Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Education and Sports Ministry has finally explained the discrepancies in the distribution of instructional materials for the revised new lower secondary curriculum. In 2020, the Ministry of Education rolled out the revised curriculum amidst protests from teachers and policymakers given the fact that a lot …
Read More »New curriculum: DIT allocating assessment centre numbers to schools
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Industrial Training–DIT has started allocating assessment center numbers to all secondary schools. This is in line with the new lower secondary curriculum that was introduced by the government in 2020 for skills development. The pre-vocational subjects are summarized under eight including Information …
Read More »Educationists predict doom if abridged curriculum is halted
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Educationists and school heads have warned that Uganda’s education system might fail to recover from the effects of COVID-19, should the ministry of education fail to roll out the promised abridged curriculum. As part of the recovery plan and ensuring that learners catch up on …
Read More »Uganda ready to implement new secondary curriculum
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Prime Minister and Leader of Government Business in Parliament, Robinah Nabbanja, has informed legislators that Uganda’s education sector is on course to rolling out the new lower secondary school curriculum when schools reopen in January 2022. “Government has recruited and deployed 1,598 staff in …
Read More »Lack of legal framework hindering UBTEB work
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The absence of a law is affecting the role of the Uganda Business and Technical Examination Board (UBTEB) in assessing all certificate and diploma training institutions in the country. UBTEB was formed under the Business, Technical, Vocational Education and Training (BTVET) Act and is supposed to …
Read More »Mubende Teachers College gets UGX400m to implement new curriculum
Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Teachers College Mubende, has acquired funding support from the government of Belgium to support the implementation of the new curriculum that seeks to promote practical learning. The Belgium government through its charity organization VVOB-Education for Development invested Shs415 million to support piggery, horticulture …
Read More »Kenya’s new school curriculum
Nairobi, Kenya | XINHUA | During an outdoor learning session in a school located some 13 kilometers away from the bustling downtown section of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, learners cheerfully take part in an assortment of activities as teachers look on intently. The teachers reveal that such outdoor engagements are crucial …
Read More »Schools skeptical on implementation of new curriculum as senior one students return
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several schools and teachers are still skeptical about the implementation of the new lower secondary curriculum as senior one students return to school after an unprecedented full-year holiday. The competency-based curriculum was rolled out last year amidst protests from several stakeholders and policymakers. At …
Read More »Nwoya schools struggling to implement revised secondary curriculum
Nwoya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Schools in Nwoya District are struggling to implement the revised lower secondary curriculum due to lack of teachers for some subjects; inadequate and late delivery of learning materials The implementation of the new curriculum that was developed by Ministry of Education and Sports through the …
Read More »New curriculum: MPs, Kadaga disagree on education minister’s statement
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga and several legislators mainly from the opposition have disagreed with the statement presented by the Education and Sports Minister, Janet Museveni on the revised lower secondary curriculum. On Thursday afternoon, the Education Minister delivered a statement in parliament explaining …
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