According to the Punjab administration, schools in the province will receive two days off every week. The Punjab Education Minister, Rana Sikandar Hayat, declared Saturday to be a weekly holiday. Following summer break, schools would be closed for two days per week. The provincial minister gave an explanation of the decision, saying it was taken to alleviate the burden on the teaching community in the most populous area of the nation. Hayat stated, “It is our responsibility to care for teachers because they serve the nation.”
He went on to say that the introduction of two weekly holidays was brought about by the instructors’ overwhelming workload. Extended Monday through Friday school hours would be implemented to guarantee that pupils’ education is not compromised
Rana Sikandar Hayat, the Punjabi minister of education, declared that Saturday will now be observed as a weekly holiday in addition to Sunday for schools in the region. The goal of this decision is to lessen the workload for educators, who are essential to the country’s educational system and deserving of assistance.
The goal of the adjustment is to lessen teachers’ loan burden. To guarantee that there will be no negative effects on children’ education, school hours from Monday to Friday will be extended despite the extra day off.
New Timetable for Weekly Absences from Schools Following Summer Break
In order to relieve the government, the education minister said that Punjabi schools will close two days a week.
This adjustment is a part of larger initiatives to lessen the burden that government school teachers bear, who have long struggled as a result of their demanding jobs.
It is anticipated that this change will allow teachers to devote more of their Saturday training sessions on honing their craft and techniques.
Punjab New School Schedules Following Summer Break
Because there will now be two weekly school vacations, the government intends to lengthen the school day from Monday to Friday.
The administration intends to preserve educational standards even with the reduction in class time by possibly increasing the number of hours that schools are open each day on weekdays. He did not, however, provide any information about this extension.
