MoE Categorization Of Senior Schools. In order to establish criteria for the selection and placement of students into career pathways, the government, acting through the Ministry of Education (MoE), has initiated a fresh evaluation of the classification of all public senior secondary schools.
This is outlined in the Ministry of Education’s proposed Sessional Paper for 2024, which will be open for public comment.
In order to start establishing and offering basic essential packages in schools, the ministry is looking into the operational costs associated with students.
All of this is done with the primary goals of promoting fair access to education and learning for students and guaranteeing the appropriate implementation of the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC).
MoE Categorization Of Senior Schools
The Sessional Paper is drawn from the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms (PWPER) and keenly projects towards providing a policy framework.
The framework will be used in the transforming education, ensure proper training as well as enhancement of research for sustainable development.
Education Reforms Being Undertaken
According to the Ministry of Education, Kenya has continually undertaken education reforms which are meant to align the education system with global trends,the regional goals as well as national priorities and values.
Note that the Presidential Working Party on Education Reform that was established in September 2022 made some important recommendations aimed at transforming the sector of education .
Currently, the education sector in Kenya is established at three levels which include;
- Basic Education
- TVET Education
- University Education
As a way of strengthening curriculum implementation,there are plans by the government are underway to strengthen provision of career guidance, ensure counseling as well as do mentorship programmes whose baseline will start from senior schools Categorization .
The above alignment are to be done in all levels of education and training as well as incorporate technology in provision of quality education
As a result, the Government now is world on review and implement an environmental and climate change framework at all levels of education.
It is also working on development and implementation of a policy framework on STEM education, training and researching development .
The ministry further focuses on implementing a policy framework on life skills educate ,social media , the Indigenous knowledge and also entrepreneurship skills