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Join Our Telegram Group Parents will need to pay more school fees if the Ministry of Education’s proposed reforms go on as expected. The outgoing Cabinet Secretary for Education advocated for the transition of Grade 6 learners from their public schools to private schools for the Junior Secondary School (JSS) level. According to CS Magoha, […]
Join Our Telegram Group Mr Davis Chirchir, one of President William Samoei Ruto’s inner circle, has called for the removal of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC), the Teacher Professional Development (TPD) and the Teacher Performance Appraisal and Development (TPAD). According to Chirchir, the three programmes take a lot of time from teachers hence affecting their ability […]
Join Our Telegram Group A court case challenging the legality of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) is scheduled for hearing next week on the 27th of September. Former Law Society of Kenya (LSK) president Nelson Havi who took over the case from the initial petitioner has revealed that he is prepared to thwart the outgoing Cabinet […]
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) is set to conduct a piloting exercise on Grade 6 KPSEA examinations this month to find out the possible challenges ahead of Grade 6 national examinations. The piloting exercise is intended to reveal the level of preparedness of Grade 6 learners and will be carried out in selected primary […]
59,198 Grade 6 learners in Nakuru County are set to join Junior Secondary School (JSSs). According to Nakuru County Director of Education Fredrick Osewe, all learners are well prepared to transition to junior secondary schools. Speaking to the media, Osewe said that learners have completed 60 per cent of their assessment examinations with only 40 […]
The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Branch Executive for Chepkoilel Branch, Sammy Bor has called on the government through the Ministry of Education to build more infrastructure for the Junior Secondary Schools (JSS). According to him, this is the only way the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) can be a success. While speaking to the press, […]
The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) and the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) want Junior Secondary schools to be hosted in day schools. The teachers’ unions revealed that because of the age difference, learners at this level might not adapt well to coexisting with those in Forms One to Four who […]
The Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has said that he is ready to work with President-Elect William Samoei Ruto’s government. Speaking while inspecting the construction of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) classrooms at Karen C Secondary school in Langata located in Nairobi on Tuesday the 6th of September, CS Magoha said that he would […]
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has revealed that the upcoming Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) national examination will be marked using new technology and teachers will not be involved in the exercise. KNEC acquired Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) machines which will electronically score the Grade 6 examinations. The machine marks […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has started deploying Primary Teacher Education (PTE) teachers to secondary schools across the country. This has been revealed through the Commission’s official communication with the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT). The Commission’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) said that more teachers will be required to ensure seamless implementation of the […]
The Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has revealed that around 30 counties across the country have completed constructing classrooms meant for the Competency-Based Curriculum with the transition to junior secondary school looming. CS Magoha was speaking while overseeing the construction of CBC classes at Uasin Gishu High School and Moi Girls High School […]
Primary Teacher Education (PTE) teachers and Early Childhood Education (ECDE) teachers are set to undergo the Diploma upgrading programme this September. The first group is already out and is just waiting for their practicum this September before being awarded a Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) Diploma upgrade certificate. According to the Ministry of Education (MoE), the […]