The Punjab government set a new rule for government sector to closed schools on Saturday. So, now to onwards all government schools will be closed.
Punjab Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat said that this decision will help teachers have less work and give them time to learn new things for their jobs.
Minister Hayat said that now teachers will teach only from Monday to Friday. Saturdays will be just for teacher training.
معزز اساتذہ اکرام کی آسانی کے لیے پنجاب کے سکولوں میں سوموار سے جمعۃالمبارک کے دن تک یومیہ تدریسی اوقات کار بڑھانے اور ہفتہ کے دن مکمل چھٹی کرنے اور اس دن کو مرحلہ وار اساتذہ کی ٹریننگ، کپیسٹی بلڈنگ اور لیسن پلاننگ کے لیے استعمال کرنے بابت اپنی رائے سے آگاہ کریں۔اساتذہ پہلے ہی…
— Rana Sikandar Hayat (@RanaSikandarH) June 24, 2024
This change is to help government school teachers who have a lot of work. It will make their jobs easier and less stressful.
This change will help teachers spend Saturdays improving how they teach and learning new skills.
Even though there will be less classroom time, the government wants to keep education standards high. They might make school days longer from Monday to Friday, but they didn't share any details about this yet.