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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 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 […]
Join Our Telegram Group The Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Education Ezekiel Machogu has implored Principals of Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges to stick to offering technical courses as directed by the Ministry of Education. CS Machogu said that some TVET colleges had been offering other courses related to technical skills. According to him, […]
The National Parents’ Association (NPA) has called for boarding schools to be abolished and services offered in private schools. The NPA wants a law enacted to ban the decision of some schools to force learners who are below average or average to repeat classes. This was revealed through a presentation to the Presidential Working Party […]
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 (SBA) scores that the […]
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 […]