MoE on Categorization of Senior Schools for Students Placement

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The government through the Ministry of Education MoE has started a new review on categorization of all public senior secondary schools to  provide guidelines for selection and placement of learners into career pathways.

This is as captured under the Ministry of Education draft Sessional Paper of 2024 that is to be subjected to public participation.

The ministry seeks to review students’ operational costs inorder to begin establishing and provide minimum essential packages in schools .

All this is with a core aim of ensuring adequate delivery of Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) as well as Promotion of equitable access to schooling and learning for students.

The Sessional Paper is  drawn from the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms (PWPER) and keenly projects towards providing a policy framework.

The framework will be used in the  transforming education, ensure proper  training as well as enhancement of research for sustainable development.

According to the Ministry of Education, Kenya has continually undertaken education reforms which are meant to align the education system with global trends,the regional goals as well as  national priorities and values.

Note that the Presidential Working Party on Education Reform that was established in September 2022 made some important recommendations aimed at transforming the sector of education .

Currently, the education sector in Kenya is established at three levels which include;

  • Basic Education
  • TVET  Education
  • University Education

As a way of strengthening curriculum implementation,there are plans by the government  are underway to strengthen provision of career guidance, ensure counseling as well as do mentorship programmes whose baseline will start from senior schools Categorization .

The above alignment are to be done in all levels of education and training as well as incorporate technology in provision of quality education.

Learners in class attempting an class assignment

Learners in class attempting an class assignment; Image/Courtesy

As a result, the Government now is world on review and implement an environmental and climate change framework at all levels of education.
It is also working on development and implementation of a policy framework on STEM education, training and researching development .
The ministry further focuses on  implementing a policy framework on life skills educate ,social media , the Indigenous knowledge and also  entrepreneurship skills.

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