Uva Province Government schools not understaffed now

Mahaweli Systems corr.

All Government schools in the Uva Province, are in the Badulla and Monaragala districts, are no more understaffed, Department of Education, (Uva Provincial) sources said.

The Uva Provincial Council has recruited 2,879 teachers over the recent past to the schools where there was a shortage of teachers, the 'department' said.

Teacher shortage was reported from the Government schools in the Badulla and Monaragala districts, and the Uva Provincial Council decided to recruit a group of teachers in light of that situation.

Following the decision, 809 graduates, 450 diploma holders and 140 from the National Academies of Education were recruited as Government school teachers teaching in the Sinhala Medium.

Meanwhile, another group of 717 qualified individuals were recruited as Government school teachers for the Tamil and Muslim schools in the two districts.

The Government has recruited 63 male and female cadets with a training in teaching the English langauge to the Government schools in the Uva Province, as well.

In addition, there are 700 volunteer teachers under the direction of the Uva Provincial Department of Education.