Bunyangabu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two teachers and a bursar at Kiyombya Seed Secondary School in Kiyombya Sub County, Bunyangabu district, are accusing the school headteacher of blocking them from sitting interviews. Earlier this month, the Ministry of Education moved to recruit staff for the school after the government took …
Read More »Education ministry preparing condensed version of class syllabus
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports is preparing a condensed version of the class syllabus that will guide teachers on how to manage the teaching-learning process in the shortened learning period. Ever since the government announced the phased reopening for all learners, educationists, teachers and …
Read More »Teachers who drink alcohol in the morning to be caned – RDC
Teachers should desist from the habit of consuming alcohol during school hours as it dents their integrity and professionalism. Budaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Trouble and humiliation awaits teachers in Budaka who still enjoy the bottle to the extent of sipping during daytime as schools reopen for semi candidates next …
Read More »Gov’t set to recruit 2500 teachers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ministry of Education and Sports is set to recruit 2,542 staff members for community schools that have since been taken over by the government. Prof Samuel Luboga, Education Service Commission chairperson says 82 schools across the country will benefit from the recruitment as part of …
Read More »How will teachers complete the syllabus in the shortened learning period?
📌 UGANDA 🇺🇬 BACK TO SCHOOL SCHEDULE ▶ P1, P2 & P3 – June 7 ▶ P4 & P5 – April 6 ▶ P6, S3 & S5 – March 1 ▶ S1 – April 12 ▶ S2 – May 31 ▶ Tech schools/Post Primary institutions – March ▶ Universities – March …
Read More »Teachers demand audience with Education ministry over fate of nursery schools
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pre-primary teachers under their umbrella, the National Private Educational Institutions Association are seeking audience with the Ministry of Education over the decision by the government to close pre-primary schools. Last week, the Education Minister Janet Museveni said nursery schools handling children aged three to …
Read More »Church of Uganda education directorate to reorient teachers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Education under the Church of Uganda has directed for the phased orientation of teachers who were laid off after the closure of schools last year. Schools across the country were closed as the government moved to decongest crowded spaces after an outbreak …
Read More »Teachers, parents welcome school reopening nod
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Educationists, teachers and parents have welcomed a move by the government to end the closure of schools after almost a year of limited activity. The schools were closed in March 2020, following the outbreak of coronavirus disease, an ailment which, according to experts, spreads faster …
Read More »EDUCATION: Primary 6, S3 and 5 back to school first
Cabinet approves reopening of all schools except nurseries Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Primary 6, Senior 3 and Senior 5 students will be the first allowed back when schools re-open. Cabinet has approved a recommendation for the reopening of schools to non-candidate learners. The schools were closed in …
Read More »TEACHERS: If you cannot pay us well, give us a decent burial
Teachers promise to work harder if their families are assured of a coffin for each of them Serere, Uganda | STEPHEN ELIGU | After living in poverty for years as they serve the nation, the teachers in Serere District have asked to at least be spared from starting the journey into …
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