CBC task force set to review the competency-based curriculum has released clarification on the leaked preliminary report of its findings on education.
In a statement issued on Sunday, November 20, the Ministry of Education dismissed the report as false and urged stakeholders, including students and parents, to ignore it.
Reports claim that a task force set up by President William Ruto rejected the new education system; 2-6-3-3-3.
This system is designed to allow students to spend 17 years of education: two years in pre-elementary school, six years in elementary school, three years in junior high school, three years in high school, and three years in tertiary level.
Instead, the leaked report state that the tasks force is recommending for 2-6-2-4-3, where students spend two years at the pre-elementary level, six years in elementary school, two years in middle school, four years in high school and three years in the college.
After gathering input from stakeholders and the public, the Labor Party published a preliminary report.
“The task force recommends 2-6-2-4-3 to replace the 2-6-3-3-3 primary education system,” said the report.Initial reports also recommended placing Junior High School (JSS) in existing primary schools, arguing that 13- to 14-year-olds are too young to enter secondary school and may be bullied by older students.
Another reason for the existence of JSS in primary schools is to make full use of the existing infrastructure in primary schools and for primary school teachers to be competent and knowledgeable in meeting the needs of students.
Other recommendations mentioned in the leaked document are to hire more teachers, transfer the recruitment of primary teachers by TSC from the counties and provide internet to all schools.
In a previous interview, the chairman of the task force, Rafael Munavu, said that the final report will be sent to the first head of state in early December 2022.
After a review by President William Ruto, the proposals will gradually be made public.
The report will be tabled in Parliament within a week.
