A professional dress code has been made mandatory for teachers in all government schools across Punjab effective February 23, 2026.
Under the new rules, all male and female teachers are required to wear a black gown during duty hours to promote a professional, uniform, and dignified environment in educational institutions.
The directive states that no teacher will be allowed to conduct classes or perform official duties without wearing the black gown.
The School Education Department has issued instructions to all District Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and school heads to ensure strict daily enforcement of the dress code.
The decision has been taken to establish discipline a credible professional identity, and uniformity in government schools.
This step is being viewed as an effort by the education department to improve performance and maintain professional standards among teachers.
Govt to train teachers for new E-marking system
In separate development the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwan set to train teachers on e-marking in educational boards.
In this regard, the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Swat will also design training workshops in different educational boards in the province.
This is meant to equip the marking rubrics that will be used to assess examination papers on e-marking system and improve the professional capacity of teachers.
In this regard, nomination of experienced teachers of respective subjects has been sought in each board by way of a formal letter that has been sent to the Chairman of the Peshawar Board.
To ensure that e-marking is implemented effectively in Physics, Chemistry and English subjects it will be done in phases through workshops.
These workshops will involve lecturers, Senior Subject Teachers, Headmasters, and Assistant Professors in various boards such as Swat, Abbottabad, Peshawar, Mardan, Malakand and Bannu among others.
Out of the Swat Board, 15 teachers have been proposed on Physics, Chemistry, and English.
On the same note, 15 teachers have been nominated by Abbottabad Board and 15 teachers have been nominated by Peshawar Board to the three subjects.
Some of the teachers in Mardan and Malakand Boards have also been incorporated in the training process.
