How many lessons are reduced for teachers who also serve as Secretary of the School Council in Vietnam?

How many lessons are reduced for teachers who also serve as Secretary of the School Council in Vietnam?

Reduction of teaching norms for general education teachers who concurrently undertake CPV duties in schools

1. Teachers concurrently serving as CPV Committee Secretary, CPV Cell Secretary, or President of the trade union at Rank I schools are entitled to a reduction of 4 lessons/week; other schools are entitled to a reduction of 3 lessons/week.

2. Teachers concurrently serving as Secretary or Deputy Secretary of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union at the school level enjoy policies according to Decision No. 61/2005/QD-TTg dated March 24, 2005, of the Prime Minister of Vietnam on policies for officials of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Vietnam Students' Association, and Vietnam Youth Federation in universities, colleges, vocational schools, and secondary schools.

3. Teachers concurrently serving as Chairman of the School Council and Secretary of the School Council are entitled to a reduction of 2 lessons/week.

4. Teachers concurrently serving as Head of School People's Inspectorate are entitled to a reduction of 2 lessons/week.

5. To ensure the quality of teaching and work, no teacher assumes more than 2 concurrent positions and will be entitled to the teaching norm reduction of the position with the highest reduction.

Thus, teachers who also serve as Secretary of the School Council in Vietnam have their teaching norms reduced by 2 lessons per week.

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Will homeroom teachers in Vietnam be responsible for regularly or unexpectedly reporting on the class situation to the Principal?

Under Article 4 of the Regulations on working policies for general education teachers issued under Circular 28/2009/TT-BGDDT, the responsibilities of homeroom teachers are as follows:

Responsibilities of homeroom teachers

Apart from the tasks for teachers stipulated in Article 3 of this Regulation, homeroom teachers have the following additional responsibilities:

1. Understand and grasp the students in the class comprehensively to have measures for education organization close to the subjects, promoting the progress of each student and the whole class;

2. Coordinate closely with the students' families, proactively cooperate with subject teachers, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, the Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneer Organization, and other related social organizations in teaching and educating students in their class;

3. Comment, evaluate and grade students at the end of term and academic year, propose commendations and disciplinary actions for students, recommend lists of students to be promoted, lists of students to be retested, to undergo additional conduct training during the summer break, to be retained, and complete recording in gradebooks and student records;

4. Participate in guiding collective activities, and educational and training activities for students organized by the school;

5. Report regularly or unexpectedly on the class situation to the Principal.

Thus, homeroom teachers in Vietnam must regularly or unexpectedly report on the class situation to the Principal.

What is the working period for upper secondary school teachers in a school year in Vietnam?

According to Article 5 of the Regulations on working policies for general education teachers issued under Circular 28/2009/TT-BGDDT, the regulations on annual working period and rest are as follows:

Annual working period and rest

1. The working period for primary school teachers in a school year is 42 weeks, which includes:

a) 35 weeks for teaching and educational activities according to the school year plan.

b) 05 weeks for learning and professional development.

c) 01 week for preparing for the new school year.

d) 01 week for summarizing the school year.

2. The working period for lower secondary and upper secondary school teachers in a school year is 42 weeks, which includes:

a) 37 weeks for teaching and educational activities according to the school year plan.

b) 03 weeks for learning and professional development.

c) 01 week for preparing for the new school year.

d) 01 week for summarizing the school year.

3. The annual rest for teachers includes summer vacation, Lunar New Year holiday, semester breaks, and other days off. To be specific:

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Thus, the working period for upper secondary school teachers in a school year in Vietnam is 42 weeks, which includes:

- 37 weeks for teaching and educational activities according to the school year plan.

- 03 weeks for learning and professional development.

- 01 week for preparing for the new school year.

- 01 week for summarizing the school year.