A seminar was held for the heads of general education institutions operating under the Baku City Education Department (BCED).

According to Tehsil.biz, the seminar was attended by Mehriban Valiyeva, head of the ITUC, heads of relevant departments of the Department and school principals of Yasamal, Garadagh, Sabail, Narimanov, Sabunchu and Khazar districts.

During her speech, Mehriban Valiyeva spoke about the main priorities set by the order of the Minister of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the activities of general education in the 2021-2022 academic year.

Reminding that the new school year opened with the traditional education that everyone wants, the head of the department said that the pandemic was a serious test in Azerbaijani education and stressed the importance of properly assessing the responsibility of school principals in organizing education.

The head of the department said that vaccination of educators is one of the most important issues in the restoration of traditional education and the organization of continuing education. recommended to be.

Noting the importance of a sensitive approach to sanitary-epidemiological rules in educational institutions in connection with the coronavirus, M. Valiyeva said that educators and students should strictly follow the rules of personal hygiene to protect their health.

The head of the department stressed the need to establish a Public Council in order to increase the effectiveness of parent-school relations and build this work at the level of today's requirements. The head of the department also expressed his opinion on the inspections carried out by the Agency for Quality Assurance in Education.

Ms. Valiyeva also spoke about the preparations for the autumn-winter season in general education institutions under the auspices of the ITUC and the heating system of schools.

The head of the department introduced the newly appointed school principals to the staff and wished them success in their activities.

The head of the ITUC congratulated the heads of general education institutions on the upcoming Victory Day and said that the modern era of our history, as in all areas, has set new goals and priorities in the field of education.

Fuad Babayev, Head of the General Education Sector of the Baku State Technical University, spoke about the work done to prepare for subject Olympiads, identify shortcomings in the mastery of program materials in individual subjects through diagnostic assessments, and identify educational institutions with negative dynamics in the final exams. .

In his speech, Anar Mustafazadeh, Head of the Quality Control Sector of the Department, made proposals on the preparation of action plans of schools for the 2021-2022 academic year, as well as accountability and monitoring.

Zaur Balagadashov, Deputy Director of the Training Support Center, spoke about the implementation of project Olympiads, STEAM and Digital Skills pilot projects in general education institutions.

During the seminar, issues such as the development of students 'independent learning skills, the organization of the course "History of Victory", the analysis of students' reading, writing and arithmetic skills in primary school, the involvement of subject teachers in distance learning courses were discussed.

Afterwards, discussions were held with school principals on a number of topical issues, questions of interest were answered, relevant proposals and recommendations were voiced.