PS Kakooza Ministry of Education urged COU school headteachers to mentor their successors to ensure good performance
Alex Kakooza, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education and Sports has appealed to the Church of Uganda (COU) headteachers to prepare their successors to maintain the school’s performance.
Kakooza says some headteachers retire without any competent person to take up their responsibilities affecting the children education and their general performance.
Kakooza adds that some headteachers are not happy when retiring because they very well know that no one will perform up to his expectation.
He, however, urged headteachers to promptly utilise their time while in the office to mentor someone who will take over after retirement.
“Use your time well while still in office to groom the Deputy Head Teachers who will take over your position,” Kakooza said.
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He made the remarks during an annual conference held at Uganda Christian University under the theme: “Take care of this child” he presided over representing the Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda as the guest of honour.
Continuing, Kakooza asked the church of Uganda leadership to lay down good strategies that include; selecting good school management committees and board of governors, appoint qualified people not friends to strengthen the school’s governance and ensure good performance in COU schools.
Kakooza also appealed to the executive members of Church of Uganda Heads of Education Institutions Association (COHEIA) in the inspection of schools’ department, to carry on the inspection, monitoring of teachers’ performance to improve on the quality of education in COU Schools.
“Carry out regular inspections of schools, this will help to find out which teachers are always absent from school and parents who don’t give their children food as they come to school,” Kakooza said.
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Kakooza adds:
“After the inspection analyses and put together reports with actionable areas that will help take action that will improve education in the schools.”
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The Most Rt Rev Stanley Ntagali, the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda urged COU headteachers to work closely with one another instead of drawing competition to raise the school’s performance.
“As headteachers of the Church of Uganda founded schools, you should ensure that you work together instead of competing against each other, work as a team to deliver good quality education,” said Ntagali.
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Ntagali who made his last address as the Chancellor of UCU asked headteachers to consider their service and profession as a vocational calling but not a job.
“You have dreamt enough, it’s time for action. Treat your profession as a calling instead of a job and use this opportunity to the best of your knowledge.
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Additionally, Ntagali also noted that the country is currently experiencing a high rate of school dropouts because education has been commercialised making it expensive for some students to afford.
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