Address key CBC implementation guidelines gaps for senior schools

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A Junior Secondary School Teacher Zaituni Chepkrui (left) engages a grade class in a Social Studies lesson at the school located in Bomet Central Constituency on September 22, 2023.

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The Ministry of Education recently released the implementation regulations on the competency-based curriculum (CBC) in senior schools. There are five clear gaps it needs to address to align the guidelines with the realities of the Kenyan school system.

First, deciding to provide at least two pathways in all senior schools is ambitious but not yet feasible. Many sub-county schools lack adequate teachers, laboratories, and resources to support the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) pathway.

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