Kenya Junior Secondary Education Assessment Stories
Chaired by Prof Raphael Munavu, the Working Party sought to address challenges in Kenya’s education sector, including access, equity, relevance, quali...
KESSHA national chairperson Willy Kuria expressed concern about the financial shortfall in secondary schools.
From primary schools to universities, the year was punctuated by multiple strikes that disrupted learning and exposed deep-seated issues.
The government is focusing on building classrooms, recruiting teachers, and distributing learning materials to accommodate the inaugural cohort.
Ogamba acknowledged the additional responsibilities headteachers will face with the start of Grade 9 in January 2025.
KEPSHA Chairman Johnson Nzioka said that the current allocation of Sh1 million per classroom is insufficient.
Currently, junior schools remain critically understaffed, with staffing levels failing to match the required skill sets.
Most JSS teachers are graduates who, under the 8-4-4 curriculum, should ideally be teaching in secondary schools.
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi clarified that the reports were false and misleading.
The curriculum proposed by the Presidential Working Party on Educational Reforms (PWPER) includes seven learning areas at this level, four of which ar...
The deployment aims to address teacher shortages and imbalances in subject combinations in junior secondary sections.
They were adamant that they would not return to class until the commission heeded their demand to hire them on permanent and pensionable terms.
A recent court ruling by Judge Byram Ongaya found TSC in contravention of the law for employing qualified graduates as interns under terms that do not...
The DP said the government has disbursed capitation funds to schools, and no teacher should send a student home for any reason.
In Eastleigh, Nairobi, a collective sigh of relief rippled through homes as news of the Education Ministry's directive for Junior Secondary School (JS...
"We want every eligible student to join Grade 7 in their familiar primary schools," Education CS Ezekiel Machogu declared.
Kuppet warned primary schools are struggling to support Junior Secondary School due to poor resources and any upgrade on the facilities will affect th...
