MoE to Effect PWPER according to Subjects They Offer
Now that the recommendations of the Presidential Working Group on Education Reforms (PWPER) have been implemented, schools are going to be sorted into several categories based on the subjects that they teach.
The categorising of secondary education is one aspect that is proposed for abolishment, as is the requirement that students take specific subjects in order to choose a career path.
According to Dr. Belio Kipsang, who serves as the Permanent Secretary for Basic Education, reforms in the education sector would ensure that all schools in the country have the required resources in order to improve access to education for all citizens.
The Working Group proposed that the existing categorization of secondary schools into National, extra-county, County, and Sub-County schools be phased out with the 8-4-4 system. Instead, the Working Group advised that secondary schools be categorised based on the career pathways of learners using the CBC system. This system will be implemented starting in the 2018–2019 school year.
The party recommends that, as part of the adjustments that are coordinated with the transition to CBC at the secondary school level, pupils will have alternatives for subjects that will determine the vocations they pursue in the future.
At the O-level, students will be expected to choose combinations of subjects such as English or Kiswahili, mathematics or science, and any other five topics; concurrently, the number of subjects offered at the Junior Secondary School level will be reduced.
The PS, who was speaking in Thika at a fundraiser at Chania High School to enhance the School’s infrastructure, added that the PWPER report is already being implemented, as His Excellency the President Dr William Ruto issued a charter to the first Open University of Kenya just last week. The fundraiser was held in an effort to raise money for the enhancement of the School’s infrastructure.
He mentioned that the President of Kenya made a commitment to the people of Kenya to stabilise the education sector and invest in the future of our children. As a result of this commitment, 56,000 teachers were hired within eight months, Ksh. 628 billion was allocated, 18 million textbooks were given to the Junior Secondary School, and Ksh. 5 billion was allocated for the school nutrition programme.
At the time that President Ruto presented the PS with a grant of 10 million Kenyan shillings to close the infrastructure gap, the Members of Parliament (MPs) Hon. Ndindi Nyoro and Hon. Alice Nganga were there, along with other education stakeholders.
MoE to Effect PWPER according to Subjects They Offer
