CAMPUS: UNITE KALIRO
NAME: GROUP 4
COURSE UNIT: HISTORY OF EDUCATION BY MR. WATIBINI PAUL
CODE: PES 1103
YEAR: ONE
SEMESTER: ONE
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GROUP MEMBERS
NAME CONTACT SIGNATURE
DHAMUZUNGU LIVINGSTONE
OPOLOT JOHN
KUSIMA NAUME
MUSAU HAGGAI LANGAT
LUDHIGO DISAN
OLUKA GEORGE WILLIAM
NYAKETCHO GRACE
ASIMWE DEBORAH
NDEGEYA HUMARU HUSSEIN
MAGOLOLO SWALIKI
MITALA ERNEST
YEKO LEONARD
NATIONAL TEACHER POLICY
The National Teacher Policy is a detailed framework developed by the government of Uganda through
the ministry of education and Sports to guide the management, development and welfare of teachers at
all levels of education
It was formed in 2019 and approved by the parliament on 01/04/2019 and came into force on
05/10/2019, the international teacher’s day
AIMS OF THE NATIONAL TEACHER POLICY
To regulate the teaching profession by ensuring uniformity
To streamline teacher management for better productivity, discipline, retention and motivation
To strengthen pre-service and in-service teacher training so as to enhance competences to
effectively deliver quality learning outcomes and leadership at all levels of the education cycle
To standardize teacher development, qualifications and practice across all levels of education
To streamline the integration of cross –cutting issues into all aspects of teacher training,
management and practice at all levels
THE KEY PRIORITIES OF THE POLICY
Establishment of the National teacher’s council by an act of parliament to professionalize the
teaching profession. The council will be responsible for the registration, licensing and
accreditation of teachers and implementation of the motivation framework and the reviewed
scheme of service
Establishment of the Uganda National Institute for Teacher Education to provide leadership in
continuous professional development and the training of tutors
Development and implementation of standards for framework that can be harmonized with the
regional frameworks
Mainstream cross-cutting issues into teacher training, management, utilization practices by
particularly taking advantage of the policies in other ministries
Principles to the implementation of the National Teacher policy
Professionalism.
This is defined as the knowledge, skills, and practices that teachers must have in order to be
effective educators. A system for accreditation, discipline and exit of teachers, induction and
mentoring programs, incentives and sanction framework and teacher collaboration will be put in
place
Effectiveness.
Effective teachers are those who achieve goals set for them by the government and possess the
knowledge and skills needed to attain the set goals.
Accountability.
Specific measures and criteria will be put in place to determine whether or not teachers have
met the desired goals or targets by stakeholders.
Innovation and creativity
Innovative teaching involves creating knowledge and apply different and new methods of
teaching for better outcomes will be supported. Creativity is imaginative activity designed to
produce outcomes that are both original and of value.
Efficiency.
It is the ability to get things done in an organized manner through lesson plan, staying on target,
keeping control of classroom. It also hints at a bit of consistence and a teacher should be able to
perform their job with a minimum effort and expenditure of resources
ACHIVEMENTS OF THE NATIONAL TEACHER POLICY
It has improved teacher training and professional development by coming up with frameworks
for continuous professional development and upgrading teacher qualifications from lower to
higher level.
It has supported the establishment of new educational institutions like UNITE to standardize
teacher training for example the establishment of the special Needs to focus on research and
demonstration of best practices for special needs education, for example, the faculty of special
needs and rehabilitation (FSNR) at Kyambogo university.
It has enforced teachers code of conduct and governance reforms in teacher training institutions
It has scaled up the teacher management information system which helps in teacher
registration, deployment and monitoring
CHALLENGES OF THE POLICY
Inadequate funding and resources.
This limits the purchase of learning materials in teacher training institutions reduced access to
essential information resulting into poor performance.
Shortage of qualified teachers.
This undermines some of the objectives of the policy like quality education.
Low teacher motivation and welfare.
Here, teachers are paid low salaries and feeding benefits which can’t fulfill their needs and
demoralizes them which enforces them to even skip classes leading to low performance
Slow implementation of the reforms.
This may be caused due to limited funding, poor stakeholders’ communication leading to delays
in achievements of the aims of the policy
Weak monitoring and evaluation.
The weak monitoring programs by inspectors complicates the situation making it difficult to
trace poorly performing areas for improvement.
Slow adaptation to change.
Due to fixed mindset of some stakeholders who are not willing to adopt to the new proposed
reforms like the new curriculum and this has led things to remain at a standstill.
Insufficient digital literacy.
Teacher training programs may not adequately prepare teachers for contemporary challenges
including use of modern teaching strategies and ICT and this lead to poor quality education.
SOLUTIONS TO THE CHALLENGES
The government should increase funding and resources allocation in teacher training institutions
and professional programs
The government should establish budget lines specifically for teacher welfare, housing and
continuous training
Government should provide scholarships, study loans or in-service training to help teachers
upgrade to the bachelor’s level
Government should increase and harmonize salaries for teachers across all the education levels
Government should train more teachers in special needs education and inclusive teaching
methods.
Government should conduct regular supervision and school inspections to ensure quality
teaching
RESOURCES
National Teacher Policy document
Uganda’s ministry of education.
Parliamentary documents
Parliament watch articles
