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| Bic Offices busy as Primary teachers wait to see the transfer list 2013 |
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| Primary School Teachers checking the transfer list at BIC |
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| BIC Public Notice where transfer list is hunged |
Wednesday, 23 January 2013
Primary Teachers transfers 2013
Tuesday, 22 January 2013
School heads to blame for drop-outs – UNEB chief
Education
minister Jesica Alupo (C) State minister Camanda Bataring (R) and UNEB
Chairman Fajili Mande (far-left) during the release of PLE results at
Statistics House on 21st Jan,2013. PHOTO/Peter Busomoke
By Conan Businge, Anne Mugisa & Taddeo Bwambale
Head teachers should be held accountable for the school drop-outs according to the Uganda National Examinations Board chairman, Fagil Mandy.
“Their salaries should depend on the number of children retained in school,” Mandy said, speaking at the release of the 2012 Primary Leaving Examinations results on Monday.
Mandy blamed absenteeism from exams and school drop outs on the head teachers who he said are too lax to ensure that the children stick in schools.
He said the Government should strengthen the contract system for head teachers to stem absenteeism, making school retention a big factor in their remuneration
He also observed that the teaching of sciences is theoretical in many of the schools. Teachers only introduce some of the science tools during exams.
Mandy decried the method of education, which is teacher-centred with little participation of children.
“The teachers just rap away as the kids passively listen and the schools call that discipline. We need a learner-centred education system, where the children participate and are allowed to do things..” he said.
Mandy rapped district education officials who do not inspect and supervise schools to ensure that the teaching time is effectively allocated to ensure effective learning.
He said less than 10% of the schools in the country are giving children physical and co-curricular education, which he said was very crucial for the development of a child’s mind to grasp even subjects considered hard.
“School can be more liberating to the pupils if we looked at the way we allocate time in schools. Now three quarters of the time is spent on exams of all kinds, weekly, monthly, quarterly and others and by the time the children do PLE, they are bored and tired. I want to see a more changed school environment,” he said.
He warned the schools, which are selling results to their owners to stop it. He said that the results are free and, therefore, parents should not be given an extra financial burden.
The education minister, Jessica Alupo, expressed concern that science and mathematics were the worst done subjects.
The Government Policy, she said, is to prioritise the teaching of sciences because they are important to the country’s transformation.
She said the National Curriculum Development Centre and the Directorate of Education Standards should help the ministry understand how the children can be helped to pass science and maths.
She, however, said the UPE and the thematic approach curriculum are a big success.
Head teachers should be held accountable for the school drop-outs according to the Uganda National Examinations Board chairman, Fagil Mandy.
“Their salaries should depend on the number of children retained in school,” Mandy said, speaking at the release of the 2012 Primary Leaving Examinations results on Monday.
Mandy blamed absenteeism from exams and school drop outs on the head teachers who he said are too lax to ensure that the children stick in schools.
He said the Government should strengthen the contract system for head teachers to stem absenteeism, making school retention a big factor in their remuneration
He also observed that the teaching of sciences is theoretical in many of the schools. Teachers only introduce some of the science tools during exams.
Mandy decried the method of education, which is teacher-centred with little participation of children.
“The teachers just rap away as the kids passively listen and the schools call that discipline. We need a learner-centred education system, where the children participate and are allowed to do things..” he said.
Mandy rapped district education officials who do not inspect and supervise schools to ensure that the teaching time is effectively allocated to ensure effective learning.
He said less than 10% of the schools in the country are giving children physical and co-curricular education, which he said was very crucial for the development of a child’s mind to grasp even subjects considered hard.
“School can be more liberating to the pupils if we looked at the way we allocate time in schools. Now three quarters of the time is spent on exams of all kinds, weekly, monthly, quarterly and others and by the time the children do PLE, they are bored and tired. I want to see a more changed school environment,” he said.
He warned the schools, which are selling results to their owners to stop it. He said that the results are free and, therefore, parents should not be given an extra financial burden.
The education minister, Jessica Alupo, expressed concern that science and mathematics were the worst done subjects.
The Government Policy, she said, is to prioritise the teaching of sciences because they are important to the country’s transformation.
She said the National Curriculum Development Centre and the Directorate of Education Standards should help the ministry understand how the children can be helped to pass science and maths.
She, however, said the UPE and the thematic approach curriculum are a big success.
accessed on tuesday 22, January, 2013 from: http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/639091-school-heads-to-blame-for-drop-outs-uneb-chief.html
Friday, 11 January 2013
BIC IN THE FIELD TO TRAIN HOW HELPFUL ARE KICHEN GARDENS
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A kichen garden showing Onions and Carrots of and individual homestead under CEP in conjuction with BIC
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Tuesday, 8 January 2013
BIC 2013
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| Member Farmers accessing free internet services at BIC Internet cafe only for agricultural issues |
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| Head Offices Open as early as 8:00 am Monday to Saturday |
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| Farmers in internet training session so that they can easily google search for agricultural information with ease. |
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| Vacists at for computer Literancy under the ICT Department |
Friday, 4 January 2013
BIC GROWS FURHTER IN 2012paR
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| PTA REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE 24 PARTICIPATING IN THE SCHOOL GARDEN PROJECT |
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| The Coordinator BIC delivering his message at the General PTA meeting at BIC |
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| Parents have adopted to the Kitchen Gardening as a way of Food security |
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| Installation of Computers at BIC by Maendolyo Connect UGanda |
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| Cassava harvested from Kyaminyawandi P.S. Garden- Food security is being embraced by parents and pupils |
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| Muhindi PS, PhaseI- Mulching |
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| Ensuring Income security through Apiary |
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| IICD team at BIC |
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| Muhindi PS- Banana Garden, being used a demonstration farm |
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| Harvesting honey by Mr. Alex Thabulenga, at Isango |
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| Mr. Alex teaching the IICD team on honey production |
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| PTA meeting in progress |
Govt rejects ‘new’ ambulances
Govt rejects ‘new’ ambulances
The Land Rover ambulances parked at Cooper Motors in Nakawa soon after they arrived in Kampala in October last year.
By STEPHEN OTAGE
Posted Friday, January 4 2013 at 02:00
Posted Friday, January 4 2013 at 02:00
Govt rejects ‘new’ ambulances
The Land Rover ambulances parked at Cooper Motors in Nakawa soon after they arrived in Kampala in October last year.
By STEPHEN OTAGE
Posted Friday, January 4 2013 at 02:00
Posted Friday, January 4 2013 at 02:00
he government has rejected 19 Land Rover ambulances that it had
contracted Cooper Motors to supply on its behalf after it turned out
they did not meet the agreed specifications.
According to sources, the ambulances that were
supposed to be handed over to the Ministry of Health last month, were
found to be reconditioned instead of factory-made brand new cars that
had been ordered.
The ambulances had been procured under a $130 million World Bank loan for the Uganda Health Systems Strengthening Project.
In October 2012, after a sustained campaign about
the state of ambulances across the country, this newspaper run a story
about the arrival of the 19 Land Rover ambulances which were then parked
at Cooper Motors in Nakawa.
Days later, a whistle-blower contacted this newspaper informing it about the defects on the ambulances blowing a lid on a racket within government procurement systems where procurement officials connive with suppliers to deliver used vehicles which seem brand new while actually they are old.
In this particular case, the ambulances were found to be seven years older than the ordered version.
Days later, a whistle-blower contacted this newspaper informing it about the defects on the ambulances blowing a lid on a racket within government procurement systems where procurement officials connive with suppliers to deliver used vehicles which seem brand new while actually they are old.
In this particular case, the ambulances were found to be seven years older than the ordered version.
The Daily Monitor has learnt that the
supplied ambulances may have been fabricated from Kenya and shipped into
Uganda by road instead of bringing them on carriers.
Efforts to get a comment from Cooper Motors were
futile but the Health ministry Permanent Secretary, Dr Asuman Lukwago,
confirmed that the ambulances had been rejected after they failed to
meet the specifications that had been agreed.
“I think there have been suppliers used to
supplying fake equipment and this is a warning to all the suppliers to
the ministry. These people did not know that I would send a team to do
pre-inspection because we now have what we call due diligence where we
would rather buy expensive equipment, which will last longer, rather
than buy fake equipment which will break down soon,” Dr Lukwago
explained.
sotage@ug.nationmedia.com
accessed on Friday 4th January, 2013 from: http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Govt-rejects--new--ambulances/-/688334/1657140/-/89l4fc/-/index.html
accessed on Friday 4th January, 2013 from: http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Govt-rejects--new--ambulances/-/688334/1657140/-/89l4fc/-/index.html
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