Tag Archives: schools

Fort Portal, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Seven teachers in Fort Portal Tourism City were arrested on Thursday morning for failure to wear masks as schools reopened for finalists. The teachers were picked up as Kabarole Resident District Commissioner– RDC, Steven Asiimwe moved around schools to ensure strict adherence to …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  61 schools in Entebbe Municipality have so far been cleared to reopen.  This follows an assessment of the schools headed by Sarah Monicah Nabirye, the inspector of schools, Daniel Ndagga, the Principal Education Officer and other officials from the municipal council. Ndagga says that …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   The Ministry of Education and Sports has announced that it will display the lists of schools approved to reopen. Benson Kule Baritazale, the head of the inspection team for school reopening at the department of education standards, notes that the list will be displayed …

Kasese, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   There has been an average turn up of learners in Kasese District as schools re-opened for finalists and candidate classes.  In some of the schools visited by Uganda Radio Network reporter, they had at least 50 percent turn up of learners. Adherence to SOPs …

 Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Schools have today re-opened with many adhering to the Standard Operating Procedures- SOPs issued by the Ministry of Education.  The schools and tertiary institutions were closed in March following the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic.  Last month, President Museveni okayed the reopening of the schools …

Kabarole, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Six schools in Kabarole district will not reopen for candidate classes on Thursday after failing to meet the COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures –SOPs issued by the Ministry of Education.   The schools include St Julius Primary School, Smart Nursery and Primary School, Kansenene Primary School …

Lira, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   With just two days left to the much-anticipated school reopening dates, government-aided schools across the country are stuck, with no money to put in place the required facilities for implementing COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures.  Even though the government was ‘chest-thumping’ that it had released …

Wakiso, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Wakiso district educationists office has deployed a big task of inspecting a total of 3187 primary and secondary schools before they resume studies come Thursday this week. Each government (UPE) school is also receiving 1.5 million shillings cash to purchase specific requirements. The Wakiso …

Omoro, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   The acute water shortage in Omoro district is singled out as one of factors that may hinder the reopening of a number of schools.    According to the ministry of education inspection guidelines, social distancing and availability of hand washing facilities with flowing water …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  As schools prepare to re-open, the list of requirements that learners in private schools will have to report with has exponentially grown due to COVID-19 related standard operating procedures. This comes as private schools will have to implement a number of health measures like …