Don't put pressure on pupils, says PS

Education PS Belio Kipsang interacts with Grade 3 pupils during the Monitoring Learner Progress (MLP) exercise at Moi Avenue Primary School in Nairobi on September 16. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang has cautioned parents against exerting pressure on their Grade Three children, who are being assessed nationally today.

Dr Kipsang said what the pupils will be facing today is a curriculum assessment, to measure the progress and effectiveness of the new Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).