Teachers from Ireland and the UK act as tutors, working with Ugandan teachers for one month in the summer (typically in July). This process is repeated each year for three years. The teachers from Ireland and the UK make a commitment for one month only but may return for subsequent summers if they so wish. The local teachers participate over the full three years. This formal contact time involves lectures, seminars, workshops and classroom observation.

While the format of the programme is similar to India, in Uganda, Global Schoolroom is working directly with the Ministry for Education and Sports to address the shortcomings in teacher education amongst secondary school teachers working in private (non-Government funded) community-based schools. Global Schoolroom is currently facilitating this programme by way of a pilot teacher education programme with the view to it becoming part of the Ministry for Education and Sport in-career development programme.

After this formal one-month session, the Ugandan participants carry out autonomous learning through tasks set by Global Schoolroom tutors for periods in between formal contact time.
Some of the Global Schoolroom team visit participating teachers from Uganda in February of each year to carry out a mid-year review and to support their progress.

Meetings with Ugandan school principals, local education authorities, the Ministry and the Global Schoolroom team also take place at this time to ensure that the needs of the whole school community are being addressed.

July 2011
Launch the 2nd year of the 3 year pilot programme in Kayunga and Masaka. Carry out Year 1 assessment and continue consultations with local stakeholders.

By end 2011
Finalise the agreement of local accreditation for the Global Schoolroom programme.

March 2013
Select 5 Ugandan graduates from the current programme to train as tutors on subsequent programmes which may be agreed with the Ministry.

June 2013
See through the successful graduation of a minimum of 30 Ugandan teachers.

Autumn 2013
Assess the success of the pilot programme in discussion with the Ugandan Ministry of Education and Sports and, should it be agreed that the pilot has been successful, expand the programme in 2014 to other hubs identified in conjunction with the Ministry and facilitated by a combination of Ugandan and Irish/UK tutors.

2014 onwards
Broadly follow the Indian model thereafter so ensuring the programme becomes self-sustaining. Pursue additional opportunities to work on a wider basis on teacher education issues and policy more generally through involvement with the Ugandan Ministry.