The leadership of Uganda National Teacher’s Union (UNATU) and the Uganda Private Teachers Union (UPTU) argues that the ten-year period given might not be favorable to teachers, more so those who are currently at Grade III and those who had acquired nursery teachers training.
Read more ..."Three people came and left a package in kaveera which later on exploded, killing one person and injuring five others. It seems to be a terrorist act but we shall get the perpetrators," his statement reads in part.
Read more ...“We know that the changes are policy issues but there is a lot that needs to be asked. The ministry has left us in the dark, we don’t know what is happening next,” Herbert Ssemuwemba, the Principal Canon Apolo Core PTC in Fort portal, who also doubles as the vice-chairperson of PTC Principals told Uganda Radio Network.
Read more ...Jonathan Kamwana, the commissioner in charge of teacher education and development, says the move has begun with the phasing out of Grade III and V teacher training at primary teacher’s colleges and national teacher’s colleges respectively.
Read more ...“None core PTCs that will be phased out are going to be repurposed by turning them into secondary schools, Skilling centers, or technical institutions depending on the needs of the areas where they are located,” Dr Mugimba noted.
Read more ...The Education Ministry authorized teachers to conduct in-person classes in socially distanced small groups of not more than 20 learners, from within their localities. However, many people, including district authorities, and parents are not aware of the programme.
Read more ...Mike Kironde, the PPEIAU National Chairperson, says schools require a lot of money which the Microfinance support Centre might not be able to offer to them in one lump sum..
Read more ...Speaking at the National Teachers Day celebrations at Kololo ceremonial grounds, Filbert Baguma the UNATU General Secretary noted that the idea of preferring science teachers is wrong and a sign of discrimination among the teachers and other government workers who are not scientists.
Read more ...Through its General Secretary, Filbert Baguma, UNATU noted that as the planned school reopening draws closer, the government needs to look at means of expanding the existing school infrastructure and recruit more teachers.
Read more ...The report attributes the high AQI readings to several human, economic and social activities especially vehicular emissions during traffic congestion, dust from unpaved roads and grain mills.
Read more ...Patrick Yosiya Wakonyi, a resident of Ndeeba, says that it is during such a crisis that assumptions start to fall apart and people start to question things they had previously taken for granted.
Read more ...Kampala Diocesan communications officer Ivan Naijuka, says from the start of discontinued religious education classes, a major concern for parents was if or when their children would receive first Communion or confirmation sacrament.
Read more ...Amitu explains that being a parent has never been easy. She, however, says that parenting has become a nightmare during the unprecedented long school closure.
Read more ...A herdsman lured the teenager into sex last year after introducing her to pornography.
Read more ...The Chief State Attorney, John Kunya presented the DPP’s letter withdrawing the charges before the Anti-Corruption Court Chief Magistrate, Joan Aciro on Tuesday.
Read more ...Three of the five officials, who include the undersecretary, Godfrey Kaima, the Principal Disaster Preparedness officer, Cyprian Dhikusooka and Kizito Mugerwa, the Procurement Officer allegedly procured and supplied substandard items to be distributed as a relief to the people of Kasese who were affected by floods after River Nyamwamba burst its banks.
Read more ...Ismael Mulindwa, the chairperson of the COVID19 Education Response Task Force, says that by last week, they had finalized arrangements for releasing the funds through the Microfinance Support Centre.
Read more ...According to Lovisa, she was abused when her stepmother was away from home. She recalls her father came to her bed at night and forced himself onto her before threatening to end her life if she told anyone what had happened.
Read more ...The minister notes despite being convinced that international schools are able to enforce standard operating procedures, reopening these schools yet the national ones are closed will paint a very bad picture and would be seen as discrimination among learners of different communities and social classes.
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