MoE Issue New Opening Dates For Primary, Secondary and Form 1
MoE Issue New Opening Dates For Primary, Secondary and Form 1
MoE Issue New Opening Dates For Primary, Secondary and Form 1
MoE Issue New Opening Dates For Primary, Secondary and Form 1. The Ministry of Education has published the schedule for the first semester of the academic year 2024, which begins the new school season. Pre-primary, primary and secondary schools are due to open on 8 January 2024, according to the ministry’s official Christmas announcement. Form 1 students are expected to be inducted into their designated schools on 15 January.
In a bid to facilitate parents’ preparedness for the upcoming 2024 school calendar, Education Minister Ezekiel Machogu has ordered field officers to be present at their assigned locations every working day. In addition, Machogu appealed to parents and guardians to be actively involved in preparing their children for the upcoming return to the classrooms. He stressed that various temptations are prevalent during the holidays and stressed the primary responsibility of parents to protect their children.
Computer scientist Machogu stressed the importance of caregivers addressing the pervasive problem of drug and substance addiction in certain regions of the country and called for a proactive approach.
Despite the government’s announcement, Junior Secondary School Students (JSS) may face challenges with the strike announcement of more than 20,000 in-service teachers at the start of the first term in 2024. The conflict stems from JSS in-service teachers’ demand for permanent and pensionable employment. status, matter in dispute with Teachers Service Commission.
The teachers are protesting the commission’s decision to keep them as interns for another year with minimal pay. Subsequently, they look for long-term employment, submit their qualifications and advocate for the end of the internship after one year.
In response, the Teachers Service Commission warned the interns of possible dismissal if the strike continued. However, the court in Nairobi upheld the existing agreements, arguing that the commission must maintain those contracts pending the resolution of the court case.