The Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA) is holding a three-day workshop for Meru County Secondary School Principals to induct them on handling grade 10 learners beginning next year.
This aligns with the implementation of Competency-Based Education (CBE), which is in high gear, with Grade nine learners expected to transition to senior school in 2026.
Speaking during the workshop, the County's Kenya Secondary School Heads Association (KESSHA) chairman, Karani Mbui, said the principals are expected to play key roles in the successful implementation of the curriculum and therefore, there is a need to enhance their handling of the transition successfully. "We are waiting for the first batch of students next year for grade 10 and so the team from CEMASTEA is inducting us on what is expected and how it will be done.
We have already learnt that we shall have the learners classified into three: those that will take Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM); Social Sciences; and Sports and Arts," said Mbui.
