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Schools Face Challenges in Grade 9 CBC Transition Education

Schools Face Challenges in Grade 9 CBC Transition

  • January 5, 2025
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Schools across the country face challenges as they prepare to implement the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) for Grade 9, struggling with infrastructure shortages and a lack of learning materials. This raises concerns about their readiness for the transition. The Ministry of Education is confident, but uncertainty remains for 1.5 million students. The government assures parents that […]

KICD Limits Use of Revision Encyclopaedias in Schools Education

KICD Limits Use of Revision Encyclopaedias in Schools

  • October 12, 2024
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The Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) has limited the use of revision encyclopaedias in schools. It has urged publishers to reduce these materials to ease the burden on students. KICD CEO Charles Ong’ondo stated that these encyclopaedias offer little educational value. He emphasized that schools must only use KICD-approved books. Ong’ondo highlighted that many […]