Improving the quality of the team: The support from the Law on Teachers

Teachers in the mountainous areas of Lai Chau hope that the Law will be effective in practice, becoming a "fulcrum" to improve professional capacity and stick with the profession.

Hope the Law goes into practice

The Law on Teachers has just been passed by the National Assembly , fully regulating the legal status, rights, obligations and policies for teachers. This is a great joy for teachers nationwide, especially teachers working in the mountainous and extremely difficult areas of Lai Chau province.

Sharing this joy, Mr. Nguyen Quang Thieu - Principal of Sin Suoi Ho Primary Boarding School (Sin Suoi Ho, Lai Chau) said that in recent years, teachers, especially in mountainous areas, have faced many challenges such as: harsh living conditions, lack of facilities, low income, high work pressure, few promotion opportunities... The promulgation of the Law on Teachers is an effort to institutionalize the role and legal position of teachers, thereby creating a clear legal corridor to protect the rights and develop the career of teachers.

“The Law on Teachers will take effect from January 1, 2026. I hope that the Law will be implemented synchronously, transparently, and substantially, creating a great boost in spirit and motivation for teachers to feel secure in their commitment, while contributing to improving the quality of education in mountainous areas,” Mr. Thieu shared.

Mr. Bui Van Phi - Principal of Nam Cha Ethnic Boarding Secondary School, Muong Mo Commune said: "The identification of teachers associated with the characteristics of the profession is fully and systematically regulated in the Law, ensuring the quality of the team, creating equality between teachers in and outside the public sector, and contributing to improving the status of the teaching profession".

According to Mr. Phi, the Law specifically stipulates the rights and obligations of teachers; prohibited acts for individuals and organizations related to teachers; sanctions for violations... These contents help protect teachers and create conditions for teachers to carry out professional activities effectively and in accordance with the law.

“We hope that the Law on Teachers, once it comes into effect, will contribute to consolidating and enhancing the status of teachers; at the same time, we expect that the provisions and policies of the Law will soon be effectively implemented in practice,” Mr. Phi expressed.

A fulcrum to stick with the profession

One of the outstanding contents that teachers in mountainous areas expect is policies on salary, benefits and attracting teachers to stick with the profession, especially in difficult areas.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Loan - Principal of Ban Lang Kindergarten, Khong Lao Commune shared: "The regulation that teachers' salaries are ranked highest in the career salary system is a positive signal, contributing to affirming the position of the teaching profession in society. Especially for preschool teachers and teachers working in ethnic minority areas with particularly difficult socio-economic conditions like us, the policy is even more practical."

According to Point a, Clause 2, Article 24 of the Law on Teachers, teachers working in ethnic minority areas, mountainous areas, border areas, islands and areas with particularly difficult socio-economic conditions will be supported to rent official housing or arranged collective housing. In case of not being able to arrange housing, they will be supported to pay rent according to the prescribed level.

Having worked at Ban Lang Kindergarten for 15 years, Ms. Tran Thi Thu Huyen (from Dien Bien) often takes on the task of “staying in the village”. Previously, she and a number of teachers had to use the corner of the classroom or the school’s warehouse as a place to live. This year, taking on the task at Dao San school, due to lack of accommodation, she had to rent a room in Muong So, about 14km away from where she teaches.

“The place I live is quite far from the school, so I have to leave early and come back late. The monthly cost of rent, electricity and water is over 1 million VND, while my income depends only on my salary. Therefore, the housing support policy in the Teachers Law is a great source of encouragement for teachers in mountainous areas like me,” Ms. Huyen shared.

Currently, Ban Lang Kindergarten has 11 campuses, of which 6 teachers have to rent houses. “We hope that in addition to housing support, the State will pay attention to investing in building public housing so that teachers can live near the campuses, facilitating teaching and improving the quality of education,” Ms. Huyen added.

The shortage of public housing for teachers is still common in many educational institutions in the mountainous areas of Lai Chau. At Sin Suoi Ho Kindergarten (Sin Suoi Ho commune), there are currently 11 schools with 37 staff members. Ms. Pham Thi Thao - Principal said: "Most teachers have to rent houses or use warehouses and classrooms as accommodation. Some teachers travel to their residences more than 60km from the center every day. The policy of supporting housing rent will share the difficulties and create motivation to retain teachers in the mountainous areas."

Ms. Lo Thi Thuy - a teacher at Ka Lang Ethnic Boarding Secondary School (Thu Lum Commune), from Dien Bien, has worked for nearly 10 years in the mountainous region of Lai Chau. She emotionally shared: "Hearing that the Law on Teachers stipulates support for paying travel expenses for teachers working in extremely difficult areas, we feel very warm. Being far from home, we can only return home during Tet or summer vacation, so the travel support, although not large, is still a very valuable concern."

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