(This article was first published in the New Vision on September 21, 2022) By Owen Wagabaza In 2013, when Charles Kahigiriza assumed the role of headteacher at Ndejje Secondary School in Luwero district, revamping the institution’s infrastructure was high on his agenda. He believed that this would help improve the learning and teaching environment. Over […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on September 21, 2022) By Wilson Asiimwe Robinah Kabayaga fell in love with the teaching profession before she started school. Born in the 1970s, she met teachers and admired them because they dressed so smartly that they stood out in her community. Kabayaga developed the belief […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on September 14, 2022) By Robert Adiga Delightful sounds filled the air at Arua Public Primary School on Monday morning. The children in Primary One classroom passed around a paperboard box containing pieces of cardboard, each bearing a letter, while singing the tune: ‘the box of […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on September 14, 2022) By Charles Kakamwa It is uncommon for teachers to ask children to assemble for health examinations at Spire Road Primary School in Jinja City. So, when Francis Etyang gathered children at this school to have their ears examined, his fellow teachers and […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on September 7, 2022) By Francis Emukule and Mary Karugaba Priscilla Karungi, a resident of Nateete, a Kampala suburb, was invited to collect her 11-year-old son from school a week before August 12, when schools officially closed for holidays. The school, located in Kampala, explained to […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on September 7, 2022) By Richard Wetaya Sixteen years ago, when Eddie Ssekyewa joined Gayaza High School, there were only 40 students taking mathematics at A’level. “I was concerned and I wanted to do something that would pay dividends in terms of raising the numbers,” he […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on September 7, 2022) By Stephen Nuwagira Jolly Mwebaze was posted as deputy headteacher to Kacu Primary School in Rubirizi district at the time when the institution was struggling with low morale among teachers and high cases of learner absenteeism. The teachers had gone without pay […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on August 31, 2022) By Edward Anyoli Imelda Kyamwanga, a senior lecturer at the Mbarara University of Science and Technology, is concerned about what she calls the unequal attention given to boys and girls. In her book, The Extinction of Mister Daddy: A blind eye we […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on August 31, 2022) By Tom Gwebayanga Namasagali College in Kamuli district had nearly collapsed when Daniel Bazira was deployed to head it in 2012. Located on the eastern bank of River Nile in Namasagali sub-county, the school, which has O’ and A’ levels, had 47 […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on August 24, 2022) By Wilson Asiimwe Bishop Rwakaikara Primary School is one of the biggest and oldest primary schools in Kagadi district. Located in Kagadi town, it is the only school with a unit for special needs children in the district. When Francis Mugisa was […]