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Creating generation next Uganda Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | What will Uganda be like 20 years from now when the current Vision 2040 ends? What jobs will they do and what life will they lead, what diseases will they grapple with, and what will they eat? To get a …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT | As the National Curriculum Development Centre – NCDC moves to roll out the new lower secondary curriculum on February 17th, 2020, headteachers are raising several issues which they think should be addressed urgently. Their ignorance of the new curriculum could easily be seen on Thursday …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has directed the Minister of Education Janet Museveni to appear before Parliament and explain steps taken on the MPs resolution to halt the implementation of the new revised lower secondary curriculum. MPs want Janet Museveni referred to Disciplinary …

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 …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Education and Sports Ministry will struggle to implement the planned national roll out of the lower secondary curriculum unless required funding is secured. Only Shillings 10.3 billion out of the required Shillings 40 billion for the curriculum implementation has been released by …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  A number of secondary school teachers in Acholi sub-region trained in the revised lower secondary curriculum; say they need sufficient time to grasp the syllabus before it is rolled out to learners. This week, Ministry of Education and Sports through the National Curriculum Development Centre …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a lot of uncertainty over the implementation of the new lower secondary school curriculum with less than ten days to the formal kick off of senior 1 classes. Early this week, Parliament halted the implementation of the new lower secondary curriculum whose …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT | The decision by parliament to halt the implementation of the new lower secondary curriculum has ignited confusion at different centers where several teachers are being trained to implement the curriculum. Parliament voted to halt the implementation of the curriculum on Tuesday night on grounds …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has halted the implementation of the revised lower secondary curriculum, which among others scraps termly examinations. The decision followed an extensive debate on the ministerial statement presented by the Primary Education State Minister, Rosemary Sseninde on the matter during plenary on Tuesday. Last …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament want the new Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) curriculum halted over concerns that vital subjects have been made optional, and that wide consultations have not been done. The Ministry of Education through the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC), has revised the …