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Augustine Oduor |
March 16th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Pupils from Xaverian Primary school in Kisumu undertake English Composition at their school on March 09, 2021, on the first day of the national assessment. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]
Parents have raised concern over some of the items needed by teachers to administer Grade Four school-based tests which enter the second week today.
This even as Kenya National Examination Council (Knec) urged teachers to use readily available material for the assessments.
“We advised teachers to make the assessments as local as possible and based on items that are readily available within the school set up,” said Knec Acting Chief Executive Officer Mercy Karogo.
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Kepsha Chairman Johnson Nzioka.
Teachers have proposed a Covid-19 vaccination plan to be adopted by the Government when their turn comes for the injection.
This is after the Ministry of Health listed teachers among the frontline workers lined up for the Covid-19 vaccination.
Kenya Primary School Heads Association (Kepsha) Chairman Johnson Nzioka proposed that old teachers and those with underlying conditions be given first priority.
“Kepsha has lost members to the coronavirus that has continued to ravage the education sector and the country at large with a massive and unprecedented impact on families,” said Nzioka.
He said the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) should provide a list of teachers who are in high-risk categories to get the jab first followed by head teachers.
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Education cabinet Secretary George Magoha. (Collins Oduor, Standard)
Head teachers of 30,000 primary schools have been cautioned against putting Grade Four pupils under undue pressure when school-based assessment tests start next week.
Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha said the tests are not examinations and also advised parents not to panic.
“No one should be putting pressure on children about the assessments because they are not examinations. Even parents must stop putting pressure on the learners because these are not examinations,” said Magoha.
He said teachers must be able to use readily available materials to administer the assessments.
“I urge colleagues from the education sector to ensure that the Grade Four assessment that begins next week goes on as planned. The Kenya National Examinations Council has already provided guidelines on this important assessment, which is part of the successful implementation of the Competency-Based C
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