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ATIMA: You find a parent paying a lot of money thinking the child is in an international school, yet the school is offering something different Kampala, Uganda | URN |  The Ministry of Education and Sports intends to tighten regulation of international schools, with institutions offering both foreign and Ugandan curricula required …

Vice President re-assures rustlers of govt commitment to Amnesty if they return guns Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Vice President Maj. Jessica Alupo has launched the construction of Karamoja Peace and Technology University in Kotido district to specialise in fostering peace and education in the Great Lakes region. …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Teopista Nakabiri, the head teacher of New Hope for Africa Nursery and Primary School in Mukono district, has been suspended by the school’s directors under unclear circumstances. The government posted Nakabiri to the school in July last year to improve its performance and resolve …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five students of Winners Secondary School in Hoima City, their director and sports master arrested after football riots, are out on police bond. They were arrested on Wednesday afternoon after student became rowdy following their school’s disqualification from the ongoing Hoima City Uganda Secondary …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of political party leaders has urged Makerere University to permit Guild contestants to freely affiliate themselves with their preferred political parties during the upcoming Guild Presidential elections. The leaders made the plea while taking part in the third edition of the Makerere …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Education Policy Review Commission (EPRC) has asked for more time to complete its task. The Commission Chairperson, Col (Rtd) Nuwe Amanya Mushega, made the request in his February 20, 2023 letter to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Sports. “…I would …

After a 3 year delay, UNEB to start receiving continuous assessment scores Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB has finalized mechanisms that will be used by schools to transmit students’ school-based assessments under the new lower secondary curriculum. Unlike the old curriculum, which relied solely on …

All set for Friday flag-off of 2022 UNEB exams and prayers ✳ PLE 🔵 November 7th – Candidate Briefing ➡ November 8th – Mathematics ➡ November 8th – SS & RE ➡ November 9th – Integrated Science ➡ November 9th – English ✳ UCE 🔵 October 14th – Candidate Briefing ➡ October …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Doctors under their umbrella body, the Uganda Medical Association, have renewed calls to the government to transfer all health training institutions to the Ministry of Health. The institutions are currently licensed by the National Council of Higher Education( NCHE) and supervised by the Ministry …

📌 The suggested 3-year plan to harmonize school calendar ✳ Terms 12 weeks ✳ Holidays 15-17 days ✳ No exams ✳ 2021 was to start August 9 ✳ 2022 starts May 16 ✳ 2023 starts April 10 ✳ 2024 starts February Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of …