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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Educationists in Soroti want government to introduce routine assessments of teachers across the country to improve on the performance of students especially in science subjects. Martin Okiria Obore, the National Chairperson of Secondary Head Teachers Union in Uganda, says that whereas government has done a …

Bundibugyo, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  Teachers of Bubukwanga Secondary School in Bundibugyo District are decrying the lack of scholastic materials. The government aided school which started in 2015 has an enrollment of over 600 students. However, the school lacks a library, textbooks for both teachers and students and a series …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | World renown educationists are calling government to motivate teachers to teach as a means of improving the quality of education in the country. The call was made during the National Teachers Symposium that begun in Kampala on Wednesday. According to educationists teachers need better salaries …

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 …

Namisindwa, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  Kaboole Primary school in Bukhoko Sub County in Namisindwa district is an appalling state. Kaboole Primary School is a government aided school founded by Church of Uganda in the early 60s. It is the only government aided primary school in Kaboole Parish comprising over 12 …

Arua, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  Arua district local government has transferred more than 100 primary school Head teachers, their deputies and classroom teachers. Those affected include the sickly that need to move closer to their families for medical attention, those who have overstayed at their current work stations and those …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 700 teachers from over 150 secondary schools have stormed out of the ongoing training on the revised curriculum at Sacred Heart Secondary School in Gulu Municipality over allowances. The teachers were drawn from Gulu Kitgum, Agago, Lamwo, Pader, Nwoya, Omoro and Amuru …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Teachers in Kwania district failed to validate their academic documents because they are holding fake documents. In 2019, the Ministry of Education and Sports ordered an online registration of all teachers across the country to streamline their services and help weed out ghost workers. …

Wakiso, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  A new report by a consortium of Non-Government Organizations in Wakiso District has rallied district leaders to advocate for the use of native languages in Primary and Secondary schools.   The consortium of NGOs led by Hyslink community Initiative indicated that many of the children studying …

Mukono, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  Teachers in private and government schools are excited about the new curriculum introduced by the National Curriculum Development Center-NCDC. The new curriculum which is to be implemented starting next month with Senior One is intended at providing holistic education, promotion of critical thinking, creativity, numeracy, …