Recognizing the concerns about implementing the revised curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade 10 this school year, the Department of Education (DepEd) issued revised guidelines for schools on Wednesday, Sept. 18.
DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara issued DepEd Order No. 12, Series of 2024, amending DepEd Order No. 010, Series of 2024, which outlines the Policy Guidelines on implementing the revised K to 10 Curriculum, also known as the “MATATAG Curriculum.”
The amendment, DepEd said, was in “light of its commitment to providing quality education through effective and efficient implementation of the MATATAG Curriculum.”
DepEd has amended and introduced new provisions for the implementation of DepEd Order No. 010, Series of 2024, which was issued in July.
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Teachers’ welfare
“Schools shall ensure fair and equitable distribution of teaching loads while protecting the overall welfare of teachers,” DepEd said.
Teachers' groups have called on DepEd to suspend the implementation of the MATATAG Curriculum, citing concerns that it increases their workload, among other issues.
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https://mb.com.ph/2024/7/28/group-demands-immediate-halt-of-dep-ed-s-matatag-curriculum-find-out-why
In August, Angara said that DepEd has been considering a “more flexible” implementation of the MATATAG Curriculum in response to complaints from teachers.
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https://mb.com.ph/2024/8/16/dep-ed-eyes-more-flexible-implementation-of-matatag-curriculum
Adjustments
To accommodate the different contexts of schools, specifically for Grades 3 to 10, DepEd provided options for schools.
“Schools are given the flexibility in the implementation of the MATATAG Curriculum in consideration of their specific contexts, such as, but not limited to, typology (the type and size of the school), curricular program offerings, and the availability of teachers and classrooms,” DepEd said.
“In circumstances where any of the given options is not applicable, schools may propose other combinations,” DepEd added.
DepEd, however, clarified that the proposed combinations shall be subject to the approval of the schools division superintendent or authorized representative.
Schools Division Offices (SDOs) were instructed to ensure that technical assistance is provided to schools in preparing class programs.
DepEd added that schools may “implement the revised class programs starting the second quarter of the school year or upon the approval of the SDO.”
Meanwhile, DepEd noted that the Mother Tongue shall continue to be implemented as a medium of teaching and learning but shall no longer be offered as a subject.
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DepEd also clarified that in-person learning will remain the “primary learning delivery modality” for implementing the basic education curriculum.
“In schools with classroom shortages and during disasters and emergencies, blended learning—a combination of in-person and online distance learning—or other distance learning delivery modalities (DLDMs) such as modular distance learning and television or radio-based instruction, may be implemented,” DepEd said.
Moreover, DepEd encouraged schools to conduct reading and math programs after classes as part of their intervention programs and to have a sufficient number of teachers to handle the classes.
“Otherwise, schools shall wait for the issuance of the policy guidelines of the National Reading Program and the National Mathematics Program,” DepEd said.
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