By Lydia Gichuki The Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) has modified and adapted ten Learning Areas for Special Needs learners at the Pre-Vocational Level under the Stage-Based Curriculum for the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). The learners will now be taken through Daily Living skill, Mathematics Social and Literacy Skills Communication and Pre-Vocational Skills. In addition, […]
By Raisa Okwaras The Government of Kenya and the Child Benefit Pilot Programme are partnering with selected United Nations agencies and non-state actors to introduce the universal child benefits (UCB) programme. The programme looks at improving the education, health, and nutrition of children in Kenya. The universal child benefits programme, which costs ksh.80 million, targets […]
By Lydia Gichuki Following the death of a student in unclear circumstances, Uhuru Secondary School, Nairobi, was on Monday closed indefinitely. Reports indicate that a fire broke out at the school and burnt down two dormitories on Sunday night after the student’s death which the police are investigating. The fire broke out from one of […]
By Lydia Gichuki Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha yesterday urged private schools to retain students transiting from Grade Six to Junior Secondary School in their current institutions until Year Nine. With this he opined that, it would deal with the stiff competition that is always witnessed at the end of primary school. ‘It would be […]
By Lydia Gichuki Learning has been disrupted at Tartar Primary School in West Pokot County after unknown people torched dormitories twice and attacked learners with an arrow in a span of three days. In these heinous crimes, 136 pupils lost everything. The attackers targeted girls’ dormitories. Reports indicates that an arsonist struck last Saturday and […]
By Lydia Gichuki Research conducted in Kakamega County last year by researchers from Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (Mmust) indicates that Children who attend private schools are more likely to be obese and to have weight-related issues than their counterparts in public school. The study cites that reasons for this is because private […]
Mke wa Rais, Margaret Kenyatta, amesema kwamba, watoto lazima wapewe kipaumbele cha juu nchini ili waweze kufikia lengo la kuhakikisha upatikanaji wa fursa sawa na ushirikishwaji wa wananchi wote. “Ufikiaji bila ubaguzi hautaondoa tu ubaguzi na unyanyapaa, bali utawapa watoto wetu ujuzi unaohitajika ili kuwasaidia katika kutatua matatizo yao,” alisema Mke wa Rais Margaret Kenyatta. […]
By Raisa Okwaras The Senate report dubbed “the Status of Implementation of Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) in the Country” has revealed that the number of ECDE learners and teachers continues to drop despite funding by devolved governments. According to the report, the county governments in Kenya raised funding from ksh.386.3 million in 2013 to ksh.4.97 billion […]
By Lydia Gichuki Reforms in the education sector have made Kenya a top education performer in Eastern and Southern Africa, according to the Kenya Economic Update, Edition 25: Aiming High, Securing Education to Sustain Recovery by the Word Bank. These reforms span from a competency-based curriculum (CBC), reforming professional teacher development, textbook policy, and management practices at […]
By Lydia Gichuki Following the death of Elizabeth, a form one student at Precious Blood Kagwe High School, education activist Ndung’u Nyoro decries foul play accusing the school of trying to cover up. According to Nyoro, the young girl from Othaya and sponsored by Affecto lost her life in mysterious circumstances a few days after reporting […]