Learners cautioned on pressurizing parents as VU attends UK-Uganda trade forum

21 May 2025, 1:06 pm

By Ronald Ssemagonja

As term two gets closer to begin officially in various parts of the country, school-going children have been urged not to pressurize their parents to provide for them everything they need for term two. This caution was raised by the director of Mbalala Secondary School in Mukono district, Mr Yasin Nyanzi, while interacting with journalists in Mukono district. It should be noted that learners are officially starting their term two on 26th, May, 2025 and many parents have been complaining about how some of their children have been treating them and some thought that it is a must, they should have all the requirements on the reporting day. However, this was cleared by Nyanzi.

“We have been receiving complaints from some of the parents that their children are putting them on tension to buy everything the school needs on the very first day. I want to urge learners who have been doing this, to please stop. We know most of them want to report to school with almost everything the school requires, but if you realize that your parent is unable to fulfill that, talk to him or her and encourage that parent that the school can allow you with what you have as long as there’s something to start with. I will give an example of our school, here we don’t put pressure on our parents, because we too are parents and we know how challenging things are nowadays, so, we allow our students to start studying as the parent looks for the remaining requirements,” he said

The director also explained how prepared the school is for term two. As a school we are very prepared to receive our students. During the holiday, we have been trying to organize everything and as I speak, I believe by 26th May, we will be able to start teaching our learners. I want to thank the ministry of education and sports together with the National Curriculum Development Center, for the new curriculum. This curriculum is so good and I believe that our students, by the time they will leave this school, they will be able to create their own jobs. This wasn’t the case with the old curriculum, but we are happy that at least the curriculum also encourages students to think for themselves. That’s why I appeal to parents who haven’t enrolled with us, to please trust us with their learners. We still have some few vacancies. Our staff is competent and ready to give services to our students,” Nyanzi said. The director believes that by the time learners of the new curriculum join higher institutions of learning, they will not face challenges in practical work.

In the same manner, one of the speedily growing universities in Uganda, Victoria University (VU), was represented by a delegation led by the university Vice Chancellor, Prof. Lawrence Muganga, at the UK -Uganda Trade and Business Forum that took place at DoubleTree by Hilton, in London, where the vice chancellor made an impressive address to the participants. According to the University, its presence at the forum is a bold statement of intent. The University is actively building bridges with parents, education partners, investors, and communities from across the UK and Europe. “We are showcasing a new era of higher education; one that is globally connected, technologically driven, and deeply rooted in real-world outcomes. This forum offers us the platform to strengthen international linkages, foster diaspora engagement, and open doors to collaborative opportunities that benefit our students and academic community,” statement reads.