The draft report says that the progress to junior secondary will be automatic. The changes come in the seventh year of the CBC implementation since it was first adopted.
Proposals include strengthening of the Directorate of Quality Assurance within TSC. The Directorate will have power to enforce laws, regulations, policies and guidelines.
Reform team says including diploma and certificate programmes has led to intense competition. Currently, some disregard the diploma qualification when a student applies to join university.
Kakamega County has the biggest teacher shortage nationally across its secondary schools. Some primary schools have more head teachers than the number of institutions.
Violence, drug abuse, teenage pregnancies, and mental health are some of the key reasons your child may not complete basic education with spotlight on the enforcement of children's rights.
Cabinet this week approved introduction and accreditation of bridging courses to enhance access to quality university education.
The reforms will form the sector’s blueprint that will dictate operations and the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC.)
The matter has degenerated into turf fights between the office of the vice chancellor headed by Prof Stephen Gitahi Kiama and the two successive university councils.
Bachelor of Education scooped the lion’s share in this year’s university placement exercise with nearly 30,000 students.
Kenya Association of Private Universities attributes the significant drop in admission numbers to the private institutions to the adoption of a new university funding model.
In a new twist in the leadership of the premier university, the Council has rejected the resumption of duty by Prof Kiama, saying it had not approved his return.
Teachers have been banned from being members of social media sites which have been flagged for being used to peddle fake examinations materials.
The amount, school heads say has accumulated over the last five years. Ministry says the deficit is as a result of fixed funding in spite of rising student numbers
Education CS Machogu says the Higher Education Loans Board has finalised the processing of loans for first-year students in universities and TVETs.
It is hard to decide how much parents should pay in school fees as gov't hasn’t released funding categories. Students have just 2 weeks to pay fees so they can sit final exams this semester.
Ongoing rains have come with floods cutting off some schools and making some roads impassable. Parents also have to contend with fees as school heads worry about the logistics.
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