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  • Education news today- Schools to receive FSE funds

    Education news today- Schools to receive FSE funds

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    Secondary schools will receive free education funds this week. This is according to Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha. He said secondary schools will receive close Sh15 billion. “We shall release the money next week (this week) to schools and therefore no one should try to cause panic or anxiety,” He said on last Thursday.…

  • 7.2 Million Pupils Benefit From World Bank Numeracy Project

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    More than 7.2 million pupils in Kenya have benefited from a World Bank-funded education initiative aimed at improving early grade mathematics competencies. The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) project dubbed Kenya Primary Education Development (PRIED) which kicked off in 2015 and ended November this year has registered satisfactory improvement of mathematics performance of learners in…

  • Set Aside more funds for schools’ infrastructure development

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    West Pokot residents have asked the government to intensify infrastructural facilities in schools within the region to help more children have access to education in more conducive environments. The participants during a stakeholders’ forum on the 2024/25 to 2026/27 financial years’ medium-term budget-making process underscored the value of empowering schools through enhancing infrastructure, arguing that…

  • Grade 10 Curriculum Designs By KICD

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    The Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) is developing Grade 10 curriculum designs. The activity, which is expected to end before May 2022, is to ensure guiding principles in curriculum development are professionally adhered to. The curriculum experts taking part in the exercise are ensuring that the materials developed are well-grounded, ushering learners to the…

  • CS Magoha sends this stern message to parents

    CS Magoha sends this stern message to parents

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    Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha has implored parents and guardians to strengthen Parental Empowerment and Engagement with the children to encourage them in life. Speaking at a handover ceremony of  NG-CDF infrastructure worth 28 million shillings to the Government at Kiuu River Secondary school , the CS noted that Parental empowerment was the most…

  • Implementation of the new CBC education system- Here is the role played by the Church

    Implementation of the new CBC education system- Here is the role played by the Church

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    The Ministry of Education acknowledges the role played by the church and religious institutions in articulating reforms, reviews and stewarding of the new Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) in the country. Speaking during the 64th general assembly of the National Council for Churches of Kenya (NCCK) which was held in Limuru from August 23 to 25,…

  • Full list of Deployed/ Promoted Principals

    Full list of Deployed/ Promoted Principals

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    The Ministry of education has released a list of 53 new Principals. Some of the new Principals have been promoted while the rest were transferred from their respective stations. LIST OF DEPLOYED PRINCIPALS Below is the full list of deployed Technical Colleges Principals; NAME CURRENT DEPLOYMENT/GRADE CURRENT STATION DEPLOYMENT/ INSTITUTION TRANSFERRED TO Dr Edwin Tarno…

  • New boarding school to be constructed here

    New boarding school to be constructed here

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    The government will construct a modern boarding primary school as part of its commitment to improve education standards in Turkana county by constructing modern primary schools and ECDEs. The National Drought Management Authority(NDMA) is at advanced stages of constructing a modern boarding mixed primary school at Urum, Loima sub county that will ensure pupils from…

  • Form ones to report to school in June, 2021- Government says

    Form ones to report to school in June, 2021- Government says

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    2021 Form ones latest news- All Kenya Certificate of Primary Education examination candidates will get Form One placement in June in line with the government’s 100 percent transition policy, Early Learning and Basic Education Principal Secretary Dr Julius Jwan has assured parents and guardians. Dr Jwan said admitting all candidates to secondary schools was in…

  • All System Go For The 2021-2022 KCPE, KCSE Exams

    All System Go For The 2021-2022 KCPE, KCSE Exams

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    The Government has reiterated that the forthcoming national examinations will go on as scheduled. State Department of Early Learning and Basic Education Principal Secretary Dr Julius Jwan made the remarks at Simotwet Secondary School in Eldama Ravine during the commissioning of Baringo’s first Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) classroom on Monday. Jwan said that the government…