Ha Tinh City pilots letting secondary school students take Saturday off

On September 24, Mr. Tran Hung Quoc, Deputy Head of the Departmentof Education and Training of Ha Tinh city (Ha Tinh province), said that this unit is piloting a program for secondary school students in the area to have a day off from school on Saturdays.

Accordingly, in the 2024-2025 school year, the city will pilot the policy of teaching 5 days a week (from Monday to Friday) after receiving approval from the Department of Education and Training.

Ha Tinh City has 8 out of 9 secondary schools that are piloting Saturday off. This is to reduce pressure on teachers and students.

In the 2024-2025 school year, Ha Tinh city will pilot a program allowing middle school students to take Saturdays off from school (Photo: Van Thiem).

After more than a week of implementation, the above policy has received high consensus from teachers, parents and students.

The city's Department of Education and Training also requires schools to have a plan to arrange teaching and learning in accordance with regulations, not exceeding 8 periods per day, not to squeeze study hours and not to cut the general curriculum. In particular, this agency also directs schools to require teachers not to organize extra teaching and learning.

"Instead of regular classes on Saturdays, schools can organize enrichment activities in art, physical fitness, life skills, or extracurricular activities according to students' interests," Mr. Quoc informed.

According to the Department of Education and Training of Ha Tinh province, the pilot of Saturday school holidays is an effort of the Department of Education and Training of Ha Tinh city in educational innovation, paying attention to the lives and rights of cadres, teachers, employees, workers and students.

During the pilot implementation process, the Department of Education and Training noted that the city's education sector needs to ensure study time according to the regulations of the current general education program and in accordance with reality.

The City Department of Education and Training also needs to develop a scientific and reasonable plan for teaching 2 sessions/day in schools, ensuring that it follows the set goals and plans; survey and collect opinions from teachers, parents, and students to create consensus.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/giao-duc/thanh-pho-ha-tinh-thi-diem-cho-hoc-sinh-thcs-nghi-hoc-ngay-thu-bay-20240924141355079.htm