A teacher in class Districts denied the Education Service Commission (ESC) access to their payrolls to determine the number of ghost staff in post-primary institutions during the recent nationwide staff validation exercise, a report by the commission has revealed. “Some of the District Human Resource Managers deliberately declined to share
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Education Policy Review Won’t Deliver Results If Gov’t Doesn’t Change Modus Operandi – Experts
Col (Rtd) Nuwe Amanya Mushega, Chairperson Education Policy Review Commission Several educationists and development partners argue that the ongoing education policy review might not produce the desired overhaul of the education system should the government continue conducting business as usual. This came when representatives from the NGO forum, and selected
Read MoreThe main gate of Luzira SS Dunkan Byambala, the senior four student of Luzira secondary school who is accused of punching the school guard to death on Tuesday will miss his remaining papers, Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police spokesperson has revealed. Byambala is locked up at Jinja Road police station following his
Read MorePart of the wall is already finished, this is down at Makerere Rugby grounds. Photo by Fahad Muganga The ongoing construction of the Makerere University perimeter wall will cost more than 7 billion Shillings, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Barnabas Nawangwe has revealed. Speaking to our reporter, Prof. Nawangwe said that
Read MoreJennifer Kalule-Mulumba, the UNEB spokesperson. The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has finally resolved to disqualify a senior four candidate whose aunt had hired someone else aka 'mercenary' to write for her exams. On Tuesday last week, an examination supervisor at Kawempe Standard Secondary School spotted a boy using a
Read MoreDr. Mary Goretti Nakabugo, the Manager of Uwezo Uganda at Twaweza Uwezo Uganda is recommending that the government should consider reducing the long cycle of primary education from seven to six years. Uwezo, an organization known for conducting research on the effectiveness and quality of education made the proposal as
Read MoreAtenyo after losing her sight/ Internet photo The Senior Four student who reportedly went blind at the start of the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations on Monday could have been too anxious, medical doctors have said. Mercy Atenyo, a student at Kitgum Comprehensive College made news yesterday when she suddenly lost her
Read MorePolice in Bujjuuko, Mpigi district have finally apprehended a school staff member who recorded and shared a video instructing learners to re-act a sexual act they had earlier been found doing. According to information obtained from two different sources in police who requested to remain anonymous, the arrested person is
Read MoreUCE exams commenced today across the country Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations kicked off on Monday with uncertainty among students and parents in Mubende and Kassanda following the lockdown that was imposed on both districts. On Saturday, President Yoweri Museveni ordered among others; the freezing of movement of vehicles, boda
Read MoreJames Oede, the Soroti District Education Officer The aging science teachers are trying to lower their ages in a bid to avoid mandatory retirement age so as to continue earning a reasonable salary enhancement. The aging science teachers whose salaries were recently enhanced from about UGX 1m to of UGX
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