UNATU makes demands as country marks Teachers’ Day

As Uganda joins the world to commemorate World Teachers’ Day, the Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU) has made a number of new demands to the government. The Secretary-General of the Union, Mr Filbert Baguma, says teachers are overworked, underpaid, and undervalued, something he says has led to massive resignation of teachers. He adds that teachers are grappling with a number of professional, economic, and personal challenges that have caused some to quit the profession for alternative ventures. Baguma says all are worsened by the high cost of living, salary disparity between arts and science teachers, delayed promotion of teachers, inadequate scholastic materials, and overcrowded schools manned by one teacher among others. It is against this background that the government has […]