General functions of the Education Council

(1) The Education Council shall advise the Minister on all matters relating to education the Minister requests and shall consider and make proposals to the Minister on matters relating to education as it considers expedient. (2) In discharging its functions under subsection (1), of this section, the scope and focus of the Education Council shall be to, (a) make recommendations on the availability of, and access to, the different levels of education including continuing education and special education; Education and Training [CAP. 36.0119 (b) monitor and report on factors which limit participation in education, including socio- economic and cultural factors; (c) act as a forum for discussion on the goals of education and the relationships between schooling and the needs of the individual and education and the development of Belize as a nation; (d) inform and advise on the quality of schooling at the different levels including issues of curriculum, and performance; (e) inform and advise on the effectiveness of management in the education system and (f) make recommendations on the responsibilities and contribution of parents and the community to education.