Education minister Fadhlina Sidek cited examples of the resource centre cheerfulness competition, the best toilet, the best textbook loan scheme (SPBT) and so on.
She said the decision was among the seven immediate steps taken in the fifth thrust of the ministry, which focuses on the welfare of teachers, including the pressure faced by teachers, based on the initial report received.
“All these steps will be detailed by the top management of the education ministry and will be implemented from the 2023/2024 school session. The ministry is always committed to ensuring the well-being of teachers,” she said in a statement.
She added that another measure that had been decided was to reduce the frequency of the review of school management elements of the Malaysian Education Quality Standard (SKPM) involving teachers, to only once a year.
“The ministry will also set a more flexible lock-in time for student attendance records for teachers, which is 12pm for morning sessions and 5pm for afternoon sessions, in order to avoid congestion in the system,” she said.
In addition, Fadhlina said that the appointment of public examination invigilators by the Examinations Board and the Malaysian Examinations Council will now be open to those who are not currently serving teachers as well, such as government retirees, trainee teachers or students of institutions of higher learning (IPT).
However, they still need to meet the set criteria, she added.
The ministry will also limit the organisation of the annual Teacher’s Day celebration to the national and school levels, in addition to setting a summary of the daily lesson plan (RPH) at the ministry level, to ensure that it meets the necessary requirements, which includes elements of objectives, teaching and reflection.
She added that the seventh measure is to strengthen the autonomy of teachers in the planning and implementation of teaching and learning, as well as classroom-based assessment (PBD), by using the Standard Curriculum and Assessment Document (DSKP) as a reference.