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Join Our Telegram Group Molo Boys Academy students have today walked out of their school just four days after schools reopened following the half-term break. The Cabinet Secretary for Education Professor George Magoha and his Ministry adjusted the academic calendar to allow for the mid-term break amid an increase of school fires around that time. […]
Join Our Telegram Group The Kenya Private Schools Association (KPSA) national chairperson Mutheu Kasanga has revealed that she is against the reintroduction of corporal punishment in schools. The reintroduction of corporal punishment or rather caning has been suggested on many occasions by some stakeholders in the education fraternity including the Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof […]
Join Our Telegram Group Mr Chadwick Oloto who is the Kenya Hotels and Allied Workers Union – Kisumu Branch Secretary has implored the Ministry of Education to stop imposing a financial punishment on parents for school fires. There have been more than thirty schools that have experienced varied arson attacks which have mostly led to […]
The increased cases of students burning schools buildings across the country amid student unrest have caused a huge cause for concern among stakeholders of education. Many views have been discussed on the best way to curb the crisis among them the introduction of corporal punishment in schools, hiring of counsellors in schools and changing all […]
The Kenya National Union of Post Primary Teachers (KUPPET) has called upon the Ministry of Education to recruit counsellor on a full-time basis to address the growing concern of student unrests across the country. More than thirty (30) schools have been torched this term and this has led to widespread discussions on the best way […]
The Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha directed all primary and secondary schools to begin the process of replacing Boards of Management (BOM) Members and forward new nominees immediately. In a letter dated the 4th of October, 2021, CS Magoha reminded schools that the current County Education Boards (CEBs) and schools Board of Management […]
Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha addressed a statement that his Principal Secretary, Simon Nakubwesi made before a Parliamentary Committee where he told the committee that he does not support the plan of placing students in private universities. “I am believing that my PS was misquoted on this. Maybe he was speaking for himself […]
In a bid to improve the delivery of service, the Ministry of Education has conducted a review of the National Education and Standards Framework (NEQASF). The Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has revealed that based on evidence and good implementation, the Framework is going to improve the results in learning. According to CS […]
Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has directed heads of primary schools to stop charging parents fees for internal examinations. The directive was issued on Thursday when the CS appeared before the National Assembly Education Committee and termed the fees as illegal. In his speech, CS Magoha revealed that this is already catered for […]
The 2020 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) candidates avoided applying to study some courses at university. 2020 KCSE candidates followed the normal trend of applying for the most marketable courses in the country. By marketable we are referring to courses that enable graduates to self-employ or get employed. This includes courses like medicine, nursing, […]
The National Government’s plan to scrap off the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Curriculum Development, Assessment and Certification Council (TVETCDACC) is close to completion. According to the Saturday Standard, the government’s plan to disband TVETCDACC will immensely affect the way thousands of TVET learners do examinations as well as how their curriculum is developed […]
The Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has warned critics of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) that the new curriculum is here to stay. A number of critics have claimed the new system has placed a huge burden on the already cash strapped pockets of many a parent across the country. The CS has come […]