KUPPET utters that secondary schools are not prepared for Grade six learners in January due to insufficient infrastructure like boarding facilities.
KUPPET’S Assistant Chairperson, Julius Koril, says that the absence of funds has affected growth in various secondary schools.
He also said that he needed the government to guarantee that the transition is even and this can happen only if enough funds are sited aside to ensure these pupils are comfortable in those schools.
He added that they wanted funds to ensure more classes are constructed and also space for those students. “We already have a problem since the 100% change given that we know have another binary intake, we do not want to get into another disaster”.
Conferring to the ministry, 2.57 million learners will be registered for grade six and form one during the intake in January. This quantity is expected to put compression in the already overwhelmed amenities in secondary schools.
The President, Dr William Ruto, has already said that his government will look into and address the challenges in Competence Based Curriculum.
Speaking minutes after taking the oath of office on Tuesday, the President, Ruto renowned that his administration will set up a team to address the aforesaid challenges surrounding the Competence Based Curriculum.
The President also added that there is a vigorous conversation in the country on education in specific the implementation of the Competence Based Curriculum. Public involvement is critical in this matter.
He also said that they will create an Education Reform Taskforce in the Presidency which will be hurled in the coming weeks. It will gather views from all key companies in line with the constitutional request of public participation.
However it may take some time before the Taskforce gather views that will update the right action. During this retro Grade six learners maybe reporting to Junior secondary schools.
