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Join Our Facebook Page The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) and the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) have clashed regarding the establishment of junior high schools and reforms in the education sector. The two teachers’ unions have offered different views regarding the education system reforms to the Presidential Working Group on Education […]
Join Our Facebook Page According to the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC), there are more than 2,000 primary schools that are missing scores for Grade 6 learners. It has been revealed that these schools are yet to submit their scores. According to the examiner, the schools did not submit scores for the School Based Assessment […]
Join Our Facebook Page Teachers are set to wait for a few weeks at least for the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to finalize the approval of the selection of an insurance provider. According to the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary-General Collins Oyuu, teachers had in previous times voiced their concerns over the current […]
Principals and deputy principals might have to wait for longer for the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to approve their transfer requests. According to the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), the teachers’ employer has to find schools where there are vacancies for the transfers to go through. According to Collins Oyuu, the KNUT Secretary General, […]
The Kenya Kwanza administration had promised to do away with the delocalization of teachers with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) set to adjust accordingly. This has made many teachers working in areas that are hard to staff across the country seek transfers. According to research done by Teacher.co.ke, a good number of teachers in Homabay […]
A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) has begun an initiative of planting 115,000 trees in all public schools located in Shinyalu Constituency located in Kakamega County. Through their manager Martin Lusuli, the Ikana Maendeleo Foundation has pledged to plant 500 tree seedlings in 230 public schools located in the constituency. The move is intended to ensure that […]
The National Association of Private Universities (NAPU) has recommended that only students in higher institutions of learning should be funded. Through their Secretary General Dr Vincent Gichuru Gaitho who is also the Vice Chairperson of Mount Kenya University Council, they said that the union had presented their proposals to the Presidential Working Party on Education […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is set to recruit primary and secondary school interns in January next year. The Head of State revealed this when he said that intern teachers are part of the 30,000 teachers who are set to be employed in January 2023. President William Ruto spoke on Wednesday the 12 of October […]
The Kenya National Examinations Council has released briefing notes meant for field officers who shall administer national examinations THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL BRIEFING AND SENSITIZATION NOTES FOR FIELD OFFICERS INVOLVED IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE 2022 KPSEA, KCPE AND KCSE EXAMINATIONS 1.0 INTRODUCTION The 2022 National examinations’ field administration season will commence with the […]
There is an expectation that the Kenya Kwanza administration could announce a decision on the contentious Competence-Based Curriculum (CBC). The fate of the CBC could be decided within two weeks and this could mark a turn in proceedings regarding the implementation of the CBC. Presentations made to the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms (PWPER) […]
The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has called for the government to finance the development of mobile laboratories in schools. The Executive Secretary of KNUT for the Nairobi Chapter said that the labs are quite affordable. According to reports, mobile laboratories acquired by the School Equipment Production Unit (SEPU) are priced at around Kshs. […]
Youth across the country has been implored to maintain peace, especially at this time when Grade 6 and 7, Class 8 and Form Four candidates are set to sit for their national examinations this month. “Without peace, development projects like education and farming are disrupted slowing down the growth of communities,” said Narok County Commissioner […]