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Join Our Telegram Group A clinical psychologist has recommended to the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms (PWPER) that the government recruits professional counsellors in both primary and secondary schools. In her view, this will curb the increasing cases of mental health in both students and teachers. According to Dr Monica Gitonga, behaviours exhibited by […]
Join Our Telegram Group Elephants have disrupted several schools in Taita Taveta County after elephants invaded villages in the evenings and mornings in search of food and water amid the ongoing drought. According to the Wundanyi Sub-County Director of Education Justus Jilo, most of the schools in the areas of Paranga, Kishushe and Nyache have […]
Join Our Telegram Group Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture (JKUAT) has issued the first award of Professor Emeritus to Prof Surindar Uppal. Professor Surindar Uppal is a long-serving Professor of Mathematics who retired from JKUAT in December 2020 and has now been awarded the honorary title for his distinguished contribution to academic research and extensive […]
The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) want the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to be charged with recruiting Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) teachers. Their efforts are gaining ground with Malel Langat and Richard Lentyaa, members of the KNUT National Executive Committee believing that the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) should be the one hiring and […]
The deceased’s family said that her daughter’s school and the doctors at the hospital to which she was rushed after getting ill gave varying accounts about the issue. According to the deceased’s mother, the school called her around 11 p.m. on Monday, the 21st of November requesting her presence immediately. However, when she arrived, she […]
Two Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) candidates drowned while on a school trip to Theta Dam in Gatundu South, Kiambu County. A search was then conducted immediately to recover their bodies. The students had just completed their rehearsals when they reportedly went on a school field trip on Friday the 25th of November 2022. […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has issued a circular regarding the training revolving fund for public service. The following is the circular: CIRCULAR NO: 14/2022 TO: All Teachers All Secretariat Staff TRAINING REVOLVING FUND FOR PUBLIC SERVICE The Government considers the development of its Human Resources a priority area and a key strategy toward National […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has been blamed for failing to confirm teachers who have been working in an acting capacity across Kenyan schools. The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has laid the blame on the Commission for failing to confirm teachers who are rightfully supposed to have been confirmed in their acting […]
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has issued instructions that will apply to candidates, invigilators and supervisors of the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA). INSTRUCTIONS AND GUIDELINES TO SUPERVISORS, TEACHERS AND CANDIDATES Instructions to supervisors and invigilators Supervisors and invigilators should call the attention of the candidates to the Instructions/Guidelines and remind the candidates […]
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has contracted 9,216 Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) teachers to administer this year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and the Kenya Primary Schools Education Assessment (KPSEA). This year is set to have three national examinations being done with KPSEA, KCPE and the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) […]
Kisumu County Government department for Technical and Vocational Training (TVET) is set to launch short courses for artisans in the informal sector. According to Kisumu County’s TVET Director Pascalia Ouko, the programme is aimed at making the colleges more integrated into the informal sector. Ouko was speaking during a peace-building forum in Kisumu where she […]
The Ministry of Education is set to elevate the Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE) to make it a Semi-Autonomous Government Agency status. The Presidential Working Group on Education Reform was given the responsibility of reviewing the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) and made the following recommendations. Dr Julius Jwan the Principal Secretary to the State Department […]