Education council to be set up by end-January to oversee sector
View(s):An education council which will serve as the decision making body on important decisions in the sector will be set up by the end of this month, Deputy Minister of Education Madura Seneviratne said.
Five education sector institutes will be brought under this council. These include the Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service, Sri Lanka Teacher Educators Service, Sri Lanka Teacher Service, Sri Lanka Principal Service and the Sri Lanka Teachers Advisers Service.
The council will address issues such as salary related matters, promotions, transfer etc so that the system can be streamlined and run efficiently, Mr Seneviratne said.
The council will also register all private and international schools.
Teachers, too, will be registered with the council, he said.
The council will also frame future education policies.
A new code of conduct for teachers and educators will be put in place to ensure that the profession maintains a high standard of integrity, Mr Seneviratne said.
The council will be a 10-member body with experts in the field of education, drawn from both the state and private sector.
Mr Seneviratne said the council will start functioning from the end of this month and the government hopes to resolve many of the issues affecting the sector through this new body.
(DWI)
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