Articles on KICD appearing in the media
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will train 68,490 teachers on new curriculum in December, Chief Executive Officer Nancy Macharia has said. The implementation of Competency-Based Curriculum enters Grade Four in January next year. Read Full Article
moreLast week I ran a session on transformative leadership at a four-day workshop for vice chancellors and principals of Kenyan universities. It was organised by the German Academic Exchange Services (DAAD), the Kenya DAAD Scholars Association (KDSA) and the Commission for University Education. Read Full Article
moreKey reforms in the education sector, including status update on the progress of the new curriculum, and the distribution of textbooks in schools is top of the agenda at a headteachers’ meeting that commences today in Mombasa. School heads from across the country under the aegis of the Kenya Primary Schools Headteachers Association (Kepsha) are...
more9th December 2019 A private school in Kasarani, Nairobi county is making major strides using the new Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) to identify talented pupils and nurture their talents. Read Full Article
moreThe government has put in place adequate measures to ensure the successful roll out of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha said he was happy almost all stakeholders have endorsed the curriculum. Read Full Article
moreThe Private Schools Association has kicked off the training of teachers from private schools on how best to teach the competency based curriculum. Over 3,400 teachers drawn from schools in Nairobi, Kiambu and Kajiado underwent the training in Nairobi on Wednesday. KPSA chief executive Peter Ndoro said the training focuses on creativity and imagination. Read...
morePublishers have defended themselves following claims that some textbooks being used in schools have errors. In a statement on Wednesday, Kenya Publishers Association chairman Lawrence Njagi said most of the highlighted “errors” have been taken out of context and are just perceptions. “We have established that most of the concerns in the mainstream media originate...
morePublic participation and stakeholder engagement has been at the centre stage of the ongoing healthy debate over the new system of education that is being piloted countrywide. To some, though the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) is a great thing to have happened in the country’s education history, public communication is low. Many Kenyans are yet...
moreLonghorn Publishers in partnership with the Kenya Private Schools Association (KPSA) on February, 28 reassured teachers of the availability of the learning materials to implement the competence-based curriculum. Longhorn Sales Manager Joseph Kuria noted they have worked closely with Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) to ensure they meet the demand for the course materials....
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