Education Service Commission faults Nakaseke LV boss for humiliating P.7 teachers

The Secretary of the Education Service Commission has castigated Ignatius Koomu, the LCV Chairperson of Nakaseke District for ambushing Primary Seven teachers and subjecting them to an irregular assessment test. In March 2024, Koomu forced the teachers to undertake tests following poor performance in the 2023 Primary Leaving Examination results, with Mathematics being worst performing subject. The assessment showed that seven out of nine teachers tested failed to secure 50% of the mark with the poorest performing teacher securing 27% of the mark, while the best scored 92%. While appearing before parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE), the Commission Secretary Dr Asuman Lukwago told MPs that rules of any exam require candidates to be alerted. He […]