Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Curriculum Development Centre has said that Members of Parliament who claim that they were not consulted before the new lower secondary curriculum was approved, are not telling the truth. Speaking to journalists at the Uganda Media Centre in Kampala yesterday, Grace Baguma, the …
Read More »Education Ministry to start tracking school dropouts – Janet Museveni
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education is to begin tracking students to see why the numbers keep on dropping at all levels. Janet Kataha Museveni, the Minister of Education and Sports says they are worried that many students enroll at different education levels of education but …
Read More »Oulanyah summons Education Minister over revised curriculum
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah has summoned the Education Minister to address Parliament about the revised lower secondary curriculum scrapping term examinations. Oulanyah made the directive on Friday after Igara East MP Michael Mawanda questioned several issues in the revised curriculum whose implementation starts next …
Read More »Over 52,000 students not planned for in senior one placements
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 52,000 students who sat for Primary Leaving Examinations in 2019 have not been planned for during the ongoing Senior One selection exercise at the Uganda Manufacturer’s Association conference hall. According to the Uganda National Examinations Board, 683,303 candidates sat for P.L.E in 2019. …
Read More »Gov’t launches new secondary school inspection system
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education has launched a new Secondary school inspection system to improve the quality of education. It was launched on Thursday at State House Entebbe by the Minister of Education and Sports. The new system was piloted in 2017 in Masaka in 40 …
Read More »Experts blame unhealthy competition as schools resort to night prep for day scholars
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education is proposing to have school time reduced from the current 8 am – 5pm to 3:30pm. The development comes after complaints by various stakeholders about children reporting to school very early and leaving late in the night. Henry Semakula who heads …
Read More »Mpigi district petitions education ministry over poor funding
Mpigi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mpigi district has petitioned the Ministry of Education over the poor quality of school buildings and Latrines. The district is seeking an increase in financial allocations in order to improve the quality and quantity of classrooms in order to accommodate a large number of learners. …
Read More »The fall of PS Nassali Lukwago
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It’s tough times for Dr. Rose Nassali Lukwago, a former powerful permanent secretary at ministry of Education. In the same position at the Judicial Service Commission, she has been a shadow of her former self. The Inspector General of Government Justice Irene Muyagonja directed …
Read More »Low computer literacy impeding teachers online registration in Kigezi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lack of basic computer skills by teachers is hindering the ongoing Teacher Management and Information System-TMIS exercise in Kigezi sub-region. The exercise was introduced by the Ministry of Education to streamline the registration of teachers and harmonize their records for better planning and management. …
Read More »50 Secondary schools under probe for inflating USE enrollment
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate –CID is investigating more than 50 private secondary schools on allegations of inflating Universal Secondary Education –USE student enrollment to fleece the government billions of money. Charles Twine, CID Spokesperson, says that a probe is underway to establish how the …
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