Tag Archives: Ministry of Education

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 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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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.  …

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 …