Ministry of Education Issues New Instructions To All School Heads Ahead of Reopening.
Ministry of Education Issues New Instructions To All School Heads Ahead of Reopening: Basic Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang has instructed schools to ensure that “term dates and activities are maintained as earlier released.”
The ministry also instructed schools to develop lesson recovery plans to ensure that everything that was supposed to be covered this term is indeed covered.
The second term of the school calendar was meant to run from April 29 to August 2nd this year as earlier planned, so as not to alter the calendar of August co-curricular activities like the scheduled music festivals.
On the same note, The ministry wants schools to allow children especially those from the areas adversely affected by the floods, and those who lost everything, to be admitted to schools without insisting on the availability of uniforms and school fees.
At the same time, day schools must ensure they adhere to the 6am to 6pm window for learners’ travel, while ensuring that the safety of learners is upheld, by assigning drivers and teachers to supervise the transportation
The ministry has also asked school heads to monitor school attendance and report abnormal absenteeism, ensure that proper hygiene and sanitation practices are followed.
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