According
to the Ministry of Preschool and School Education, the main purpose of the
changes is to reduce the burden on teachers, simplify the requirements for the
allocation of school hours, and ensure greater transparency and fairness in
this process.
In
particular, the number of criteria determining the priority in the distribution
of academic workload has been reduced from 19 to 10. These changes were
developed taking into account the numerous suggestions of the teachers
themselves.
Thus, in
order to ensure equal opportunities for all teachers, the following provisions
were excluded from the list of criteria:
having a
diploma from one of the world's leading universities ranked in the TOP-1000;
preparation
of winners of international and major subject Olympiads.
The reason
is that such opportunities are not available to every teacher.
According
to the new procedure, when distributing the academic load, the main focus will
be on the professional qualifications and effectiveness of the teacher,
confirmed by:
national or
international certificates attesting to the level of proficiency in the
subject;
modern
professional competencies;
real
achievements in teaching.
As a
result, teachers who are constantly improving their qualifications, have a high
level of professional skills, and are able to provide high-quality education
will receive preferential treatment.
It is
expected that this will improve the quality of teaching, improve the
educational outcomes of students and generally improve the level of education
in schools.
The new
procedure, which will begin to be applied from the new academic year, will be
an important step in the objective assessment of teachers' professional
potential and the implementation of a performance-based HR policy.
