The day before, the All-Ukrainian meeting on general secondary education was held, which was attended by the Deputy Minister of Education and Science Pavlo Polyanskyi, the head of the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Science and Education Liliya Hrynevych, the president of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine Vasyl Kremen and more than 300 participants from the regions and representatives of the public.

The Deputy Minister of Education and Science Pavlo Polyansky noted that the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine is currently working in two directions: ensuring the educational process and working out future changes. Also, the Ministry is interested in involving the public in discussion, discussion and joint decision-making.

The proposals made at the All-Ukrainian meeting related to the curriculum (its changes), the State final certification and accreditation of educational institutions, the selection of textbooks, the relevance of summer health camps at schools, the issue of supporting private education, as well as the discussion of the implementation of a 12-year general secondary education and justification of its advantages.

Also, before the change, it was proposed to increase the number of hours and finalize the program of the subject "Defense of the Fatherland", return to the curricula of the subject "Ethics" and the course of moral and spiritual guidance at the choice of parents, study of a second foreign language from the 5th grade if there are appropriate conditions and the desire of schools , rearrangement of study hours between algebra and geometry in the 7th grade.

 "High school should be specialized and prepare a global person. In general, education should be focused on the child, his contributions and needs," emphasized Vasyl Kremen.

Also, Pavlo Polyansky talked about the Ministry's plans regarding school textbooks. From now on, the Ministry will have no influence on the choice of textbooks, because experts will handle it. It should be noted that the previous ban on the use of textbooks and manuals that were printed before 2012 was lifted. Therefore, from now on, the choice of educational materials will be the responsibility of teachers. In general, the Ministry of Education seeks demonopolization, decentralization of work and abolition of the bureaucratic system.

"Now is the time to work on a new pro-European law on education. Ukrainians must be competitive in the world. Today, there are all the conditions for this: a request for changes from the state and a foundation for the development of the education system," emphasized Liliya Hrynevych.

According to the materials: Government portal