The Role of the Teacher in Coping with the Impact of COVID-19 in the Education Sector. A Survey of Five Selected Schools in Loro CC in Oyam District, Uganda

Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2022 in the subject Pedagogy - School System, Educational and School Politics, , language: English, abstract: This paper presents the role of the teacher in coping with the impact of COVID-19 in the education sector. The closure of schools in March 20th 2020 and continued interruption of school calendar due to COVID-19 has caused negative impact on education; lost time, some learners have outgrown the ages for their classes, early marriages; some girls got pregnant, financial loss, loss of interest in learning by some learners. This scenario has implication for the teacher. The Ministry of Education and Sports in conjunction with other Education Partners conducted numerous trainings for teachers on guidelines on "Safe Reopening of Schools" before the official opening of schools in January 10th 2022. The guidelines include strategies that can enable teachers cope with challenges and impacts of COVID-19. These efforts were put in place to equip teachers with strategies to enable them perform their roles effectively in coping with the impact of COVID-19. It is from this context that this paper presents the role of the teacher in coping with the impact of COVID-19 in the education sector. It also high lights the extent to which the teacher is performing his/her role in respect to this theme and suggests how the teacher can be supported execute his/her roles better.