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Rwanda’s Phased School Reopening Plans Are Underway

Join Our Telegram Group The Republic of Rwanda is set to use the next few months as ample time to plan a gradual nationwide reopening of schools, while it subdues the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak. The Cabinet has approved the reopening that will deal with higher institutions first, and others will get a […]

TSC CEO Orders Teachers Back to School on Monday 28th September

Join Our Telegram Group Dr. Nancy Macharia, the Teachers Service Commission CEO, has ordered all the teachers to report back to schools on Monday the 28th of September to prepare for the reopening of Schools. The TSC CEO was addressing the media after attending the education stakeholders meeting at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development […]

Key Highlights In the Unveiled Health Protocols for Kenyan Schools

Education Cabinet Secretary Professor George Magoha unveiled health guidelines for the long-awaited reopening of primary and secondary schools on Wednesday, September 16 after open suspense and controversy that followed his Monday meeting. In the guidelines are measures that should be enforced by the educational institutions prior to the reopening, that will also ensure continuity of […]

KCPE and KCSE Candidates to Go Back To School Next Month

Kenya Certificate of Secondary School (KCSE) and Kenya Certificate of Primary School Education (KCPE) candidate students might return to class in October in the new proposals. Going by a report by the Standard Newspaper, candidates who were to sit for KCSE and KCPE examinations this year might eventually resume learning soon and sit for the […]

CS Magoha To Meet Education Stakeholders On Monday As Deadline Nears

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 presidential directive on the […]

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 […]

Ksh 1.9b To Be Spent On Desks As Schools Brace For Resumption

Cabinet Secretary of Education Prof. George Mahoha said the government will spend Kshs 1.9 Billion for the new desks that will conform with the Covid-19 protocols set forth by the Ministry of Health. Prof. Magoha was inspecting and assessing the preparedness of learning institutions in the coastal region ahead of the resumption of all learning […]

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 […]

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 […]

Opinion: Solving the secondary and primary schools reopening problem

It has become increasingly difficult for secondary and primary schools to reopen while observing the COVID-19 safety precautions to avoid more infections. Many suggestions have been bundled about but none has looked able to solve the reopening problem. Here are the ten possible solutions that the government can borrow to solve the September reopening of […]