Uganda: Idi Uganda Injects Shs72m in Early Childhood Centres
[Nile Post] The centres, located at Bukusu and Bukulube Primary Schools in Nawanyago Sub-county, were established to promote nursery education in the region.
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Uganda: Students Tipped On Menstrual Hygiene and Management
[Nile Post] This initiative, launched at Kids Pioneer Primary School and funded by the Kids of Africa Organization, aims to equip learners–particularly girls–with the knowledge and skills to improve menstrual hygiene.
New nursery safety rules welcomed by parents
The new government guidelines on food and eating in nurseries come into force in September 2025.
Nigeria: Ubec, Ncdmb Partner On Construction of More Smart Schools
[Vanguard] The Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, and the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, yesterday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, for the construction of more Smart Schools in the country.
Primary schools urged to teach kids about misogyny
Sadiq Khan launches teaching tool to educate primary school children about healthy relationships.
Liberia: UL Wants Inspector General Cooper Prosecuted for Academic Fraud
[Liberian Observer] A leaked investigative report from the University of Liberia has unveiled a serious scandal involving Liberia’s Commerce Inspector General, D. Dorr Cooper.
South Africa: Minister, Learners Sign Matric Exam Pledge for Class of 2024
[SAnews.gov.za] Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube will formally sign the Matric Exam Pledge alongside learners at Pretoria Central High School on Friday.
Girls play outside less than boys even at two years old, UK survey reveals
Researchers shocked at discovery that gender difference in physical activity appears to begin so early in life
Girls play outside in nature less than boys even at the age of two, according to the first national survey of play among preschool-age children in Britain.
While researchers expect to see older children socialised to particular gender roles, they were shocked to see similar patterns...
South Africa: Tension High in Sharpeville Following Violent Protests – South African News Briefs – October 18, 2024
[allAfrica] Tension High in Sharpeville Following Violent Protests
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MP calls for review of school building inspections
Fifteen schools currently have ceilings in need of urgent repair, with issues missed during surveys.
Teacher who sent indecent images to ‘boy’ banned
He asked for photos of the “boy” performing sexual acts, a Teaching Regulation Agency report says.
London mayor urges primary schools to help tackle online misogyny
Teachers offered training on running classroom sessions for children to learn about inequality and sexism
Combating the “pernicious influence” of misogynists such as Andrew Tate in primary schools is as important as teaching children English and maths, the mayor of London has told teachers.
Sadiq Khan has written to every primary school in London urging them to counter the online misogyny of...
School scheme ‘punishes poverty’, says Belfast principal
The head of an Irish-speaking school in west Belfast says a new funding scheme punishes the poor.
Father and Son Indicted on Murder Charges for Georgia School Shooting
A grand jury handed up charges against Colt Gray, 14, who is accused of killing four people at his high school. His father, Colin Gray, is accused of giving him access to the murder weapon.
‘A Rip-Off’: Students Secure a Final Settlement Against Walden University
A $28.5 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit against the university helped create a fresh precedent for prosecuting predatory advertising in for-profit education.
Africa: Africa Must Invest in School Feeding Programs to Boost Its Future
[Daily News] Speaking on World Food Day, Wawira Njiru, CEO of Kenyan non-profit Food for Education, has called on African and world leaders to invest in school feeding programs to feed the future of all of Africa.
Nigeria: NSIG Graduates 5th Cohort As Future Leaders in the Digital Space
[This Day] The Nigerian School on Internet Governance (NSIG), championed by the Internet Society Nigeria Chapter has successfully concluded its 5th cohort, graduating a new wave of leaders poised to shape the future of the digital world.
Nigeria: Who Will Save Our Public Universities Now?
[This Day] Monday Philips Ekpe writes that government must act decisively and fast to resolve the perennial agitations of lecturers
Jenrick hits back at Gove over ‘Tory boy’ jibe, saying ex-minister behind much Tory infighting – UK politics live
Leadership hopeful’s campaign team say Gove ‘and acolytes’ have been responsible for the ‘drama that has led our party to where it is’
Shabana Mahmood, the justice secretary, has told MPs that magistrates are getting powers to sentence offenders for longer – to reduce the number of prisoners being held on remand and to cut the backlog in crown courts
In a statement to MPs, she said that,...
Mozambique: Teacher and Member of the Provincial Assembly Detained in Maganja
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Aldino Material, a secondary school teacher who was standing for a further term as a member of the Zambézia Provincial Assembly, was detained by the police after he assaulted an opposition monitor who was trying to neutralise an individual carrying a list of supposed members of Frelimo. It is believed that this was a list of those who would vote...