Junior School Restructuring Recommendations
Junior School Restructuring Recommendations
To revamp the junior secondary education system, the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) has proposed a novel idea.
Kuppet suggests keeping Grade Seven children in elementary school, in contrast to the current framework, and pushing for the transfer of Grades Eight and Nine to high schools.
The union’s secretary-general, Akello Misori, emphasizes the need for reform and particularly supports moving Grade 8 to secondary schools.
According to the union, there have been significant difficulties with the existing junior secondary school program, which has prompted a need for a review of the current strategy.
Kuppet proposes conducting a thorough investigation to evaluate the effectiveness of teachers’ application of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) at the junior secondary level. Misori emphasizes the value of gathering data to inform future legislative decisions.
This plan is in line with the celebration of Kuppet’s 25th anniversary, which is being held in Nairobi at the Annual Delegates Conference. Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu is expected to be in attendance.
If junior secondary education stays in primary schools, Kuppet wants the government to bring on another 30,000 teachers to staff the Grade 8 rollout. The union brings up the issue of the lack of trained teachers in junior secondary schools, blaming the turbulent classroom climate on this shortfall.
Misori criticizes Parliament for failing to provide enough instructors and make suitable plans for the transition from primary to junior high school.
According to Kuppet, there is conflict among young teachers, which emphasizes the need for equitable pay.
The National Parents Association leader, Silas Obuhatsa, criticizes Kuppet’s initiatives’ financial impact on parents.
Instead than spending more money on new uniforms and possible boarding school charges, he suggests that the government prioritize improving facilities in elementary schools before implementing Grade 8.
