DepEd eyes hiring of more non-teaching staff to ease teachers’ workload

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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) is planning to hire more non-teaching personnel who will take over the administrative tasks handled by teachers.

This will allow teachers to focus on teaching, which in turn could result in the upgrading of teaching standards, DepEd spokesman Michael Poa said Wednesday.

“Mayroong plano ang ating department na i-ease off ‘yung mga administrative tasks ng mga teachers kasi napapansin na bukod sa pagtuturo, mayroon din silang administrative tasks,” he said in a press briefing.

(There is a plan to relieve teachers of administrative tasks, which they handle now aside from their teaching duties.)

“Sa ngayon ang plano natin, we need to upscale ‘yung ating mga teachers. So dahil doon, ang gagawin natin is mag-focus muna sila sa teaching, tatanggalin natin yung mga administrative tasks,” Poa added.

(We plan to let teachers focus on teaching and free them from administrative tasks.)

Poa also said the department is considering “non-basic wage benefits” for teachers.

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