Education CS bans morning prep and evening classes
Education CS Ezekiel Machogu bans morning prep and evening classes for all students
Education CS Ezekiel Machogu bans morning prep and evening classes for all students.
The Education CS on Monday, January 30 decried that teachers were overburdening students leaving them with little or no time to rest.
He warned schools against forcing students to report before the break of dawn or leaving school after dusk.
“With the start of the school year, the government will be watchful of pupils’ reporting times.
The CS said, “Classes should start at 8.00 am and end exactly at 3.45 pm,” noting that some children get up at 4 am to be ready for school.
“Students who need to make it to remedial classes will be seen strolling in the streets before daybreak.
The CS issued a warning, saying, “We will not permit that and we will also take action on schools that ferry children home as late as 10:00 pm.”
In a rejoinder, Kenya Primary Heads Association (KEPSHA), asked the Ministry of Education to employ more teachers for the directive to be effective.
“There is an acute shortage of teachers in public primary schools, making it hard to finish the syllabus in the stipulated time.
“We request the Ministry to train and employ more teachers so that it will be possible to adhere to the released school calendar,” KEPSHA remarked.
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The education industry under CS Machogu underwent a number of reforms, some of which included banning morning preps and evening classes.
Machogu warned principals not to expel Junior Secondary School students for unpaid fees in January 2023.
“Schools shall determine the uniform for their schools which includes additional unique features for the identification and branding of their institutions.
“Uniform shall be the responsibility of parents and no school shall direct parents where to purchase the uniform or exclude students for failure to afford a school uniform,” the guidelines read in part.
JSS exams, he added, would also be formative and summative, offered in the form of School Based Assessments (SBA) national assessments supervised by the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC).
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