Teachers Warned On Holiday Lessons
May 25, 2003
KAMPALA headteachers have been ordered not to conduct any holiday classes.
By Catherine Ntabadde
KAMPALA headteachers have been ordered not to conduct any holiday classes.
Kewaza Muwonge, the City Education Officer (CEO) last week said all headteachers of government and private primary schools in Kampala “must follow the Ministry of Education and Sports policy that stops them from carrying out holiday teaching/classes.â€
While meeting Kampala district headteachers and teachers at Bat Valley Primary School, the tough talking Muwonge said those who fail to comply as it has been in the past will be dealt with. He said division inspectors will inspect all primary schools to ensure that no holiday classes are conducted.
Muwonge noted that holiday classes only served to strain learners who did not always perform well. “It is government policy that there should not be holiday classes,†he reiterated. /teaching and you must respect it. Some headteachers misguide parents that when their children do not come for holiday classes, they will not get 4s.â€
“It is not teaching during holidays that makes the children perform well. A child can’t concentrate when you make him/her study throughout without resting. You are over straining the children. Holiday classes must not be conducted,†Muwonge. He repeated that schools should also not conduct classes on weekends.
The city education officer however said that headteachers who wish to conduct classes during holiday time must seek permission from the Ministry of Education and Sports Permanent Secretary on recommendation from the director of education.
Rita Laura Lulua, decentralisation co-ordinator in the ministry revealed that government has started a programme through which Universal Primary Education (UPE) schools will be allowed to purchase text books.
She said the textbooks would be purchased under the Decentralisation Instructions Materials Procurement, (DIMP) using UPE funds. The books will be purchased from only publishers approved by the ministry.
The shs16b project is funded by the Department for International Development (DIFD) and will be implemented in ten districts beginning next term.
“In the past government used to send text books to schools without the input of the teachers and parents on what kind of books they wantedâ€, Lulua told The New Vision.
She said the aim of the programme is to involve teachers and parents in buying text books to suite their priorities.
All primary government aided schools in the districts of Kampala, Nebbi, Mbale, Masaka, Soroti, Hoima, Lira, Kumi, Masindi and Rakai will benefit from the programme. Ends
KAMPALA headteachers have been ordered not to conduct any holiday classes.
Kewaza Muwonge, the City Education Officer (CEO) last week said all headteachers of government and private primary schools in Kampala “must follow the Ministry of Education and Sports policy that stops them from carrying out holiday teaching/classes.â€
While meeting Kampala district headteachers and teachers at Bat Valley Primary School, the tough talking Muwonge said those who fail to comply as it has been in the past will be dealt with. He said division inspectors will inspect all primary schools to ensure that no holiday classes are conducted.
Muwonge noted that holiday classes only served to strain learners who did not always perform well. “It is government policy that there should not be holiday classes,†he reiterated. /teaching and you must respect it. Some headteachers misguide parents that when their children do not come for holiday classes, they will not get 4s.â€
“It is not teaching during holidays that makes the children perform well. A child can’t concentrate when you make him/her study throughout without resting. You are over straining the children. Holiday classes must not be conducted,†Muwonge. He repeated that schools should also not conduct classes on weekends.
The city education officer however said that headteachers who wish to conduct classes during holiday time must seek permission from the Ministry of Education and Sports Permanent Secretary on recommendation from the director of education.
Rita Laura Lulua, decentralisation co-ordinator in the ministry revealed that government has started a programme through which Universal Primary Education (UPE) schools will be allowed to purchase text books.
She said the textbooks would be purchased under the Decentralisation Instructions Materials Procurement, (DIMP) using UPE funds. The books will be purchased from only publishers approved by the ministry.
The shs16b project is funded by the Department for International Development (DIFD) and will be implemented in ten districts beginning next term.
“In the past government used to send text books to schools without the input of the teachers and parents on what kind of books they wantedâ€, Lulua told The New Vision.
She said the aim of the programme is to involve teachers and parents in buying text books to suite their priorities.
All primary government aided schools in the districts of Kampala, Nebbi, Mbale, Masaka, Soroti, Hoima, Lira, Kumi, Masindi and Rakai will benefit from the programme. Ends