- The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers said tutors who work in boarding schools have more workload than their day schools counterpart
- The union called on policymakers to start the progressive phase-out of boarding institutions
- It threatened to withdraw their teachers from the schools should their demands go unheard
The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has called on the government to do away with boarding schools progressively.
The teachers union said the government should begin the phase-out of boarding institutions as the teachers who work in such schools are forced to undertake parenting besides teaching.
Speaking on Sunday, September 12, KUPPET secretary-general Akelo Misori said the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) should consider that tutors working in boarding schools have more workload than their day school counterparts.
"We are going to lobby the policymakers to ensure that most of our schools are day schools. We find it unacceptable to give teachers unnecessary workload as they have to sure the students are comfortable in schools," he said.CBC: Nelson Havi to File Petition Challenging Curriculum after Parents Decry High Cost, Inefficiency
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The secretary-general threatened to have teachers from boarding schools withdrawn if the government fails to heed its demands.
Proposals by CBC taskforce
In February this year, the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) task force also made a recommendation to the Ministry of Education to do away with boarding schools, especially in secondary schools.
The proposal to do away with boarding school was largely informed by the increasing cases of fire outbreaks and student unrest at the time.
According to the task force, boarding facilities should only be reserved for a few institutions that will admit learners to pursue various career pathways in senior secondary schools in line with the new curriculum.
Scrapping of KCPE
Similarly, the CBC team also recommended scrapping of the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exams.
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The team led by Kenyatta University Deputy Vice-Chancellor in charge of Administration Fatuma Chege proposed that the first national examination be done at the end of the junior secondary level which should then be used to place learners in different fields of interest in the senior secondary school.
Under the newly introduced 2-6-3-3-3 education system, children are supposed to sit for the national test at the end of the sixth year.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
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