THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Welcome to the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of ASSHU, where the collective leadership of Uganda’s secondary school headteachers converges for days of collaboration, innovation, and shared vision.
Formation & History
About ASSHU
The Association of Secondary Schools Headteachers of Uganda (ASSHU) started as Headteachers Association of Uganda in the 1980s later in 2006 it changed to National Association of Secondary Schools headteachers of Uganda (NASSHU), but upon advice from the line Ministry it changed to its current name in 2012. The ultimate goal is to bring together all headteachers of Government aided and private schools in Uganda. It plays a vital role in the initiation, design and implementation of educational policies and programs.
ASSHU works jointly with the Government and all other well meaning progressive and constructive individuals and groups for improvement of quality of life through provisions of education services. It also promotes unity and cooperation among all secondary schools in Uganda.
Central Region
Buikwe, Butambala, Gomba, Kalangala, Kampala, Kayunga, Kiboga, Kyankwanzi, Luweero, Mityana, Mpigi, Mubende, Mukono, Nakaseke and Wakiso
Mid-western Region
(Masaka, Bukomansimbi, Kalungu, Lwengo, Rakai
West Nile Region
Arua, Ajuman, Koboko, Moyo, Pakwach, Nebbi, Yumbe, Maracha
Eastern Region
Bugishu, Teso, Busoga and Sebei
Northern Region
Lango and Acholi
Rwenzori Region
Toro, Kaseese and Bunyoro
ASSHU leadership
ASSHU leadership is run and thrives on a decentralized structure; this structure is composed of six regions with semi-autonomous executive committees, they include:
VISION
United for professional and quality school leadership.
MISSION
To unify members and provide a forum for them to grow and to influence the agenda for quality education and exchange of ideas and good practices nationally and internationally.
CORE VALUES
• Efficiency • Professionalism • Integrity • Accountability
OBJECTIVES
- Foster unity, harmonious working relationship and cooperation amongst secondary schools in Uganda.
- Provide a forum for the headteachers in Uganda to constitute an important opinion leadership and to exchange views and make recommendations or matters affecting education in Uganda.
- To study and advise on National and international policies on Education.
- To find ways and means of improving the welfare of members and encourage personal development.
- Publish findings on matters affecting education considered to be of public interest.
- To promote cooperation and good relations through affiliation, joint endeavors or otherwise with persons, organizations, associations, or other entities regional and orientational, which have the same or similar objectives as ASSHU.
- To make representation to the appropriate authorities to protect and safeguard the interests and well-being of the headteachers of Uganda.
- To carry out, encourage, commission or sponsor scientific and socially oriented research in all other aspects of education and especially on various objectives.
- To provide a dynamic and progressive link between primary level and post- secondary level educational institutions, and to constantly endeavor to effect change for the better in both levels.
- Raise standard of education to duty and capacity building in our institutions by organizing leadership and professional development training of system operations in schools.