3,000 teachers transferred
By Fortunate Ahimbisibwe
ABOUT 3,000 secondary school teachers across the
country have been reshuffled by the Ministry of
Education.
Top ministry officials said those transferred had
either been teaching at the schools for eight years or
had applied to be moved.
The commissioner for secondary education, Yusuf
Nsubuga, yesterday said the transfers took immediate
effect.
He said most teachers had received their transfer
letters and should have reported for duty at the
beginning of the term, which opened last week.
�This is our usual practice. The transfers were done
after an assessment in the various schools and the
teachers who had less load were transferred to other
schools,� he said.
Nsubuga said the transfers were also aimed at bridging
the gap between urban and rural schools.
�Those teachers who are considered good should be
tra nsferred to
impart the knowledge in various parts of the country,�
he said.
A source said most headteachers were not reshuffled,
although about 20 from schools in the countryside were
transferred.
According to the ministry guidelines, headteachers
serve for five years while teachers can go up to eight
years in the same school.
While schools in the countryside celebrated getting
teachers from powerful schools, some top schools,
whose best teachers were taken away, were grumbling.
�They have taken away our good teachers and we were
given those from upcountry. I am not sure if they will
measure up,� a headteacher said.
But Nsubuga said, �All our teachers are the same, they
can teach in any school in this country.�
Some schools have lost as many as 10 teachers.
At Ntare School, 11 teachers were transferred while
seven were brought in. At St. Mary�s College Kisubi,
four teachers were moved whi le a similar number was
brought in. At Gombe SS and Kawempe Muslim, three
teachers were relocated while two were brought in.
Officials said several other schools including Mt. St.
Mary�s Namagunga, Kings� College Budo, Namilyango
College, Kibuli SS, Makerere College and Ndejje SS
have been affected.
Francis Lubanga, the Permanent Secretary, said the
teachers were expected to move immediately.
New Vision: Tuesday, 8th February, 2005
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