CORPORAL PUNISHMENT: Minister Otafiire Orders Arrest of Defiant Teachers

Subsequently, he directed police to arrest and prosecute defiant teachers who still engage in the evil act of torture to the children under their custody. Pulezidenti Museveni Enkya Lw’akwasa Abakulu B’ebika By’Abaganda Ettaka Lye Yabagulira According to the Minister for Internal Affairs, Gen. Kahinda Otafiire, many learners sustain very grave inflictions from beatings at school […]

Why Students Fail Sciences And What One Institution is Doing to Address it

          Over the years, statistics from the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) have shown poor performance in science subjects, especially Biology, Chemistry and Physics. In 2016, 40.8% of candidates who studied biology only scored 2 points, making it the worst done subject in UACE exams of that year. About half of […]

Schools Defy Ministry, Implement Own Rules on Phones

While the Ministry of Education has placed a temporary pause on allowing mobile phones and other tech gadgets in schools, several institutions are forging their own path by creating tailored policies. Earlier this year, the Ministry of Education launched a digital agenda aimed, among other things, at regulating the use of technology and related devices […]

Pictorial: Education Ministry Official Lauds Global Junior School for Maintaining Sports in the Curriculum

The Assistant Commissioner for Games and Sports in the Ministry of Education and Sports, Sam Odongo has hailed the management of Global Junior School in Mukono for maintaining the tradition of games and sports as stipulated in the school curriculum. Odongo was officiating as the chief guest at the inter-house sports competition for the nursery […]

Students, Teachers Show Readiness as the New Curriculum-Based S.4 Exams Get Closer

Following last week’s Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) released 2024 exams time table, the Senior Four exams will officially commence on October 11th. With only days left to the Uganda Certificate of Education’s (UCE) exams D-day, Kyaggwe TV paid a courtesy visit to some of the schools in Mukono district finding out how ready are […]

French Gov’t Boosts Teaching of French Language in Secondary Schools

The French government through its embassy in Uganda has funded the project which is aimed at boosting the comprehension of French language in Ugandan secondary schools. Abdallahi Amelle the Cooperation Attache at the French Embassy in Kampala said that the two-year project won a funding of Euros288,000 (sh1.2bn). Amelle made the revelation on Monday while […]

Mbarara University Vice Chancellor Takes over as New UNEB Chairperson 

Professor Celestino Obua, the Vice Chancellor of Mbarara University of Science and Technology, has been appointed the new Chairperson of the Uganda Examinations Board (UNEB). Professor Obua’s appointment was announced by Education Minister Janet Museveni. He was subsequently sworn in during a Friday afternoon board meeting convened at the UNEB headquarters in Ntinda. During the […]

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