70 head teachers to be transferred
Jan 22, 2009
OVER 370 head teachers and teachers in Government secondary schools have been transferred in a reshuffle yet to be announced by the education ministry.
By Fortunate Ahimbisibwe
OVER 370 head teachers and teachers in Government secondary schools have been transferred in a reshuffle yet to be announced by the education ministry.
The reshuffle which takes immediate effect involves about 70 head teachers and about 300 teachers.
Marjority of those transferred are within the central region districts including Kampala, Wakiso, Mpigi, Masaka, Mukono and Jinja.
A ministry official said the teachers have been sent to the rural schools as a way to improve performance in the countryside.
The commissioner for secondary education, Yusuf Nsubuga, said the ministry had already dispatched transfer letters.
“We expect those who have been transferred to report to their new stations at the beginning of the first term,†he said.
The academic year begins on February 2.
A source said most of the teachers had been stationed at the same schools for a long time.
But another ministry official said the teachers and head teachers are yet to get their transfer letters.
“Most of them are expected to get their transfer letters during Senior One students selection to take place on January 29 and 30,†the official said.
The ministry last made a reshuffle in December 2007 in which about 100 head teachers and 500 teachers were moved.
OVER 370 head teachers and teachers in Government secondary schools have been transferred in a reshuffle yet to be announced by the education ministry.
The reshuffle which takes immediate effect involves about 70 head teachers and about 300 teachers.
Marjority of those transferred are within the central region districts including Kampala, Wakiso, Mpigi, Masaka, Mukono and Jinja.
A ministry official said the teachers have been sent to the rural schools as a way to improve performance in the countryside.
The commissioner for secondary education, Yusuf Nsubuga, said the ministry had already dispatched transfer letters.
“We expect those who have been transferred to report to their new stations at the beginning of the first term,†he said.
The academic year begins on February 2.
A source said most of the teachers had been stationed at the same schools for a long time.
But another ministry official said the teachers and head teachers are yet to get their transfer letters.
“Most of them are expected to get their transfer letters during Senior One students selection to take place on January 29 and 30,†the official said.
The ministry last made a reshuffle in December 2007 in which about 100 head teachers and 500 teachers were moved.