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63 teachers posted to LE Nalolo & report BOOSTERfor work

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Sixty-three teachers posted conditions just a few 77 744 325 . 0976 023 126 to Nalolo District in months after being posted Western Province that are to rural areas. part of the 7, 222 teachers “Such behaviour of getting recruited countrywid­e, transfers before you have reported in the district.Nalolo serve for a long period will District Education not be tolerated in Nalolo Board Secretary, because you are expected Likezo Wamunyima says to work in the locations out of the 63 teachers, 46 where you have been assigned” are females while 17 are she emphasised. males. Ms Mupo stated that the

Mr Wamunyima said this district requires dedicated 2018 at Muoyo Primary School teachers who are willing Resource Centre when he to work anywhere, even received the newly recruited under challengin­g circumstan­ces teachers. in order to achieve

He expressed gratitude quality education. that a significan­t number She assured the teachers of teachers have been allocated that though accommodat­ion to the district, adding challenges exist, the that a good number of government is constructi­ng

CASTLE them will be posted to the more teacher’s houses West Bank where there is a throughout the district. critical shortage of teachers. Speaking on behalf of the newly recruited teachers,

“This increase in the Kapelwa Lungowe, number of teachers will expressed gratitude to the improve the teacher-pupil government for providing ratio in local schools,” he them with the opportunit­y said. to serve in the Ministry of

Meanwhile, Nalolo Education.

District Commission­er, “We feel honoured to Namatama Mupo has be part of the esteemed urged the new teachers to Ministry and are excited fulfill their duties in their about the future prospects assigned stations and not that this opportunit­y will request transfers before bring,” Ms Lungowe said. completing four years of She added that the new service. teachers are eager to contribute

Addressing the new to the developmen­t teachers, Ms Mupo pointed of learners by supporting out that newly recruited the government’s implementa­tion ECURE teachers often request of the free education transfers, citing medical policy.

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