Junior high school pupils now face adjusted school day durations, as decreed by the Education Ministry.
In an effort to make the educational process in primary schools more flexible, the Russian Ministry of Education and Science has approved new academic load limits for students in grades 1-4, effective from September 1, 2025.
The problem addressed by Oleg Fedorov, a Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences and Professor at the Institute of Education of the Higher School of Economics, is the need to add new subjects to the Russian school curriculum without increasing the total number of hours. According to Fedorov, the current curriculum accommodates new subjects that emerge in response to current needs, which creates additional workload for students and teachers.
The new limits are intended to ensure consistency in the quantity and quality of lessons across schools, while providing more flexibility for schools to adapt to the individual needs of students. The academic load for Grade 1 will be 20 to 21 hours per week, down from a fixed 21 hours with a 5-day school week. For Grades 2-4, the academic load will be between 23 and 26 hours per week, regardless of the school week length.
These changes are part of a series of educational reforms aimed at regulating the educational process in schools. The new limits are expected to allow for a smoother and more flexible adaptation of first-graders to the educational process.
The new limits have been set based on SanPin (Sanitary Norms and Rules) recommendations. In an interview with Radio "Komsomolskaya Pravda", Fedorov discussed the new educational reforms, emphasising the importance of addressing the issue of increased workload in the Russian educational system.
It is worth noting that education is a system that constantly changes, with new documents regulating its content and forms appearing frequently. However, the exact official number of lessons per week that will apply in Russia from September 1, 2025, is not stated in the provided search data. For the most accurate and updated answer, official Russian education regulatory documents issued by or near that date should be referenced.
In summary, the new academic hour limits for primary school students in Russia, effective from September 1, 2025, have been approved by the Ministry of Education and Science. These changes aim to make the educational process more flexible while maintaining overall educational standards.
- To ease the workload of both students and teachers, Oleg Fedorov suggests that the newly approved academic load limits for primary school students in Russia could pave the way for incorporating more subjects in learning, enhancing education-and-self-development opportunities.
- With these new academic hour limits coming into effect from September 1, 2025, primary school students in Russia may find that they have more time for learning, making the educational process more adaptable to their individual needs.
