UK teachers commend UPE

Nov 12, 2006

A group of teachers from the United Kingdom have applauded Uganda’s Universal Primary Education (UPE) programme for increasing access to education.<br>

By Stephen Ssenkaaba
A group of teachers from the United Kingdom have applauded Uganda’s Universal Primary Education (UPE) programme for increasing access to education.
“Primary school education is free and the country has made huge progress in trying to get every child to get a primary school education,” the group of six said in a statement after their tour of schools in Bugiri district.
They, however, voiced concern over the high dropout rate and called for interventions to address the problems.
“Many children drop out because of huge class sizes and teachers often have not received training, have little resources and teach classes with over 100 children,” said the teachers.
Their visit was coordinated by Education Action, a British charity, working in partnership with Uganda’s Literacy and Adult Basic Education (LABE) to provide quality education for children and families in Uganda.
Led by LABE deputy director Stellah Keihangwe, the teachers also met The Education Vision officials and exchanged views on the challenges facing Uganda’s education sector. The group included Sally Hewlett and Helen Atherton from Education Action International, Andred Tompsett from Alameda Middle School, Bedfordshire, Susan Wagstaff from Woodland View Primary School, Lee Faith from Deptford Green School London and Sam Wright from President Kennedy School, Coventry.
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