Trouble Looms For LC5 Chairperson Who Forced Teachers To Sit Exams After Poor PLE Performance; Speaker Among – Ministers Vow To Teach Him A Lesson

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The Nakaseke district chairperson caused a stir among Ugandans by implementing exams for underperforming school teachers to investigate why district schools had lower performance compared to the previous year.

Approximately 40 teachers were lured into a meeting with district officials at Nakaseke Technical Institute on March 13th, 2024, only to face Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) past papers relevant to their teaching subjects.

The district leadership had resolved to hold poorly performing headteachers and classroom teachers accountable for the declining results. Options included demotion to deputy headteacher or even to a primary six class teacher, a measure deemed insufficient by Mr. Koomu to address the district’s increasing failure rates.

With 276 out of 4813 candidates failing the 2023 PLE in Nakaseke district, Mr. Koomu, the district head, was motivated to seek a lasting solution to the issue.Koomu clarified that subjecting teachers to PLE exams was not punitive but aimed at identifying the true cause of poor performance in certain schools.

The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among tasked the ministry of education with explaining the circumstances under which Kiwanuka subjected these teachers to assessment tests.

This followed a complaint from the area MP, Allan Mayanja.Mayanja (MP Nakaseke Central) told parliament on Friday, March 15, 2024, that some teachers had approached him complaining about the test they had been subjected to and branded it as disrespectful.

“The Minister of Education should come and explain: how is it (the policy) implemented? Some teachers are approaching me, saying they are being disrespected in line with that. The Minister of Education needs to explain, after these examinations, what next,” he said.

Mayanja wondered if those who passed the test were to be promoted, and she also asked what the fate of those who failed was.

John Muyingo, Minister of State for Higher Education, said he was shocked to learn of Kiwanuka’s actions in the media and said a team from the ministry is in Nakaseke trying to investigate the matter.

“As a ministry, we were shocked to learn this from the media, and because we know Nakaseke Local Government isn’t an official examination body, we have sent our team on the ground to find out what is exactly happening,” he said.

Muyingo assured parliament that once the investigations are done, the ministry of education will return to the House with a report about the matter.

In response, Minister for Primary Education Hon. Moris Kaduchu criticized the move, labeling it as demoralizing for teachers and detrimental to teacher-student relationships.

Minister Kaduchu suggested that Mr. Koomu should take the exams himself rather than undermining and disrespecting the teachers.

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3 thoughts on “Trouble Looms For LC5 Chairperson Who Forced Teachers To Sit Exams After Poor PLE Performance; Speaker Among – Ministers Vow To Teach Him A Lesson

  1. The lc5 would have just organized a work shop for those teachers rather than that, only undermining teachers and lowering their respect before their learner’s

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