The lack of essential learning facilities in Lamu County schools is a major huddle towards better results in national exams and general education.
Lamu county director of education, Mr. Joshua Kaaga noted that most school development projects in the County have failed due to lack of full involvement by parents and other education stakeholders.
He further called on parents to change their negative attitude towards school development projects and instead participate fully in their implementation to ensure their success.
Kaaga, however, revealed that the availability of necessary learning facilities in schools enhances effective teaching and learning.
At the same time, he urged school committees in the area to actively involve parents in the implementation of school development projects right from the beginning to the end to ensure their sustainability.
“School communities should therefore cultivate good relationships in order for their learning institutions to achieve impressive results in the national examinations”, advised Kaaga.
He also asked teachers in the region to assist students in Mathematics and Science subjects saying performance in these subjects in national examinations was minimal.
Meanwhile, Kaaga told Quality Assurance and Standards Officers in the county to advise teachers on their roles for the children under them.
He added that his office had already met teachers at Zonal and divisional levels to review both the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education ( KCPE ) and the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education ( KCSE ).
“Plans on how to improve the 2023 KCPE and 2023 KCSE performance in the county have been finalized”, added the county director of Education.
He also called on teachers in the region to redouble their efforts towards work by ensuring that they offer the school children regular adequate relevant evaluation tests they covered in the Syllabus.
By Tsozungu Kombe
