Thông tư 03/2026/TT-BGDĐT quy định quy tắc ứng xử của nhà giáo do Bộ trưởng Bộ Giáo dục và Đào tạo ban hành

CIRCULAR

ON CODE OF CONDUCT FOR EDUCATORS

Pursuant to Law on Educators No. 73/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to Decree No. 37/2025/ND-CP dated February 26, 2025 of the Government on the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Education and Training;

At the request of the Director General of Educators and Educational Managers Department.

The Minister of Education and Training hereby issues a Circular on the code of conduct for educators.

Chapter I

GENERAL REGULATIONS

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1. This Circular provides for the code of conduct for educators in educational institutions within the national education system.

2. This Circular applies to educators performing teaching and education tasks in educational institutions within the national education system.

3. Educators in educational institutions belonging to the People's Armed Forces, and educators seconded from the armed forces to educational institutions, shall comply with the code of conduct as specified in this Circular and other relevant laws.

Article 2. Purpose of formulating the code of conduct for educators

1. To ensure standards in terms of awareness, attitudes, and behaviors of educators in their relationships with learners, colleagues, educational administrators, parents or guardians of learners, and the community.

2. To ensure a safe, friendly, and respectful educational environment that embraces diversity; promote innovation and creativity; and prevent misconducts and school violence.

3. To serve as a basis for teachers to cultivate, maintain, learn, and improve their qualities, ethics, and cultural etiquette in the digital environment, especially when participating in activities on social media platforms.

4. To provide a unified legal foundation for educational institutions to develop and implement codes of conduct that suit practical conditions.

Article 3. Rules of formulating the code of conduct for educators

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2. Ensure the expression of the position, role, lawful rights and interests, obligations, and responsibilities of educators in their professional activities.

3. Ensure criteria of brevity, clarity, ease of understanding and implementation; appropriate to educational levels, training qualifications, and educational methods; consistent with the nation’s cultural values and characteristics of regional cultures.

4. The formulation of detailed codes of conduct at educational institutions must ensure feasibility, democracy, transparency, and objectivity.

Chapter II

CONTENTS OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT

Article 4. General Code of Conduct

1. Strictly comply with the guidelines of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), the policies and laws of the State; fully and properly implement laws on the rights and obligations of educators; comply with assignments and mobilizations by competent organizations or individuals as prescribed by law.

2. Be dedicated to work; teach and educate according to educational objectives and principles; fully implement and ensure the quality of educational programs; actively study and improve educator ethics, professional qualifications, and expertise; be honest in study, scientific research, and performing teaching and educational tasks; selectively absorb and appropriately apply progressive scientific, technological, and civilized values of humanity in professional activities; take responsibility in using information and behaving properly in cyberspace.

3. Maintain the qualities, prestige, honor, dignity, and personality of educators; be exemplary and set good examples; show polite and friendly attitudes; live a healthy and positive lifestyle; practice thrift, combat wastefulness, corruption, and the pursuit of false achievements; regularly practice self-criticism and criticism; preserve and promote national cultural identity.

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5. Use clear, easily understood, proper, honest, and respectful language; wear neat, polite, and appropriate attire suitable for the environment, educational activities, and relevant regulations.

6. Do not abuse the title, honor, image of an educator, or professional activities to commit illegal acts or for personal profiteering; do not arbitrarily abandon work; do not disseminate and popularize content contrary to the CPV’s and State’s viewpoints and policies; do not smoke or consume alcoholic beverages while performing duties; do not use prohibited substances or other stimulants as regulated by law; do not participate in social vices; do not show indifference, avoidance to, or conceal violations committed by learners or colleagues.

Article 5. Conduct towards learners

1. Demonstrate exemplary attitudes, tolerance, responsibility, and compassion; provide appropriate feedback, comments, praise, or criticism tailored to the individual and context; and encourage and motivate learners to strive for improvement and development.

2. Create a safe, positive, and equal educational environment; encourage learners to participate in research, productive labor, community service activities, and sustainable development.

3. Respect and accurately assess the actual capacity of learners; protect the legitimate rights and interests of learners; foster motivation to develop learners’ qualities and competencies; listen, promptly advice, and support learners in academic and social matters appropriate to their psychological and physiological development stages.

4. Do not discriminate against learners in any form; do not insult, harm, bully, stereotype, abuse, or assault learners in any form; promptly report to leaders or competent authorities if learners are found to be victims of violence or abuse; do not force learners to participate in voluntary activities; do not disclose learners’ information publicly against the applicable regulations; do not cheat or intentionally falsify results in enrollment or learner assessment.

Article 6. Conduct towards colleagues

1. Demonstrate honesty, sincerity, solidarity, cooperation, share responsibility, and provide mutual assistance; self-criticism and criticism must be objective, serious, straightforward, and constructive for the progress of colleagues.

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3. Do not insult, divide, or undermine internal solidarity; do not avoid or shift responsibilities; do not disclose colleagues’ information publicly against applicable regulations.

Article 7. Conduct towards educational institution managers

1. Comply with assignments, instruction, and management of the educational institution managers within assigned functions and tasks.

2. Listen attentively and be receptive to assessment and feedback from educational institution managers in professional activities.

3. Actively advise and clearly express opinions to educational institution managers according to assigned functions and tasks.

4. Do not insult or undermine internal solidarity; do not show indifference, avoid, or conceal violations by educational institution managers.

Article 8. Conduct towards parents or guardians of learners

1. Be ready to cooperate, support, and share with parents or guardians regarding teaching and education activities for learners’ progress.

2. Proactively and promptly provide and exchange truthful information about learners; curriculum and teaching/education plans with the consent of competent authorities.

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4. Do not insult, impose, exploit, or force parents or guardians to participate in activities against State’s regulations or voluntary activities.

Article 9. Conduct towards the community

1. Comply with public rules and regulations; respect common community spaces; demonstrate civilized, polite, appropriate behavior; protect landscapes when participating in community activities.

2. Promote voluntarism, self-discipline, and actively participate in social activities; environmental protection; effectively implement and cooperate in organizing charitable and humanitarian movements and activities; care for the poor, vulnerable, and disadvantaged groups as prescribed by law; participate and spread movements for building a learning society, developing reading culture, and encouraging study and talent development.

3. Actively disseminate humanitarian values, good deeds, positive images, and proper and civilized behavior in society and schools to the community; proactively participate in communication and education campaigns against fake news related to education and educator on official social media channels; openly and transparently share relevant information when participating in social activities.

4. Do not participate in or support superstitious activities or any activities that cause division in national unity.

Chapter III

IMPLEMENTATION

Article 10. Responsibilities of affiliated units of the Ministry of Education and Training

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2. Affiliated units of relevant Ministries shall cooperate with Educators and Educational Managers Department in providing guidance and inspecting the implementation of this Circular.

Article 11. Responsibilities of the People’s Committees at all levels

1. People's Committees of provinces/cities shall

a) Disseminate, direct, deploy, and guide the implementation of regulations on the code of conduct for educators within educational institutions under their management authority;

b) Ensure conditions for education, dissemination, and strict implementation of the code of conduct for educators;

c) Periodically inspect the implementation by education management agencies; strictly and promptly impose penalties on organizations and individuals committing violation against regulations specified herein; conduct ad-hoc inspections in cases where educators, educational institutions, or education management agencies show signs of serious violations of the code of conduct for educators under their jurisdiction.

2. People's Committees of communes/wards/provincial-affiliated special zones shall

a) Deploy, guide, and inspect the implementation of the code of conduct for educators at educational institutions under their management;

b) Take charge and cooperate with related agencies and organizations in dissemination, supervision, commendation, and penalties imposition as prescribed;

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Article 12. Responsibilities of Departments of Education and Training

1. Advise local Executive Committees of CPV Committees and local governments on providing guidance on the implementation of the code of conduct for educators in educational institutions under their management and propose effective solutions for the implementation of this Circular.

2. Direct educational institutions to organize and implement this Circular; organize inspections and supervision of the development and implementation of codes of conduct for educators at educational institutions under their management; promptly commend organizations and individuals with good performance; impose penalties on violators in accordance with law.

3. Submit reports as required by the Minister of Education and Training.

Article 13. Responsibilities of educational institutions

1. Pursuant to this Circular and related laws, the head of the educational institution shall issue detailed code of conduct for educators appropriate to the requirements and practical conditions of the educational institution.

2. Publicly disclose the code of conduct for educators on the educational institution’s website or post it on the institution’s bulletin board; disseminate the code to educational institution managers, educators, learners, and learners’ parents or guardians; regularly disseminate and thoroughly implement the code of conduct for educators; establish safe and confidential channels for reporting teacher behaviors as prescribed.

3. Conduct commendation and discipline of collectives and individuals in implementing the code of conduct for educators in accordance with law.

4. Submit reports as required by the Minister of Education and Training.

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1. Direct educational institutions under their management authority to organize the implementation of this Circular.

2. Ensure conditions for education, popularization, dissemination, and strict implementation of the code of conduct for educators in educational institutions under their management.

3. Periodically inspect the implementation by educational institutions under their authority; timely commend organizations and individuals with good performance and impose penalties on violators.

4. Submit reports as prescribed.

Article 15. Effect

1. This Circular comes into force from January 30, 2026.

2. Decision No. 16/2008/QD-BGDDT dated April 16, 2008, of the Minister of Education and Training on issuance of the Regulations on teacher ethics, and Article 6 of Circular No. 06/2019/TT-BGDDT dated April 12, 2019, on the code of conduct in preschools, general education institutions, and continuing education institutions shall expire from the effective date of this Circular.

3. The Chief of Office, Director General of the Department of Teachers and Educational Managers, Heads of relevant units under the Ministry of Education and Training; Presidents of People's Committees at all levels; Directors of Departments of Education and Training, Heads of educational institutions, and relevant organizations and individuals shall be responsible for the implementation of this Circular./.

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PP. MINISTER
DEPUTY MINISTER




Pham Ngoc Thuong