KIU, Main Campus - On Monday 20th April 2020,
First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Janet K. Museveni, addressed
the public on the Uganda Education and Sports Sector preparedness and response
to the COVID 19 pandemic and its effects.
During her address, she announced that the Ministry of
Education and Sports has produced a framework to guide the process of continuity
of learning.
“We have also identified the basic competencies/concepts to
study, harmonized learning packages/materials for use in the continuity of learning
while learners are at home and prepared Guidelines for LG to ensure effective learning,” she said. “These will be delivered on Radios and Televisions and
will mainly focus on P.1 to P.7 and Secondary level.”
The learning by Radios and TVs have started Monday 20th
April 2020.
“As I said before, these lessons will address basic concepts
which learners at various levels have already covered,” she added.
The purpose of this to ensure the consolidation of concepts
already learnt as a basis for further learning when schools open.