This archive report was first published on 16 August 2019.
August 16, 2019 - Nairobi
Kenya's Ministry of Education has assured a smooth transition of Grade III pupils to Grade IV next year, with Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha stating there will be no turning back on the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC).
Speaking ahead of the National Conference on Education Reforms, Prof Magoha stated that all students in Grade III will proceed to fourth grade come January next year.
"After tomorrow we should well be able to tell the nation that come 1st of January next year, our children will go to fourth grade having been assessed, all of them are going to fourth grade. There will be no examination and once we reach fourth grade there will be no turning back," he said during an inspection tour of the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC).
Prof Magoha further reiterated that the CBC system will focus on the application of the abilities learnt by students and not entirely on academic capabilities.
He downplayed complaints by a section of Early Childhood Education teachers that they have not been trained on CBC, expressing his confidence in the system based on his visits to various schools in the country.
