Category: Breaking Education News
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Secondary school selection 2021 (Get results through SMS and download admission letter)
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Posted in Breaking Education NewsThe 2021 form one selection exercise for KCPE 2020 candidates is underway. Once the exercise is complete, you can then get form one selection results through the SMS Code 22263 from any network. The KCPE 2020 candidates will be placed in National, Extra County, County and Sub County Secondary schools. It is important to note…
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Our educational programmes are not meant to replace teachers- KICD says
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Posted in Breaking Education NewsTeachers play a pivotal role in curriculum delivery and can not be replaced by online educational programmes. These are sentiments held by the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development, KICD. This is relation to queries raised over the suitability of the online programmes and if they can indeed be a possible replacement of physical teaching at…
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Government will not pay fees for private schools’ learners- Magoha says
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Posted in Breaking Education NewsEducation cabinet secretary Prof. George Magoha has put the record straight concerning school fees payments. The CS was responding to concerns over plea by parents with kids in public schools to reduce school fees once schools reopen. There have also been complains by parents in private schools after they were asked to pay full fees.…
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Students must undergo mandatory drug test – Education Ministry orders
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Posted in Breaking Education NewsEducation Cabinet Secretary (CS) Prof. George Magoha has supported the proposed mandatory drug tests for Maranda High School students ahead of schools reopening next week. The CS said there was no doubt that some students at the school and across the country were using drugs, which explains the recent wave of unrest in schools. He…
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The Loreto Sisters praised by President Kenyatta for setting up Loreto Schools, other projects
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Posted in Breaking Education NewsPresident Uhuru Kenyatta has commended the Loreto Sisters for a century of selfless service to humanity and outstanding contribution to Kenya’s growth. The President noted that through its Christian ministry and investments in education, social ministry and other acts of mercy, Loreto Sisters have transformed the lives of many people and made Kenya a better…
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CS Magoha asked to release schools’ reopening plan and calendar
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Posted in Breaking Education NewsPresident Uhuru Kenyatta has asked the ministry of education to come up with a revised school calendar. Speaking during this year’s Madaraka day celebrations on Monday, at State House in Nairobi, the president told the ministry to draft a schools’ reopening plan so that learning can resume. “The Ministry of Education (is directed to) fast-track…
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CS Magoha gives date when CBC Classrooms Will Be Complete
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Posted in Breaking Education NewsThe government is optimistic that the over 10,000 CBC classrooms that are being constructed across the country for admitting Junior secondary school students will be ready by March. Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha said so far, 54 classrooms have already been completed and ready for use with the remaining ones nearing completion. Speaking after commissioning…
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Two activists file petition to have schools’ reopening suspended till January next year
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Posted in Breaking Education NewsPlans by Education Cabinet Secretary, Professor George Magoha, to reopen schools have been opposed in the corridors of justice. This is after two Homa Bay based activists moved to court on Wednesday to block the reopening of all public and private schools. The activists, Evance Oloo and Michael Kojo, in their petition say many schools…
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All the 10,000 CBC Classrooms To Be Ready For Use In July 2022
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Posted in Breaking Education NewsEducation Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha has assured that 10,000 CBC classrooms will be delivered for use by July this year. Magoha who spoke Monday when he commissioned Competence Based Curriculum (CBC) classrooms and two laboratories at Kapsabet Boys High School said 6,497 classes are to be delivered in the first phase and the remaining 3,503…