All-Day Optional Schools (ADOS) in Primary and Special Education are set to begin operations on Monday, September 23, two weeks after the start of the new school year.
This year marks a significant change as ADOS will commence earlier than in previous years, starting in September instead of October, and will conclude on June 18, aligning with the end of the primary school year. The change comes following the approval of new regulations for Primary Education schools, addressing longstanding requests from various stakeholders.
The Ministry reported that 94 public kindergartens, 156 primary schools, and eight special schools will participate in the ADOS programme this academic year.
To staff these schools, 772 unemployed teachers will be appointed on part-time contracts. Of these, 258 will work 20/29 periods as directors, collaborating with morning zone headmasters, while the remaining 514 will work 15/29 periods from 13:05 to 16:00.
A notable change this year is the inclusion of mealtime as teaching time, a point of contention in previous years that led to strong reactions from the Primary School Teachers’ Organisation (POED).
POED representatives are scheduled to meet with the Minister of Education and the General Director of the Ministry on Thursday and Friday to discuss staffing and address issues that caused difficulties in the previous year.
