Primary heads laud decision on junior secondary schools

Members of Kenya Women Teachers Association led by their Chief Executive officer of Kenya Women Teachers Association, Benta Opande [2nd right]] after addressing the press at Sheikh Zayed children welfare centre in Mombasa.

Primary school head teachers have resolved to support government efforts to ensure 100 per cent transition of learners from primary to secondary schools.

In their resolution at the end of the 18th Annual General Meeting in Mombasa, the head teachers pledged to organise regional meetings, trainings and capacity building in January 2023 to address issues around implementation of Junior Secondary School (JSS).

Kenya Primary Schools Head Teachers Association (KEPSHA) called for capacity building for head teachers in preparation for implementation of JSS.

They also agreed to lobby the Ministry of Education to provide materials for both primary and JSS.

The teachers agreed on an affirmative action to increase the number of special needs education teachers by training more teachers for early detection and enrolment of learners with special needs.

They agreed to push for public private partnership for inclusion of special needs schools while creating awareness and carrying out sensitisation campaigns against stigmatisation.

In the recommendations read by the national secretary Philip Mitei, the head teachers also called for the promotion of Grade D1 head teachers and recognition and promotion of head teachers who have furthered their studies.

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KEPSHA also said they would push for timely release of funds for Free Primary Education before the schools open and also engage the National Treasury for increased capitation.

They asked the Ministry of Education to allow recent Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) students to remain domiciled in their primary schools.

They told the ministry to provide resources to help in implementation of Competency Based Curriculum and boost school enrolment.