Introduction
The Punjab Education Minister Weekly Classes initiative has become one of the most talked about announcements in Punjab’s education sector this month. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has directed Provincial Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat to personally teach one class at a government school every week, a move aimed at strengthening classroom accountability and giving policymakers a firsthand look at the challenges students and teachers actually face.
Minister Confirms Classes Will Be Recorded and Interactive
In a recent statement, Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat shared further details about how these classes will actually work. He confirmed that:
- The classes he teaches will be conducted online and recorded via camera, so that the sessions are fully visible and reviewable, allowing the public to see exactly how the class was taught
- He will be prepared five minutes before each class begins, with a proper lesson plan ready in advance
- Each session will be an interactive class with students, rather than a one-way lecture
This level of transparency, recording the sessions and making them reviewable, adds real accountability to the initiative, going beyond just showing up to teach and instead documenting the actual teaching process itself.
What the Chief Minister Directed
During a special meeting on education reforms, CM Maryam Nawaz instructed the education minister to visit a government school every week and take a class himself, rather than relying only on reports from officials. The idea is simple: if the person responsible for education policy regularly steps into a real classroom, problems on the ground become harder to ignore.
Which Subjects the Minister Will Teach
In a follow-up announcement, Rana Sikandar Hayat revealed exactly what he plans to teach. He said English and Chemistry are his favorite subjects, and he intends to teach English in primary schools and Chemistry in high schools, while remaining open to covering other subjects whenever needed.
Start Date: The minister confirmed classes will begin in the first week of September 2026.
Which School? No specific school has been named, and that’s intentional. The minister said he will visit a different government school every week, without prior notice, so each visit reflects the school’s genuine, everyday condition rather than one specially prepared in advance for his arrival.
Why This Move Matters
Initiatives like this are meant to close the gap between policy decisions made in offices and the actual day-to-day reality inside classrooms. By teaching without advance notice, the minister is expected to see schools, teachers, and students exactly as they normally are, which can highlight issues that scheduled visits or written reports often miss.
Part of a Bigger Education Reform Push
The classroom directive was just one part of a much larger meeting on Punjab’s education sector. Other key decisions included:
- A review of the digital registration system for private schools
- New proposals for registering and digitally mapping tuition centres across Punjab
- Mandatory digital salary payments for teachers working under the Punjab Education Foundation, with bank accounts being opened for around 138,000 PEF teachers to ensure transparent, timely payments
Officials also informed the meeting that Punjab has enrolled 4.3 million students in public schools over the past two years and four months, describing it as the highest level of genuine enrollment recorded in government schools in recent years.
Public Reaction
The announcement has drawn a mixed response. Many welcomed it as a genuine, hands-on step toward accountability in the education sector, while some questioned how much practical difference one class a week can realistically make, and whether the minister’s teaching background is suited to the classroom. Either way, the move has kept Punjab’s education reforms firmly in the public conversation.
Our Take
At Al Riaz Academy, we believe initiatives that bring policymakers closer to real classrooms are a positive sign, even if their day-to-day impact is limited. Genuine improvement in education ultimately depends on consistent teaching quality and student support, which is exactly what we focus on every day with our own students.
Conclusion
The Punjab Education Minister Weekly Classes initiative reflects a broader effort to make education reform more hands-on and accountable across the province. Alongside teacher salary digitization and tuition centre registration, it signals that Punjab’s education sector is heading into a period of closer scrutiny and reform. We will continue to share updates as the initiative rolls out starting September 2026.
For official updates, visit the Punjab School Education Department.
Ms. Malaika Riaz is the Founder and Director of Al Riaz Academy, a SECP registered institute in Toba Tek Singh. She holds a Master’s degree in Zoology and has 5+ years of teaching experience, focused on concept based education from Nursery to 2nd Year.
