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Maghera school girl features in two-part BBC drama Three Families was aired on BBC One this week. Reporter: ); A County Derry school girl has appeared in a two-part BBC drama. Brooke McEldowney, a Primary One pupil at St Brigids Tirkane/Bunscoil Naomh Bríd, has appeared in Three Families, which aired this week on BBC One. Three Families explores the emotive issues around womens rights and tells the story of the grassroots campaign to lift Northern Irelands restrictions on abortion. Brooke enj...

Commentary: New PSLE scoring, cut-off points for secondary school are stressful for parents all the same Toggle share menu Advertisement Advertisement Commentary Commentary Commentary: New PSLE scoring, cut-off points for secondary school are stressful for parents all the same The aim to reduce exam stress cannot work when the bigger educational eco-system makes it a race to the finish for parents, says Cher...

Daily Monitor Thursday April 29 2021 Parliament. Mr Godfrey Macho (Busia Municipality, NRM) said at least 11 buses from Kenya pick up more than 500 nursery and Primary One pupils from Uganda every morning and bring them back in the evening. Photo | File Summary Kenya has over the last two months been battling a second wave of the pandemic, which has seen some of its counties put under lockdown. Advertisement Lawmakers on the Education Committee yesterday asked government to stop Kenyan buses fr...

Daily Monitor Wednesday April 28 2021 Primary Seven candidates attend class in a school in Jinja City. The government and United States Agency for International Development have unveiled a home-schooling package to benefit pupils. PHOTO/FILE Summary The district education officers will work hand-in-hand with local leaders to identify places and teachers to facilitate the learning process. Advertisement Government in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (Usaid)...

Rural schools make strides in E-learning Monday April 19 2021 A pupil of Isenda Primary School in Mayuge District demonstrates how the digital learning tablet works to the State minister for Primary Education, Ms Rosemary Sseninde and other guests at the launch. PHOTO/ Desire Mbabaali. Summary There is a continued need for digital learning because the world is becoming a global village. Every child in the 21st century is expected to have enough knowledge to compete at a global level.  It is th...

Schools ignore govt directive, fully reopen Monday April 12 2021 Primary Seven candidates at Kyebambe Model Primary School in Fort Portal City observe Covid-19 standard operating procedures in October 2020. A survey by Daily Monitor indicates that some schools have opened for all classes and ignored the government’s phased manner of reopening. Photo/Alex Ashaba Summary According to the revised school calendar, Primary Four and Primary Five, who reported on April 6 and will break off on June ...

Lwanga’s 90-year-old teacher, OB speak out Thursday April 08 2021 Late Kampala Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga’s former teacher Solome Nakamanya (centre) is supported by her granddaughter Betty Kabanda (right) and one of former pupils Peter Ssettimba as they paid their last respects to the fallen cleric at St Charles Lwanga School Kyabakadde in Mukono District on Tuesday. Photo | Jessica Sabano. Summary  Ms Solome Nakamanya, 90, remembers the deceased as a bright student.  She told Daily...

Daily Monitor Thursday April 08 2021 Advertisement On February 24, the Early Childhood Development Association of Uganda petitioned Parliament over the indefinite closure of pre-primary schools. This followed a decision by the Ministry of Education and Sports ordering the indefinite closure of kindergartens across the country. According to their statement, the ministry decided this as a step to alleviate the problem of Covid-19. In their petition, the association stated the decision was unneces...

How govt can safely open kindergartens http://www.monitor.co.ug On February 24, the Early Childhood Development Association of Uganda petitioned Parliament over the indefinite closure of pre-primary schools. This followed a decision by the Ministry of Education and Sports ordering the indefinite closure of kindergartens across the country. According to their statement, the ministry decided this as a step to alleviate the problem of Covid-19. In their petition, the association s...

THE pupils at Jones Memorial Primary School had some special visitors before they headed off on their Easter break on Monday. The children were joined by a selection of animals, including some chicks and a pet lamb named Gerry. Speaking on the special visit, Principal Sandra Isherwood said: "The school had a visit from some chicks today, and the children helped to clean their bed out. "Then they took the pet lamb for a walk, which was beautiful, and drew some lovely pictures." The act...