Grade Seven learners, who began their junior secondary education this week, are studying more subjects and will be assessed differently compared to their 8-4-4 counterparts in Standard Seven. The 1.2 million students in Junior Secondary School (JSS) are studying 12 core subjects and two optional subjects, unlike the five for the Standard Seven pupils. The […]
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Mt. Kenya University Chairman Prof Simon Gicharu has commended the University Council and management for their efforts in enhancing access to quality education during the post Covid-19 era. Gicharu says the University has set up strategies to align its academic curricula with the CBC requirements in preparation of receiving CBC students in the near future. […]
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Primary schools that will host junior secondary will benefit from a Sh9.6 billion cash injection when the pioneer competency-based curriculum (CBC) class transitions to Grade 7 at the end of this month. Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu outlined the roadmap for the transition, which will see the 1,253,577 learners who sat the inaugural Kenya Primary […]
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After the presidential directive that junior secondary school will be domiciled in primary schools, the tables have turned and the four years of preparation have turned into a last minute haste to steer the CBC in a new direction. The next three weeks will be crucial on how the junior secondary will operate in primary […]
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All Grade 6 learners who completed their Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) last week on Wednesday will transition to Junior secondary schools (JSS) domiciled in the existing primary schools. Further, the just concluded national exam will not be used for placement to JSS but rather will be “used as an assessment to monitor learning […]
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Prime Cabinet secretary Musalia Mudavadi has assured parents and education stakeholders that the government will factor in recommendations made to the CBC taskforce. Mudavadi said the government through the Ministry of Education will use the recommendations to chart the way forward for the education sector. “What we want to see is that all views from […]
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National Assembly deputy speaker Gladys Boss Shollei has urged the government not to take Grade 6 students to secondary schools. Speaking during an interview with Citizen TV, the Uasin Gishu woman representative said the move will put the young ones in harm’s way. “Please do not take the small children to secondary schools. As a […]
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Education CS Ezekiel Machogu has encouraged universities to tailor-make their structures, processes and programs as they prepare to receive their first batch of CBC students in 2029. In a speech delivered by Fredrick Ndambuki, Higher Education secretary administrative, the CS said learners will be enrolled in specialised fields in universities after pursuing different pathways in […]
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More than 40 private primary schools in Bomet county have been approved by the government to host junior secondary, starting next year. County director of Education Apollo Apuko said the schools have met the requirements and will start enrolling students under Competency-Based Curriculum after passing the national examinations. Apuko said the students will continue with […]
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