Atenyo 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
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Police 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
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UCE 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
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James 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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The Uganda National Examinations Board- UNEB says it will neither sympathize with a candidate nor get involved in a case where he or she is subjected to disciplinary measures by the school on account of indiscipline. Dan Odongo (pictured), the UNEB Executive Director, said that being a candidate does not exempt
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New Lower Secondary Curriculum As the Ministry of Education and Sports moves to phase out the old lower secondary curriculum, there is a very big eventuality that might affect hundreds of learners. Unfortunately, the Ministry has no answer for it yet. According to the timelines, the ministry will phase out
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The call by some people who include Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa (pictured) to revise the process of awarding government sponsorships to the exclusion of those who sit their exams in high performing schools but expensive is drawing mixed reactions from different stakeholders. While some are disagreeing with him saying that
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Experts want financial literacy lessons in schools Experts have expressed the need for equipping children with skills to save and invest early on in their lives. The experts were on Thursday speaking at the closing event of a donor-funded financial literacy programme for primary school children in selected schools in
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Emmanuel Kizza (in blue suit), the Chairperson of Uganda National Teachers’ Union, Nakaseke branch and other teachers at function to mark Teachers' Day organised at Nakaseke CORE PTC Teachers in Nakaseke district are now sleeping in classrooms due to the lack of staff quarters in schools. There are 934 teachers deployed
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Part of the student procession to the EU Delegation Offices in Kampala. Still recovering from embarrassment after being made to look irresponsible before parents, several headteachers are blaming top leaders of the Uganda National Student’s Association leaders (UNSA) for duping them into using their students for personal gains when they tricked them
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