The Education Ministry has drafted new guidelines to offer actionable guidance for safe reopening and running of education institutions and reduce the impact of the pandemic on teaching and learning. Although the government is yet to officially announce dates for the reopening of schools, several sources have already reported that Education institutions shall reopen starting…
A directive by the Secretary to the Treasury Keith Muhakanizi to all headteachers across Uganda to return capitation grant in line with the public finance Act 2015, has caused excitement and worry among stakeholders. Headteachers who may not have properly used the money well are worried while teachers, Askari’s and cleaners who did not get…
All indications are that a dead year will not be declared, schools will reopen soon, and national exams usually set by the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) in November and December, will likely go ahead, in March 2021. According to a letter recently written by the Minister of Education Janet Kataha Museveni to Finance Minister…
Education authorities have revised the Academic Year schedule to allow students to report for the second term of school this month, as part of the phased reopening of educational institutions across the country. The Academic Year was prematurely cut short on March 18, 2020, as a precautionary measure to control the spread of the Coronavirus…
The Government of Uganda have resolved that schools should reopen on September 20, 2020 amidst Continued reports of Covid-19 community cases. Sources in the education ministry yesterday confirmed to this website that the ministry had at last agreed with the COVID-19 National Task Force to have schools re-opened and that this decision, if there are…
The ministry of education has started implementation of the technical vocational education training (TVET) policy that will see a number of reforms in the sector. Speaking during the opening of the TVET policy implementation workshop at UMA showground, the ministry’s permanent secretary, Alex Kakooza, said President Museveni in 2012 launched the Skilling Uganda strategy to…
President Museveni has allowed reopening of educational institutions for final year students in health related courses. The final year students at Bachelors level in Medicine, Bachelors of Surgery, nursing, midwifery, dental, surgery, pharmacy, allied medical professionals, finalist postgraduate students on health-related programs, postgraduate students who are qualified and are already health practitioners and finalists undertaking…
The Ruparelia Foundation through Kampala Parents’ School has on Tuesday September 1, 2020 donated 10 computers to African Institute for Investigative Journalism to facilitate home-based learning as schools remain closed due to coronavirus. The donation was handed over to Mr. Solomon Sserwanja the Institute’s Executive Director by Mr. Rajiv Ruparelia one of the directors of…
Private school teachers have expressed uncertainty about the funding availed by the government through the Microfinance Support Centre, to help them overcome the challenges they are facing amidst the ongoing closure of schools. The government has availed 22 billion Shillings to be injected in several Savings and Credit Cooperatives across the country to enable teachers…
The prominent GEMS Cambridge International School, Kampala (CIK), is closing due to Covid-19 Crisis. The school, which attracts kids of Kampala’s wealthy elite, said it was unable to continue operating in the country due to the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic. “… the COVID-19 pandemic is continuing to affect families, businesses and whole industries around…
