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    Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arts teachers in Rukungiri District have staged a peaceful protest demanding salary equity with science teachers. The demonstration, organized under their umbrella body, the Professional Human Teachers Union (UPHTU), began on June 16 at Riverside Hotel. The teachers gathered for a meeting before …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University is moving swiftly to develop degree programmes for primary school teachers, five years after the Ministry of Education raised the bar for teacher qualifications by scrapping the lower minimum qualification requirement. Mathias Mulumba Bwanika, the Dean of the School of Education at …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | A significant number of government-paid secondary school teachers in the country are not meeting the required teaching hours. Over half are underutilized, with some not teaching at all, while schools continue to hire additional teachers through the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) arrangement. According to the …

Sironko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sironko District Local Government is grappling with difficulties in replacing retired teachers following the closure of Primary Teachers’ Colleges (PTCs) by the government. The colleges were shut down as part of a policy shift towards hiring teachers with degree-level education. According to Fred Wesonga, …

Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pader District Council is considering an ordinance that could demote head teachers to classroom teachers if they fail to get at least one first grade among the pupils in their respective schools. The proposal was discussed during a full council meeting held on February …

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The lack of adequate infrastructure for special needs learners in the Bunyoro sub-region is hindering education. Bunyoro region has only two special needs schools in Masindi and Kagadi districts. Special needs education targets children with visual, hearing, learning, and motor impairments, among other disabilities. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Education Service Commission has summoned 21 teachers to defend themselves over the allegations of forging appointments and transfer letters. According to notice number No.1 of 2025 issued by Dr Asuman Lukwago the Secretary of the Service Commission, the teachers will appear before the …

The councilors accused one head teacher of presiding over a decline in enrollment from 504 pupils to less than 200, misplacing the school’s mobile phone, possessing three different school stamps, and failing to cooperate with the School Management Committee (SMC) for effective planning. Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parents in Luwero district have put pressure on head teachers of four schools to explain the circumstances under which results of the Primary Leaving Examination for 264 candidates were withheld. Last week, the Uganda National Examination Board released for results for the 2024 Primary …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 430 teachers in government primary schools in the West Acholi sub-region have been transferred. In Gulu district, at least 70 teachers, 8 head teachers, and 7 deputy head teachers were transferred to new duty stations across the district. Jackline Akello, the Gulu District Education …