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UNATU demands appropriate headteacher upgrade channels

UNATU demands appropriate headteacher upgrade channels

Leaders of the Teachers union are condemning the upgrading of head teachers in public schools saying the system being used by the Education Service Commission is out of law as it seeks to render most head teachers jobless and now UNATU demands that the commission uses the appropriate channels to enforce upgrades. According to the […]

Buganda to offer 81,000 school bursaries

As millions of parents in Uganda struggle to find school fees for their relatives and children, the kingdom of Buganda has come out for their remedy. A source in Buganda kingdom headquarters in Bulange Mengo told us on phone today that the kingdom is set to offer 81,000 bursaries to children from unprivileged families in […]

Government to construct science laboratories

  It seems the speed at which Uganda’s education system/policies move at the moment the sky is the limit. The government of Uganda, according to the Commissioner for secondary education in Uganda government, John Agaba, is to construct science laboratories and information Communication Technology laboratories across the country using resources from Iran, China, Cuba and […]

Head teachers refuse to admit pupil over disability

I listened to Christine Namusoke’s story with a lot of sadness and tears rolling down my face. Christine narrated to me how in the school year of 2011, her five-year- old daughter Pauline was denied entry into four schools near their home, just because she had a deformity on her face. Pauline developed a tumor […]

S5 selection exercise opens in Kampala

Head teachers of A-Level schools in Uganda have converged in Kampala to begin a selection exercise for Senior Five students. Head teachers of top schools such as Buddo College, St. Marys Namagunga and St Marys Kisubi are among hundreds of headmasters who have converged to select candidates for S5 class of academic year 2012. The […]

UCC, Ministry of Education to train school head teachers in ICT

The Uganda Communications Commission and the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) have organised a five-day ICT sensitisation workshop for secondary school head teachers as part of enhancing the usage of ICT facilities in secondary schools inUganda.  Three hundred school heads shall attend the workshop in two lots of 150 each. The workshop is scheduled […]