(Published on Wednesday, January 19, 2022) By George Bita With the reopening of education institutions, secondary school students have been introduced to a competence-based curriculum. Throughout January, Mwalimu is exploring various aspects of the curriculum. In the third article of the series, George Bita shines a light on the assessment process of the curriculum The […]
(Published on Wednesday, January 12, 2022) By Ritah Mukasa As schools re-open this week, thousands of girls are returning as mothers. However, despite their predicament, teenage mums are still children with a right to education. RITAH MUKASA spoke to different stakeholders on how teenage mums should be integrated and sustained in school … Victoria’s Story […]
By Dickson Tumuramye As a family, we returned to Kampala from the village on December 30, 2021. We reached home at around 9:00pm. We were all tired and our children went to bed immediately after showering. Thirty minutes later, I checked in the boys’ bedroom and found our eight-year-old son still awake. “David, what are […]
By Nelson Kiva (Published on Wednesday, January 12, 2022) New Curriculum To Produce Students With Employable Skills With the reopening of education institutions, secondary students are being introduced to a competence-based curriculum. This month, Mwalimu is exploring various aspects of the new curriculum. In the second article in the series, Nelson Kiva explores the roles […]
By Umar Nsubuga (Published on Wednesday, January 5, 2022) Schools are set to reopen next week for all classes after being closed for several months. Umar Nsubuga interviewed a cross-section of parents to find out how ready they are for schools reopening. Gnatius Katto, Businessman In Isingiro District I have two children and I had […]
(Published on Wednesday, January 5, 2022) By Conan Businge The Ndejje University Consortium has appointed Church of Uganda’s Bishop Dr. Hannington Mutebi Nsubuga as its chancellor. The Rt. Rev. Dr. Mutebiwho is the Assistant Bishop of Kampala Diocese, was installed during the university’s 23rd graduation ceremony last month. The event was graced by the Vice […]
(Published on Wednesday, January 5, 2022) By Nelson Kiva With the reopening of schools, secondary school students will be introduced to a competence-based curriculum. Throughout the month of January, Mwalimu will explore various aspects of the curriculum. This week, Nelson Kiva, presents an overview of the competence-based curriculum… The 2022 Senior One class, will be […]
A child with 64 marks to get an ‘A’ UNEB exams will be short and precise UCE certificates to be descriptive The education ministry, through the National Curriculum Development Center (NCDC), has concluded the assessment framework for the competence-based lower secondary school curriculum. The framework describes how S4 questions will be set by UNEB and […]
Dickson Tumuramye While growing up, life may not be perfect as we may have wish. If it turns pessimistic, you tend to lose heart and almost give up. This affects your self-esteem and confidence. Those who are not ready to face life challenges end up in self-isolation/ rejection, but this should not be the case. […]
Bob Kisiki When we say life has changed, it’s not that we’re saying instead of breathing through the nose, use the mouth and eat through the ears, no. The basics remain, but owing to the way systems die out and others come into play, social roles and how they influence our duties and responsibilities shift […]