CBC Junior Secondary Schools Suffer Huge Blow

The Ministry of Education will provide the necessary guidelines on how the structure will be done...

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Dec 1, 2022 - 13:10 Updated: Dec 1, 2022 - 13:31
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CBC Junior Secondary Schools Suffer Huge Blow
Education CS Ezekiel Machogu in Parliament. /STANDARD DIGITAL

The Presidential Working Party on Education Reform presented an interim report to President William Ruto on Thursday, December 1, recommending the fate of Junior Secondary Schools.

According to a statement from State House spokesperson Hussein Mohamed, junior secondary schools - Grade 7, Grade 8 and Grade 9 - will be domiciled in the existing primary schools. The Ministry of Education will provide the necessary guidelines on how the structure will be done.

The Grade 6 Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) will not be used for placement in Junior Secondary Schools.

Image of a CBC classroom. /KENYA NEWS AGENCY

Instead, it will be used as an assessment to monitor learning progress and provide feedback to education sector players on areas that require intervention.

Additionally, an extra classroom and laboratory will be built in every primary school. The construction of laboratories will be given priority within the next one year.

"Members of Parliament are asked to work towards providing support for the extra facilities. Meanwhile, primary schools and neighbouring secondary schools will share the laboratories and other facilities with junior secondary schools," the statement read in part.

The Ministry of Education, Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) and the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will work on modalities of fast-tracking retooling teachers to ensure the country has sufficient numbers who are compliant with Competency Based Curriculum (CBC).

Priority will be given to teachers who will be handling Grade 7 learners.

The government will recruit an additional 30,000 teachers by January 2023 to facilitate the transition and bridge the teacher shortage.

The Presidential Working Party on Education Reform has been given up to March 2023 to submit the final report.

The task force was formed to assess before recommending the appropriate structures to be adopted and implemented in the CBC.

Education CS Ezekiel Machogu with President William Ruto. /FACEBOOK.WILLIAM RUTO

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