Click here for video. Mr. Anura Dissanayake, former secretary for higher education, provided insights into the challenges of funding and management of Sri Lanka’s university system and gave a key point of discussion for the forum by describing the Government’s plans for the setting up of an International University Zone in Horana, where up to 10 international universities would be ...
Delegating Education Decision Making to Provinces is a Constitutional MandateNot a Discretion for the Ministry of EducationWe are pleased to note that that the Ministry of Education has delegated policymaking during the fuel crisis to provincial authorities with decisions on keeping school opened delegated down to the school level with oversight by zonal authorities.Additionally, ministry has also announced delegating teacher ...
The latest policy document titled New Education Policies and Proposals is now at www.educationforum.lk/wp-content/uploads/2005/08/NEPP_2013-new-edition.pdf. Sinhala only for now.
Education Forum Sri Lanka begins a series of Policy Dialogues in March – 7 & 21 at the Kingsbury Hotel. These forums aim to discuss and collate ideas using experience from local & global Education initiatives. They will bring together researchers, academics, Ministry & NIE representatives, school representatives and those experienced in Education.
Singapore introduced changes to its assessment policy in 2019, lightening the load for school children. https://www.moe.gov.sg/news/press-releases/-learn-for-life—preparing-our-students-to-excel-beyond-exam-results; https://sg.theasianparent.com/singapore-education-system-changes How are they doing? It is too early to tell but some teacher experiences to date are in the official magazine. https://www.moe.gov.sg/docs/default-source/document/teacher-digest/contact-jul19.pdf Exams at the end of the prim
COVID-19 Sri Lanka school dropout crisis of poor kids could worsen from Coronavirus: think tank Higher education and the pandemic: Key trends to watch in 2021 [Education Times, January 17] Rs. 105 million on COVID safety measures at schools – Prof. G.L. Peiris US to provide health rooms to 120 schools School Reopening Tuition classes to recommence on 25 Jan. ...
A policy dialogue on equitable access to distance education was held by the Education Forum Sri Lanka (EFSL) in collaboration with the Development Partners Secretariat on December 08 , 2020, via Zoom. OVERVIEW: The discussion revolved around the themes of 1) universal access to distance education, and 2) the quality of education provided. In his opening remarks, Mr. Patrick Vandenbruaene, ...
Pfizer vaccine to schoolchildren after health authority approves Source: Dailynews The Pfizer vaccine will be given to the schoolchildren of the relevant age groups as soon as the medical approval is received, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said. He made this observation at the meeting of the Special Committee on COVID-19 Control held through online technology under the chair of President Gotabaya ...
A rift was created when a group of teachers started wearing the abaya to work at Shanmuga Hindu Ladies College (SHLC), a school where all female teachers wore a saree. Sri Lankan Muslim women had a long tradition of wearing a saree, with one end used to cover their head, until some returning home after working in the Middle East ...
The primary source of digital resources in Estonia is e-Koolikott (“e-Schoolbag”), a nationwide online library of more than 20,000 educational resources. Teachers, subject specialists, universities, and private publishers can all post resources to e-Schoolbag, and groups of subject-area experts are responsible for reviewing the resources for quality. Teachers can then use and adapt these resources for their lessons, including organizing ...
Download Plan : Sinhala English A Strategic Plan for the Department of Examination for implementation in 2018-2019 was prepared by Committee of Experts to review examinations and evaluation system and roles and functions of the Department of Examinations to make recommendations for improving the quality and standards of testing and evaluation systems in Sri Lanka appointed by the Secretary for ...
As part of the on-going discussions on Home-Based-learning, the EFSL team had an informative discussion with Yarl IT Hub, Mr Balathasan Sayanthan on the innovations introduced through their digital learning platforms and the response from students during this Covid period. The platform has delivered content to large numbers of students for Tech Learning, Advanced level revision as well as for Grade ...
A policy dialogue on “Decentralizing Education Management to School Level” was held by the Education Forum Sri Lanka (EFSL) on April 10th, 2021, via Zoom. LINKS: Full Video: PD#14, 2 hours 37 minutes PRESENTATIONS Decentralizing education management to school levels: How much & how? – Dr. Jayantha Balasuriya From the perspective of an Assisted school that made the journey to ...
ஜூலை 1, 2021 மேதகு ஜனாதிபதி கோதபய ராஜபக்ச கௌரவ பிரதமர் மகிந்த ராஜபக்ச கௌரவ கல்வி அமைச்சர் பேராசிரியர் ஜீ.எல். பீரிஸ், கௌ.ரவ எதிர்க்கட்சித் தலைவர் சஜித் பிரேமதாச நாடாளுமன்ற கல்வி அமைச்சின் ஆலோசனைக் குழுவின் உறுப்பினர்கள் கோவிட் தொற்றுநோய் நெருக்கடி தொற்றுநோய் முதன்முதலில் எங்களிடம் பரவிய 2020 மார்ச் மாதம் தொடக்கம் இதுவரை இலங்கையின் 4.3 மில்லியன் மாணவ எண்ணிக்கையினர் எதிர்கொள்ளும் கடுமையான நிலைமை குறித்து உங்கள் கவனத்தை ஈர்க்க நாங்கள் முனைகின்றோம். கடந்த 16 மாதங்களுக்கு அண்மித்ததாக அவ்வப்போது பாடசாலை ...
*All interview respondents have been given pseudonyms, and their places of work/study have been excluded due to the sensitive nature of the topic discussed. Since schools and universities shifted to remote learning in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the question of examinations – how and whether to conduct them – have yielded different answers from exam boards and ministries ...
[Extracted from the report “A Strategic Plan for the Department of Examination” Prepared by Committee of Experts for Reforming the Department of Examination appointed by the Minister for Education dated December 2017.] The Department of Examination is perhaps the government department with the most impact on society in Sri Lanka. Families organize their lives around the schedules of the three ...
Schools | E-Learning | Teachers | Universities | Technical and Vocational Education | Private Education Institutions | Funding/Development Schools Opening & Closing: Schools in the Northern and Eastern provinces closed in early December due to inclement weather. Following this, they remained closed due to the Covid-19 situation, while schools in districts in other parts of the country such as Galle, ...
