Articles on KICD appearing in the media
Joel Mabonga has been appointed acting director at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD). Dr Mabonga replaces Julius Jwan, who was on Friday sworn in as Technical and Vocational Education Principal Secretary. In a communication to staff, KICD council chairperson Sara Ruto said the appointment of Dr Mabonga is effective February 29. Read Full...
moreThe Competency-Based Curriculum has now been implemented fairly successfully at pre-primary school level and Grades One to Three. As the country gets set for its implementation at Grade Four next year, it is necessary to start discussing the implications of the CBC curriculum on adults. Read Full Article
moreThe roll out of Grade Four Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) in has taken off well without hitches, Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha said yesterday. Magoha said more than 99 per cent of schools across the country had received the requisite books but a few are yet to receive them,which are expected to arrive today. Read Full...
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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moreThe government is planning to do away with certificate courses in teachers training colleges in the ongoing education reforms. We have established that primary school teachers (P1 teachers) will now have to go back to college for fresh training to acquire additional skills and be prepared for the new education system that is already being...
moreTwo months down the road, the hastily implemented new education curriculum is deep in problems, thanks to a lack of reading materials. At stake is the future of an entire generation of children whose education depends on the system and ultimately the supply of skilled labour force needed to secure the country’s future. Read Full...
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