Tag Archives: Education

NCDC Develops Roll Out Plan for Abridged A-Level Transition Curriculum Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) has developed a plan to implement the long-awaited abridged A-Level curriculum, aiming to align it with the recently reviewed lower secondary curriculum. Speaking with our reporter, Dr. Grace …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has increased the number of students allocated to schools through this year’s national selection process. Several schools are now receiving more learners than in previous years to accommodate the growing demand for secondary education. On the first day …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | The 2024 Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) results will be officially released on Thursday, 23rd January 2025, at 11:00 AM at State House, Nakasero. This follows examination board UNEB’s briefing of the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports today. A total …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nnabagereka of Buganda, Sylvia Nagginda has reiterated the importance of technology in the celebration and preservation of the kingdom’s cultural heritage. She was speaking the close of this year’s Ekisaakaate Kya Nnaabagereka, that has trained over 600 children aged 6-18 years, both boys and girls …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Education Policy Review Commission, chaired by Nuwe Amanya Mushega, has officially concluded its mandate after over four years of gathering input from Ugandans on improving the education and sports sectors. According to a commission member, the final report and proposals have been completed. The …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fort Portal based Mountains of the Moon University-MMU has embarked on an expansion of its study programs to support Uganda’s critical needs. The university in putting up a school of Tourism, Hospitality and Hotel Management to  support the hospitality industry in the region …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eight teachers in Kitgum District have been arrested for conducting holiday classes.  The teachers, from two schools—Horizons Nursery and Primary School Quarter and Kitgum Comprehensive College Main Campus—are accused of violating the national school calendar. Marijan Walire, the Deputy Resident District Commissioner of Kitgum, who …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has clarified the pressing concern among parents, teachers, and students: which curriculum will be adopted for Senior Five as students transition from the new competence-based lower secondary curriculum to upper secondary education? In an interview with Uganda Radio Network, …

The declaration also aims to combat harmful practices such as forced and underage marriages, defilement, child abuse, and poor menstrual hygiene Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Karamoja Declaration on Education Pledge has officially commenced. Charles Ichogor, the Kotido Resident District Commissioner, has revealed that the district authorities, in collaboration …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Education Service Commission intends to support 91 new Seed Secondary Schools across the country, by recruiting for them 2,851 staff in the next one month. Each school will receive 31 staff and these will include two administrators (Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher), six non-teaching staff and …