to decide on cases at the request of the school principal.

The Ministry of Education and Training plans to amend Circular 29 on extra teaching and learning.

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Specifically, according to the draft circular amending and supplementing, the school principal shall base on the practical conditions of the school (in terms of facilities, teaching staff, time to organize the second session of teaching according to the school's education plan, allocated budget...) to consider the necessity and appropriateness of adding more teaching and learning time for some students of the school to propose to the director of the Department of Education and Training to consider and decide for the benefit of the students.

The Ministry of Education and Training emphasized: "This amendment and supplement still ensures the core principles of Circular No. 29 on the management of extra teaching and learning in schools, which are not to collect money from students, not to increase learning pressure, not to limit students' right to study; to enhance the quality of regular school hours, to provide time and space for students to experience, practice, and train through educational activities according to their individual needs for comprehensive development.

Stricter regulations on reporting of teachers participating in extracurricular teaching

The Ministry of Education and Training said that the draft revised and supplemented circular also adjusts business registration requirements for organizations or individuals organizing extra-curricular teaching and learning activities that collect fees from students in order to comply with the provisions of the new Enterprise Law when diversifying business types.

Supplement regulations on regular updates on the electronic information portal or posting at the place where the tutoring facility is located when publicizing information about organizations providing tutoring and learning activities outside of school to increase the effectiveness of timely supervision by society.

It is expected that stricter regulations will be put in place for teachers who are teaching at schools when they are teaching outside of school. Accordingly, teachers must report before starting and update the report when there is a change in one of the report contents. This regulation is aimed at strengthening the management responsibility of the principal.

"The amendment and supplement to the circular continues to affirm the spirit of serving the interests of students, in accordance with the Law on Teachers when strictly prohibiting teachers from "forcing students to participate in extra classes in any form", preserving the image and dignity of teachers according to the provisions of the 2019 Education Law on prohibited acts in educational institutions.

"Contribute to ensuring legitimate and fair interests among teachers teaching different subjects in schools; help students eliminate the tendency to prioritize certain subjects, aiming to eliminate the disease of achievement in education," the Ministry of Education and Training affirmed.

As Thanh Nien reported, the Ministry of Education and Training has just sent a document to a number of Departments of Education and Training to solicit comments on the draft circular amending and supplementing Circular No. 29 regulating extra teaching and learning.

According to Circular No. 29, which took effect from February this year, there are 3 subjects that are allowed to teach and study extra in schools without collecting tuition fees from students and are only for students who register for extra classes by subject, including: students whose study results for the last subject of the adjacent semester are not at the standard level; students selected by the school to nurture excellent students; final year students who voluntarily register to review for entrance exams and graduation exams according to the school's education plan.

Regarding the amount of extra teaching time in schools, Circular 29 stipulates that each subject can be organized for no more than 2 extra periods per week.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/bo-gd-dt-ly-giai-ve-du-kien-sua-quy-dinh-day-them-hoc-them-185251204192130168.htm