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Join Our Telegram Group According to reports, a debt of Kes. 6 billion and the delayed release of the school’s distribution list is why the supply of textbooks for Grade 7 learners has not been completed, several weeks after schools reopened. The delayed release of the report issued by the Presidential Working Party on Education […]
Join Our Telegram Group The Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Professor Charles Ong’ondo has addressed claims that the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) is overloaded. He reassured members of the public that the new Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) does not add any extra burden to Grade 7 learners. According to Prof Ong’ondo, the […]
Join Our Telegram Group The government is set to release capitation funds meant for Junior Secondary Schools before the end of the week to help with the smooth transition of Grade 7 learners. The Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Prof. Charles Ong’ondo has issued a warning to teachers against charging […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has started training and sensitizing primary school head teachers on Junior Secondary School (JSS) management. This is happening while Grade 7 learners are being admitted to JSS across the country. The training is happening in every Sub-County under the supervision of the respective TSC County Directors’ office and is intended […]
The Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) has released the consumer rights syllabus for 2023 Grade Seven learners. This was revealed through a joint statement with the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK), KICD revealed that the syllabus was important due to the emerging trends on consumer rights in light of digital financial services. The syllabus […]
Heads of Institutions (HOIs) across the country have praised the Head of State for doing away with the delocalization policy that led to the mass transfer of teachers from their home counties. The head teachers termed the policy as punitive and that it had led to the deaths of many of their colleagues and even […]
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, financial services company, is […]
The Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) Chief Executive Prof. Charles Ong’ondo has warned private school owners and teachers against assigning unreasonable tasks to students instead of using locally available materials. In addition, Prof Ong’ondo urged business people to be aware of circulars issued by the government especially those concerning books. Ong’ondo urged parents to […]
Parents whose children are in Grade 6 have been urged to not buy model test papers intended for the first end-of-primary-school assessment under the new Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) scheduled to be done this November. Some firms have already started selling model test papers for summative assessment which takes around forty per cent of the overall […]
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Nelson Havi has pledged to challenge the implementation of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) in the coming week. The LSK boss took to Twitter to inform parents, teachers and guardians that he shall be filing a petition that will challenge the CBC’s implementation in court. “I have heard your […]
The Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) has replaced literature set books used in teacher training colleges and schools. The curriculum development institute asked publishers to submit printed literary texts in English and Kiswahili for evaluation. The current ones shall be replaced following their introduction in the year 2018. The new set books to be […]