(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 […]
By George Bita Although international schools based in Africa are very expensive, one wonders whether the situation is any better on other continents. According to research done by the International Schools Database for 2021, four countries monopolise the list of the top 10 most expensive cities as far as international schooling is concerned worldwide. For […]
(Published on Wednesday, February 16, 2022) Learners decry cruel teachers, tough restrictions When education institutions reopened last month, parents and other stakeholders were relieved to see learners back in school after almost two years of closure. But it is not business as usual as many anticipated. Learners are complaining that teachers are cruel. Some beat […]
(Published on Wednesday, February 9, 2022) By Godfrey Ojore From studying under tree shades and makeshift structures, pupils of Ajoba Primary School did not have hope that the situation would change. Since the establishment of the school in 2003, it has grappled with the challenge of limited classrooms to facilitate smooth learning. “During the rainy […]
Presidential pledge for help still undelivered for 13 years (Published on Wednesday, February 9, 2022) By Moses Nampala When the wanainchi living in hard-to-reach ridges of Mt Elgon in Mbale district hosted President Yoweri Museveni on August 14, 2008, among the most critical challenges they presented to him was the lack of a Government-aided secondary […]
A Multi-Skilled Labour Force Can Achieve Vision 2040 With the reopening of education institutions, secondary school students are being introduced to a competence-based curriculum. Mwalimu is exploring various aspects of the competence-based curriculum. In the fifth article in the series, George Bita, explores how the Government plans to secure students’ competence skills With learners taking […]
It is almost a month since learners returned to schools after they were closed in March 2020 to manage the spread of COVID-19. Many students have grown very big and tall after some have become mothers, while others were left behind by fellow students who attended virtual lessons. David Lukiiza talked to experts for coping […]
By Patrick Kibirango Two schools recently bought Vision Group’s new curriculum textbooks worth sh1m. These are St Lucia Learning Centre in Wabigalo, Mityana district and Kikulu Primary School and Kindergarten in Kisaasi on the outskirts of Kampala. The books for P5-P7 cover the abridged curriculum for all four subjects, that is; mathematics, English, social studies […]