Minister Sivankutty proposes radical changes in Kerala’s public education system

Kannur: state education minister V Sivankutty has mooted comprehensive changes within the public education system of the country, which includes merchandising of instructors primarily based on academic progress and other deserves, grading for colleges and slicing down the quantity of associations.

The hints had been offered before the academics’ associations as he turned into inaugurating the state stage teachers’ day celebrations the day gone by. Pointing out that he became positive of not getting applauded for those guidelines, Sivankutty said, the teachers must additionally improve the scholars’ needs hereafter in the association conferences.

“have to seniority be the handiest criterion for instructors’ promotions hereafter? Academic competencies and information should also be taken into consideration. There need to be a grading system for faculties too as of now, there are as many as forty five instructors’ associations. An auditorium itself is needed to organize a assembly for the institutions’ representatives. The nation of Malayalam instructors coaching English to the students need to alternate. Tremendous training ought to be ensured for the scholars. At present, there are even 3 headmasters. An increase within the quantity of strength positions will affect the general coordination. Teacher student ratio is mooted to be 1:40 however, that cannot be anticipated inside the very next year. The department has appointed a sub-committee to check out the troubles which have been neglected from those raised by means of the academics’ institutions,” he minister stated

The minister gave away the faculty PTA awards and Vidhyarangam Kala Sahithya Vedhi Awards for the duration of the occasion CH Mohammed Koya Memorial Award for the exceptional PTA was bagged with the aid of Kottayam Akkarappadam Government UP School Kollam Thazhava Adhithya Vilasam Government High School.

Other schools which bagged the State honours were: Kollam Panmanayil GLP School, Pathanamthitta Poozhikkad Government UP School, Moovaattupuzha Payipra GUP School, Kannur Varam Kadamkode Mappila L P School, Wayanad Beenachi Government High School, Cherthala Charamangalam Government DVHSS, Palakkad Edathunattukara Government Oriental HSS, and Kannur Irikkur Government HSS.