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Schools Shall Reopen If Kenyans Are Prepared, Sossion

Join Our Telegram Group There has been a mixture of emotions as Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) secretary-general Wilson Sossion suddenly changed tone as he aired his perception on the status of school reopening. Mr. Sossion put his focus on the Kenyan people and asked all Kenyans to prepare for the resumption of all […]

School Reopening Unclear as Magoha Claims BOM Teachers Have Been Paid

Join Our Telegram Group The Cabinet Secretary of Education Prof George Magoha has today, Monday the 14th of September, claimed that the Board of Management BOM teachers have been paid. Prof Magoha was addressing the media after the education stakeholders’ meeting held on Monday the 14th of September 2020. In his address, the Prof said,” […]

CS Magoha To Meet Education Stakeholders On Monday As Deadline Nears

Join Our Telegram Group The Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha is racing against time to meet the deadline set by President Uhuru Kenyatta on the reopening of schools. The CS has scheduled a meeting of all education stakeholders on Monday, September 14, 2020, at the Kenyan Institute of Curriculum Development at 8 am. “Following the […]

Teachers Stranded As School Announces Shutdown Towards Reopening

The sudden announcement of closure by Gems Cambridge International School Kampala, Uganda has shocked all its teachers and exerted pressure on parents to find alternative schools for their children. Kenya Teachers and parents with students in the Kenyan Campus are expected to face the same condition. The school administration announced last month that they will […]

All Zambian Roads Lead To Schools After Drop In Covid-19 Cases

The government of Zambia announced on Friday that they are looking forward to reopening all institutions of learning at all levels. This comes after they reported no significant cases of the virus since they reopened the examination classes. It was brought to everyone’s notice by the president himself, HE Edgar Lungu when he informed that […]

Community-Based Learning CBL Suffers Another Blow

The ministries of Education and Health, together with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), intended to start the community-based learning CBL program as a way of engaging learners during the Covid-19 pandemic. Intending to equip learners with practical skills and basic knowledge related to coronavirus, the ministries of Education and Health joined hands with the Teachers […]

Uganda Warns Schools Against Hiking Fees After Reopening

The Ugandan government has refrained all schools from hiking school fees when learning activities resume for candidates. After the national taskforce and the President agreed upon September 20 as the resumption date for finalists, the Ministry of Education has issued a number of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in addition to the ones earlier issued by […]

Angolan Schools Set To Reopen Next Month

The authorities in Angola have come to a consensus on the reopening of schools from October this year after the long streak of months in a momentary closure to contain the spread of Covid-19. All learning activities were subjected to temporary cancellation in March following the confirmation of their first Covid-19 case. Angola to Observe […]

Uganda Gives Green Light To Reopen School for Candidates Class

The government has given way for schools to reopen for candidate classes, universities, and other tertiary institutions for all final year students starting September 20. The public was gripped by uncertainty on whether the government has cleared only finalists undertaking medical courses as suggested by the national Covid-19 taskforce last week or all candidates in […]

KNUT Sec-Gen Cautions Government On Reopening Schools

The Secretary-General of the Kenya National Union of Teachers, Hon. Wilson Sossion has come out to call for extreme caution from the government while they undertake the central task of reopening schools. Sossion noted, in his blog to The Daily Nation, the importance of the safety and well-being of the students and staff, and urged […]

Private Schools Ready to Reopen, as Government Schools Demand Funding

Uganda National Teachers Association (Unatu) has complained of the inadequate capitation grant given to them by the government and has asked the government to meet the costs of the Standard operating procedures (SOPs). Uganda Government Clears Schools and Universities to Reopen on 20th September The government has cleared schools to reopen for candidate classes and […]

Schools to Reopen in November After Adopting Measures

The Ministry of Education is considering ending the long closure of schools in November 2020 should Covid-19 measures be adopted by the learning institutions across the country. Sources in the ministry unveil that schools may be about to experience a phased reopening in November with Form Four and Class Eight candidates allowed to sit for […]