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Constraints/Challenges
(i) Lack of dedicated/specialized personnel for guidance and counseling at school level.
(ii) Insufficient funds to cover the placement exercise and all other departmental activities
(iii) Lack of structures at the district and most schools to facilitate effective implementation of
guidance and counseling programmes.
(iv) Lack of community awareness about guidance and counseling activities and the role it plays in
shaping student destiny.
4.5.3 Physical Education and Sports
Physical Educational and sports is a holistic integral part of education that contributes to long life
education. It is indispensible component of education that enhances the three domains; including
cognitive, affective and psychomotor faculties, that cannot develop through any other discipline. The
set objectives for Physical Education and Sports were to; improve coordination, planning and
management of Sports in the country; improve in a sustainable manner the quality of Physical
Education and Sports in the country; promote and sustain Uganda’s participation in sub­regional and
international sporting events; and, promote and enhance all forms of sports.
(a) Interventions Undertaken by the Sub­sector during FY 2011/12
Box 4.15highlights the various interventions undertaken by the sub­sector in FY 2011/12 to enhance
participation of learners at all levels.
Box 4.15 Interventions undertaken for FY 2011/12
(i) Teaching of Physical Education in secondary;
(ii) Capacity building for PES personnel;
(iii) Organization and participation in workshops, seminars locally and international;
(iv) Organized and facilitated of Educational institutions national sports championships;
(v) Facilitation of national teams for international engagement;
(vi) Contribution to international Organization;
(vii) Facilitation of Uganda­ Germany cooperation programme;
(b) (viii) Established Progress and and launching Main thirty Achievements
two (32) secondary schools as centres of sports excellence (sports schools);
(ix) Participation in the MTN marathon by the MoES headquarters staff;
(xiii) (x) Sports Teaching for Life of in Physical Karamoja (SLIK) Education project; in secondary schools.
(xi) Initiated processes for development, and rehabilitation of sports facilities;
(xii) Contribution to autonomous body (NCS) quarterly subventions.
During the period under review the subsector enhanced and tracked the implementation of teaching
of physical education in secondary schools as a core subject, made the following achievements.
Oriented additional 200 secondary school teachers in both government and private schools;
200 headteachers and 20 staff from DEO’s officers were sensitized on the value of physical
education, and urged to ensure provisions for PES on school budget;
Organized symposium for Physical Education Teacher Training Universities in which the
implementation strategies to enhance the training of P.E teachers was discussed , launched the
ESSAPR FY 2011/12 to inform the 19 th ESSR – OCTOBER 2012