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Join Our Facebook Page The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has released a circular regarding summative assessment which is to be done by today. Below is the full Circular:To all: Sub County Directors of Education Heads of Primary Schools Heads of Special primary schools RE: ADMINISTRATION OF THE 2022 SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNERS AT THE […]
Join Our Facebook Page The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is set to shortlist and then recruit shortlisted teachers in this month’s recruitment exercise. According to the Commission’s recruitment roadmap, the process of County Selection Process and Filing of Application for Employment Forms by Successful Candidates will take five days between the 21st of July and […]
Join Our Facebook Page The Ministry of Education through the State Department of Early Learning and Basic Education has released the calendar for co-curricular activities for Basic Education Institutions via circular Ref no MOE.HQS/3/4/15/VOL III Below is the full calendar: TO: All Regional Directors of Education All County Directors of Education All Sub-County Directors of […]
A fire has burnt down a Moi Suba Girls dormitory high school located in Migori County a day before the reopening of schools for the second term. The fire broke out at around 7 pm and affected 68 students after all their belongings were completely destroyed in the fire. Members of the surrounding community tried […]
Heads of Schools have been pushing for the Ministry of Education over the delay of the release of the capitation of funds. The Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has revealed that schools will have received capitation funds by Friday this week. He explained that the delay in the release of capitation funds was […]
Around 2500 needy students from Kajiado East Constituency have been awarded Kshs. 25 Million bursary funds from the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF). Kajiado East Member of Parliament Peris Tobiko, while handing over the cheques to beneficiaries at the NGCDF officers Kitengela town, she said that the funds will benefit 197 university students and […]
The Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has directed heads of institutions of secondary schools not to turn away students with fees arrears when schools reopen today, on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. According to CS Magoha, the government has disbursed funds as capitation to primary and secondary schools. He also revealed that the funds […]
The Deputy Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) secretary-general has revealed what transpired during the meeting between the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) and the teachers’ union. Hesbon Otieno, the KNUT Deputy Secretary-General said that talks regarding salary increments as well as other issues affecting teachers were discussed and concluded. “We had a cordial discussion that […]
According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), there are more than 600,000 learners who are not in school. The figure could be much higher owing to the unprecedented novel coronavirus pandemic. These high figures can be attributed to poverty, early marriage, gender-based violence, and backward cultural norms such as prioritizing boys’ education are still […]
The Government through the Ministry of Education has begun the second phase of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) classrooms to support the new curriculum. The government is set to build 3,500 additional classrooms for the CBC across the country. The second phase begins after the first phase was completed resulting in the construction of 6,500 classrooms. […]
The Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has told politicians that they will not be allowed to meddle in the management of schools across the country. CS Magoha cited the ongoing construction of Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) as an example of where politicians will not be allowed to interfere. Magoha implored school boards of […]
The number of male students joining secondary schools in Kirinyaga has been reducing with most of them needing up in child labor. Earning gotten from this is channeled to illicit liquor and narcotics. According to stakeholders in education, overemphasis on the girl child’s education has led to the neglect of the boy-child. This leads to […]