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The exercise targeted District Service Commissions in all the Districts of Uganda (112). The Teams
from the Commission held meetings with Chief Administrative Officers, District Education Officers
and District Service Commission members.
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(c)
Outcomes/Results
In the period under review the following outcomes were realized:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(d)
Improved access to education;
Improved learning and efficiency through increased supply of teaching personnel;
Increased morale among promoted primary school teachers due to better remuneration after
promotion.
Constraints and challenges:‐
The major constraints and challenges were;
1. Lack of adequate office space.
2. Lack of qualified personnel for some post especially science teachers.
3. Delays in declaration of vacancies.
4. Lack of funds to fully implement the Scheme of Service. Partial implementation creates
distortions to achieving the desired objectives.
4.5.9 School Inspection ‐ QUALITY OF EDUCATION
The objectives of DES during the reporting period were to ensure quality teaching and learning
through inspection of education institutions at all levels of education and investigations into critical
matters that are reported on; development and refining learning competencies; development of basic
requirements for effective teaching of sciences in Secondary Schools and health training institutions,
and development of quality indicators for supervision of Board of Governors for secondary schools;
build capacity of all school inspectors, head teachers and teachers in support supervision skills; and,
evaluate key education sector Programmes. The subsector set to undertake interventions indicated in
Box 4.21.
Box 4.21 Interventions for School Inspection
(i) Inspect 2,662 secondary schools, 30 Teacher Training schools, 600 BTVET institutions, 20 ECD centers,
and 150 preprimary
(ii) Carry out follow up inspection on 500 schools identified having weaknesses or critical issues that
need to be urgently addressed
(iii) Inspection of licensing and registration of private 200 secondary schools and institutions
4.5.9.1 PRE‐PRIMARY AND PRIMARY EDUCATION
Under the pre primary and primary education subsector there were intervention that the subsector
agreed to achieve as indicated in Box 4.22 below
Box 4.22 Interventions to enhance quality for Pre­primary & primary Education
ESSAPR FY 2011/12 to inform the 19 th ESSR – OCTOBER 2012