Acute teacher shortage shadows seamless Grade Nine transition

Teacher Moses Oyalo assists Grade Seven pupils during a lesson at Elite Heritage Schools The Orchards Junior Secondary on Kangundo Road, Nairobi. [File, Standard]

Adequate teachers to support Grade Nine roll out still remains a big question even as the government steps up transition plans for the pioneer class.

This is because there will be no fundamental shift in teachers' numbers even with the ongoing recruitment to replace interns with permanent and pensionable teachers.