CBC teacher decries limited Government funding

Meru,

Wednesday, January 17, 2024,

KNA by Makaa Margaret

 Meru Muslim Primary School has appealed to the County and National government education development players, to come together to fast-track the effective delivery of the Competency-based Curriculum (CBC).

Speaking to parents and guardians who accompanied the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) candidates, as they reported back to school for grade seven learning, the Teacher-In-Charge of CBC in the school, Josphat Karani, said all the forty learners had reported back.

 Karani said it was unfortunate that the school does not have a single science laboratory, which was a necessary facility to cater to the units that require practical lessons.

The teacher said the current workload on the few teachers handling the CBC classes was overwhelming due to a persistent teacher shortage, especially those meant to deliver the new curriculum.

He also said the school infrastructure needed to be reassessed and renovated to make it friendly to learners with different learning needs.

 Karani said the school admistration had no option, but to keep on referring physically challenged learners to special schools to the disappointment of parents, who wish to integrate such children with their able-bodied learners.

The teacher said the situation had an impact on the overall school population, especially when a parent is compelled to transfer their children to schools, with friendly infrastructure, especially the physically challenged ones.

However, Karani said the school had enough classrooms and books, but was yet to receive the capitation that the government announced to have disbursed to all public schools, in support of the new year learning process among other operations.

Courtesy; KNA