UGANDA: Stakeholders in education challenged to improve advocacy for holistic and quality education in Uganda
Stakeholders in education from the Uganda Joint Christian Council (UJCC) have been called upon to improve advocacy for quality and holistic education as a whole and for Catholic schools in the Uganda.
Speaking during the UJCC education workshop to deliberate on the implementation of effective education policy in Uganda, on February 10, 2017 in Kampala, the Executive Secretary of education department of Uganda Episcopal Conference (UEC), said that good strategies should be put in place to assist in the on-going reforms in curriculum and assessments to attain more relevant and quality education.
“As leaders we are reminded of our role which includes observing ethics and instilling discipline in schools to improve the performance of our students. A student cannot have good academic performance without discipline and proper ethics,” said the Education Executive Secretary.
The workshop was held under the theme, “Providing Equity, Quality and Holistic Education.” It was organized by the UJCC under the umbrella of the Uganda Episcopal Conference (UEC), Church of Uganda (Anglican) and Orthodox Church in collaboration with Forum for Education NGOs in Uganda. It attracted over 40 participants including the National and Diocesan Coordinators of education from the respective churches as well as education experts from across the country.
The workshop was meant to bring the different stakeholders in the education sector together and to streamline their policies, to assess the quality of education and to give a clear and reliable update of the progress of education in the country.
“This workshop was aimed at helping us become more aware of the key elements for sustainable improvement for holistic quality education,” he explained. He added that the workshop also gave them a clear roadmap on how to effectively handle current key issues pertaining education in the Catholic Schools including economic related factors such as the high increase in tuition due to inflation and the importance of quality leadership in the schools.
Experts from Church of Uganda and Orthodox Churches also gave some insights on the importance of joint strategies to train and equip more religious education teachers with the necessary skills and knowledge in the challenging times that still remain glaring across the country.
