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Join Our Telegram Group The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has claimed that the decision of the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms (PWPER) to deviate from the initial plan of implementing the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) that had guided the curriculum for five years without considering its recommendations was a mistake. According to […]
Join Our Telegram Group The Ministry of Education is set to elevate the Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE) to make it a Semi-Autonomous Government Agency status. The Presidential Working Group on Education Reform was given the responsibility of reviewing the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) and made the following recommendations. Dr Julius Jwan the Principal Secretary […]
Join Our Telegram Group The Kenya Women Teachers Association (KEWOTA) through their Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Benta Opande has called for breastfeeding centres to be established in schools to ensure lactating teachers are always close to their babies as they are growing. The KEWOTA CEO said that a breastfeeding teacher can handle her duties better […]
Parents have requested the Ministry of Education to provide a direct line to report schools which charge illegal levies. These illegal levies have been called “motivation fees” by schools and are not allowed to be charged to parents without the permission of the government. This is after the Principal Secretary to the State Department for […]
The Government through the Ministry of Education (MoE) has launched investigations over a viral video of a schoolboy who was recorded pleading for help after being mistreated in school. The State Department for Early Learning and Basic Education Principal Secretary Dr Julius Jwan revealed that the government has begun investigations into the mistreatment meted on […]
The Ministry of Education through the State Department of Early Learning and Basic Education has released the calendar for co-curricular activities for Basic Education Institutions via circular Ref no MOE.HQS/3/4/15/VOL III Below is the full calendar: TO: All Regional Directors of Education All County Directors of Education All Sub-County Directors of Education RE: TERM TWO […]
The Government has warned private schools against flouting the directives issued regarding holiday tuition. The government has called on owners of private schools not to force learners to attend classes during the 10-day holiday after the close of the first term. The Ministry of Education received information about some private schools that are offering holiday […]
The Principal Secretary in the State Department for Early Learning and Basic Education Dr Julius Jwan has revealed that school meal programmes play an important role in retaining learners in schools. Speaking at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) on the 29th of June 2022 during the validation of the draft of the Kenya […]
Drama Festivals are set to resume in Kenyan schools and Colleges following a long pause due to the government’s directive to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Theatre lovers across the country can now smile with the events set to be allowed in schools and colleges. After the government lifted the major COVID-19 restrictions, […]
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 […]
The Ministry of Education has issued an official announcement regarding the Elimu Scholarship program for the year 2021. The Ministry of Education’s announcement is as below. Republic of Kenya MINISTRY OF EDUCATION STATE DEPARTMENT OF EARLY LEARNING AND BASIC EDUCATION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE ELIMU SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME – FOR THE YEAR 2020/21 The Ministry of Education […]
All Regional Directors of Education All County Directors of Education RE: PREPARATIONS FOR THE 2021 EXAMINATIONS BY THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL Further to the ongoing preparations for national examinations, the Ministry in consultation with the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) and in compliance with the provisions of the Kenya National Examinations Council Act, specifically […]