Training reforms seek to raise teacher specialization levels

A teacher sprints as she takes pupils at Xaverian primary school in Kisumu through Physical Education (P.E) lesson on February 21, 2018. (Denish Ochieng, Standard)

Radical proposals to transform teaching under the new competency-based curriculum have been released with stricter assessments and subject specialisation among the trainers.

The government has proposed that all persons wishing to teach in Kenyan schools must specialise in various subject areas and train for a specific learning level.