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Education Ministry Rejects Staff Shortage as Reason to Assign Unqualified Teachers

From Okaz · () Arabic

Translated from Arabic and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Saudi Arabia’s Education Ministry has prohibited primary teachers from teaching Arabic, mathematics or science without the relevant specialization.
  • The ministry said staff shortages or school needs do not justify assigning teachers to subjects outside their qualifications.
  • It said subject specialists can better address students’ difficulties, improve classroom practice and protect education quality.

Saudi Arabia’s Education Ministry has rejected staff shortages as a justification for assigning primary-school teachers to subjects outside their specialization. Teachers must teach Arabic, mathematics and science according to their qualified fields.

The ministry said the decision aims to raise academic achievement and ensure that core subjects are taught by qualified and specialized staff. Schools must address staffing needs through approved procedures rather than placing teachers in subjects for which they are not trained.

The policy is intended to preserve stability in the education process without sacrificing achievement levels or the quality of learning outcomes. The ministry said specialists can engage more deeply with subject content, identify the difficulties students face and develop suitable educational responses.

It also linked specialization to better classroom practice and more effective use of lesson time. The ministry formally emphasized that non-specialists should not be assigned to teach the three core subjects, even when a school has a shortage or staffing need.

Raising academic achievement and ensuring that core subjects are delivered by qualified and specialized staff.

· Saudi Ministry of EducationThe ministry gave this as the reason for barring non-specialists from teaching the three subjects.
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Originally published by Okaz in Arabic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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