How CBC Junior Secondary will be rolled out; Key Recommendations On CBC Presidential Working Party On Education Reform In Kenya
The following recommendations are hereby made in reference to the structure for implementing CBC:
| 1. | The following recommendations are hereby made in reference to the structure for implementing CBC:
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3. Age group – 5 years old at Pre-primary 1; 6 years old at Pre-primary 2 ii. Primary school – 6 years Age group – 7 years old to 12 years old at Grade 1 to 6 iii. Junior Secondary School (JSS) – 2 years Age group – 13 years old to 14 years old at Grade 7 to 8 iv. Senior Secondary School (SSS)- 4 years Age group – 15 years old to 18 years old at Grade 9 to 12
6. Age group – 5 years old at Pre-primary 1; 6 years old at Pre-primary 2 ii. Primary school – 6 years Age group – 7 years old to 12 years old at Grade 1 to 6 iii. Junior Secondary School (JSS) – 2 years Age group – 13 years old to 14 years old at Grade 7 to 8 iv. Senior Secondary School (SSS)- 4 years Age group – 15 years old to 18 years old at Grade 9 to 12 Tertiary / University – 3 years (Minimum of 3 years; depending on program)
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| 2. | The Junior Secondary School (JSS) Level of education be domiciled in the existing Primary Schools for the following reasons
2. The older students currently in secondary schools, being of a wider age gap with the transiting Grade 6 learners may bully the JSS learners in one way or another 3. Domiciling of JSS in Primary Schools will ensure utilization of the existing structures in primary school 4. The primary school teachers are more aware of, and competent in handling, the needs of these young learners better than their counterparts in the secondary schools who are conditioned to attend to more self-reliant learners 3. Adequate resources and facilities are paramount for the success of CBC. The Ministry of Education should construct sufficient class rooms and provide the required resources for implementation of CBC in both primary and secondary schools 4. Summative evaluation by the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) at the end of the base phase of CBC (Primary school level) be retained to determine placement into the various pathways at the next level 5. That the Ministry of Education to initiate a mechanism for systematic pre-service and in- service training for all teachers handing CBC classes. Therefore, CBC content should be initiated in all teacher training institutions. The in-service training programs should be domiciled in all regions to ensure that all schools have CBC trained teachers 6. More teachers to be trained and employed to achieve the 14 international best practices and the UNESCO recommendation of teacher: student ratio of 1:40 to facilitate learning using CBC 7. The recruitment, employment, staffing, placement and remuneration of Pre-Primary / ECDE teachers should be done by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), just like other teachers in primary and secondary schools. This will highly motivate the teachers at this level since their remuneration will be the same depending on their qualifications. TSC will also be able to keep watch, assess and evaluate the service delivery of these teachers
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