Introduction The Induction Mentorship and Coaching Programme has been established to complement other professional development initiatives such as the internship programme, school support programmes and those related to skills development in the teaching service. Mentorship and Coaching takes place when an experienced teacher or expert assists a teacher to grow in all spheres of their … Read more

LANGUAGES SUBJECTS AND TIME ALLOCATION   Subject No. of lessons (per week) Each lesson has 40 mins 1. Kiswahili 4 lessons 2. English 5 lessons 3 Indigenous Languages 3 lessons ENGLISH The Constitution  accords English the status of one of the official languages. Language in Education Policy (1976) –English is the language of instruction across … Read more

INTRODUCTION It is increasingly being acknowledged globally that involving learners in community service has a lasting and positive impact on themselves and society at large. Community Service Learning (CSL) extends learning beyond the classroom into the community. Learning happens through experiential learning strategies that integrate classroom learning and community service to enable learners to reflect, … Read more

Introduction Professional documents are official documents developed to make learning efficient and effective as the teacher implements the Curriculum.  Development guided by the curriculum designs thereby enhancing the teacher’s understanding of the designs.  Lay the foundation for sound administration, planning, evaluation and monitoring of curriculum delivery. Teachers should prepare and use the professional documents in … Read more

What is a Portfolio? A portfolio is a systematic, integrated and meaningful collection of a learner’s day-to-day classroom work or artifacts that provide a visual of their own learning, progress, and achievement. It provides evidence of achievement or mastery over a period of time Importance of a Learner’s Portfolio It enables learners to show quality of … Read more

ASSESSMENT FEEDBACK What is Assessment Feedback? Feedback is the helpful information or criticism given about a learner’s performance in relation to learning goals, outcomes or tasks. The information is used to adjust and improve the current and future actions. Feedback is effective when it aims at improving in learning.Approaches of feedback (a) Informal Feedback  Informal … Read more

What is a competency? Is the ability to apply appropriate knowledge, skills, values and attitude to successfully perform a real-life task. What is Competency Based Curriculum (CBC)? An education programme focused on the learner’s ability to apply the knowledge, skills, values and attitude to successfully perform a real-life task. Basic Education Curriculum Framework BECF                                                             Grades                        … Read more

VISION ● The vision of the basic education curriculum reforms is to enable every Kenyan to be engaged, empowered and ethical citizen.● This will be achieved by providing every Kenyan learner with world class standards in the skills and knowledge that they deserve, and which they need in order to thrive in the 21st century.● … Read more

 INTRODUCTION: THE KENYA PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STANDARDS(KePTs)-TPD In its endeavour to maintain the teaching standards of all registered teachers inKenya, the Teachers Service Commission has produced specific ProfessionalTeaching Standards ( KePTS ) and Competency Indicators to measure teachers’ performance..The standards define the work of Kenyan teachers in the context of the 21 st century learning, by … Read more

CBC is learners based while 8:4:4 is teachers based CBC parents have to dig deeper into their pockets to provide all the learning materials for the siblings to get knowledge thus expensive while 8:4:4 is teachers based since it’s the role to passed knowledge and make sure learners understands. CBC is skills oriented, while 8:4:4 is … Read more

Competency-Based Assessments (CBA) are examinations done under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). There are three types of assessment in CBC in Kenya Classroom assessment: Tools for this type of assessment are developed by the teacher and the exams are done at the classroom level (not national). School-based assessment:  This is a type of assessment that is … Read more