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Join Our Telegram Group As Grade Six learners are going on with their preparations for their Kenya Primary School Education Assessments (KPSEA), plans are being finalized for a financial literacy course for junior and high school teachers in February. The programme that was designed by the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) and Old Mutual, […]
Join Our Telegram Group 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 Telegram Group 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 […]
Insecurity, poor internet connectivity and a shortage of teachers have been blamed for derailing the implementation of the Competence-Based Curriculum (CBC) in the country’s North Eastern Region. According to Garissa Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Executive Secretary Abdirizak Hussein, unlike in other parts of the country, the North Eastern region is experiencing insecurity issues […]
The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Executive Secretary for Yatta has called on the government to employ more teachers to cover junior secondary school learners. “At the moment, there is no way the current number of teachers can handle the Competence-Based Currriculum (CBC). More teachers need to be employed and the government should take […]
Kabarak University Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof. Henry Kiplang’at has implored the government to increase the number of capitation funds meant for students studying in private universities. According to Prof Kiplangat, the move will enable more financially challenged students to access quality education and in turn, contribute to increasing manpower in the job market. While in Nakuru […]
The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) Uasin Gishu Branch Chairperson Sosthen Bellat has urged the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to stop terrorizing teachers. “We want TSC’s powers to be cut so that it can only deal with promotion and employment. It has a lot of power and needs to be reduced,” said […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has started the process of deploying the first batch of primary and secondary school teachers in junior secondary schools. According to the Commission, thousands of teachers will be placed to teach in junior secondary schools as of December this year. According to the new Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC), the Junior Secondary […]
The Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms has revealed its schedule for the collection of views from various stakeholders. The Chairperson Prof Raphael Munavu revealed that the 49-member task force had listed venues and times that the PWPER teams will be visiting to receive views on the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) either in writing or verbally. […]
Imarika Foundation alongside Rotary Club, Serianu and Computers for Schools Kenya (CFS) have donated a modern computer lab to Kibaoni Primary School located in Kilifi County. The school is in the Magarini area and has a student population of 995 pupils, 499 of them being male and 496 female. The school will now be able […]
The Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms (PWPER) is set to reveal to how it wants to meet and collect views from the public in the coming days. This was revealed after the PWPER Chairperson Raphael Munavu completed a three-day orientation into the currents and essentials of the education reform initiatives that are happening in […]
President William Ruto’s administration has revealed that they are set to build more classrooms in a bid to improve the level of education across the country. President Ruto said yesterday while opening the Komarock South Primary School official in Nairobi that most private and public schools have become too overcrowded. He revealed that there are […]