No Heads in 105 national schools
Ridma Dissanayake
Education Minister Bandula Gunawardena said that 105 national schools
out of the total of 340 in the country do not have permanent Principals.
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Minister Gunawardena |
The Education Ministry will take immediate action to recruit new
qualified Principals, he added.
The Minister addressing a media briefing at the Education Ministry
yesterday. noted that gazette notification calling for vacancies will be
published in March.
Education Ministry has taken action to recruit 700 fine arts teachers
out of the total of 3,174 applicants. Others will be recruited as
temporary Primary teachers. The Ministry will provide three months
training to them with a Rs 10,000 monthly allowance, he added.
Minister Gunawardena noted that there is a shortage of teachers for
Art and Drama and Theater. The Education Ministry will take action to
fill those vacancies in the near future.
The Education Ministry together with the National Education Institute
will take steps to fill teacher vacancies in all schools, he added. |
