The Cabinet has approved the recruitment of 2,500 English Teachers mentoring in English medium under the ‘English for All’ Programme.
According to the government, although the approved number of teachers for teaching Ordinary-Level subjects in English is 4,441, there is a necessity for 6,500 teachers.
The government said in most of the schools teaching in English medium has been extended by planning the required activities in addition to the number of teachers engaged in the service according to a study performed with 765 schools.
Accordingly, the Cabinet approved the proposal submitted jointly by the President and the Minister of Education to increase the number of approved teachers teaching English medium subjects.
The number of teachers teaching English medium subjects is to be increased to 6,500 to accomplish the teacher requirement by 1,000 within the year 2024 concerning the 765 schools where subjects are taught in English medium at present and to also recruit 2,500 teachers that teach in English medium. (Newswire)