In Almaty, there has been awarded the best teachers of the city

In Almaty, there has been awarded the best teachers of the city

Saule Akhmetova, teacher of the Kazakh language and literature of the gymnasium No. 159, was recognized as the best teacher. She was given the keys to the car in a festive atmosphere in the new school No. 168. Voucher for family rest was awarded the teacher of computer science №140 of the school Nurgali Turmbetova. Several more teachers received diplomas and certificates of 500 and 300 thousand tenge each. The initiator of the competition was a local entrepreneur and philanthropist Murat Adilkhanov, who built an educational institution in the framework of the “Tugan zher” project.

“Thanks to the support of the Head of State, 117 educational institutions have been built in Almaty. Only in the last five years, the financing of education in the city has increased by 37% or almost 27 billions tenge. Special attention is paid to the development of educational infrastructure. This year alone, over 17 billions tenge was allocated for construction and overhaul. As part of the realization of the Address of the Head of State, another 8 new schools will be built at the expense of budget funds. I want to thank each of you for the hard and very responsible work. The quality of your work is confirmed by the victories of the students and your personal professional achievements, ”said Almaty’s governor Bauyrzhan Baybek in his letter of congratulations.

It should be mentioned that since the beginning of the year the salary of almost 70% of Almaty teachers who switched to the updated content of education has increased by 30%. In turn, from September 1, for the first time, 1,293 teachers who have passed the national qualification testing receive a surcharge of 30% to 50% for official salary.

In addition, the state provides support to teachers who teach in English. For the second year, teachers in schools teaching physics, chemistry, biology and computer science in English have been paid a surcharge of 200% of the salary.