Articles on KICD appearing in the media
It must be remembered that the purpose of education is not to fill the minds of students with facts … it is to help them to think, if that is possible, and always to think for themselves. — Robert Hutchins A basic feature of the Curriculum Reform spearheaded by the ministry of Education is that...
moreThe pilot programme for the new education system has been completed in all the 47 counties, PS Belio Kipsang said yesterday. The 2-6-3-3 system is expected to replace the 8-4-4. He said it is too late for the court to suspend introduction of the new curriculum as the launch is set for January next year...
moreThe government has defended the new curriculum, saying it was validated at a national conference in January. Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang, in an affidavit opposing a petition by a university lecturer, told a Mombasa court the conference on curriculum reforms was attended by various stakeholders. ~Read more from the Link below~ Ministry defends rollout...
morePrimary school teachers union has refused to second the new curriculum that is soon set to be implemented by the government. Speaking at a teachers’ forum in Eldoret, Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) secretary general, Wilson Sossion, said that tutors must be persuaded that the new curriculum will work otherwise they will not approve...
moreStandardised assessment of learners at various levels will be conducted under the new curriculum set to be rolled out starting January 2018. Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) director Julius Jwan said the standardised assessment is meant to gauge the learners’ competence in the subjects they will be taking. ~Read more from the Link below~...
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moreKenya Publishers Association (KPA) has called on the government to avail the required funds to facilitate timely delivery of books to learners a head of the implementation of the new curriculum. Chairman, Lawrence Njagi says that local publishers have capacity to produce high quality and quantity books as well as to deliver them quickly to...
moreA Sh20 billion plan that seeks to improve the quality of education in primary and secondary schools is set to be rolled out in January next year. The six-year project, that is being funded by the World Bank, will benefit schools in 30 counties across the country that are educationally and economically disadvantaged. ~Read more...
moreThere was need to align the curriculum to the 2010 Constitution, Vision 2030, the East African Community Curriculum Harmonisation Structures and Framework, as well as other policy documents that express the aspirations of the country. 8.4.4 had also been criticised for being examination oriented with a lot of content overload. ~Read more from the Link...
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