Oxford Press to train over 7,500 lower primary teachers

By Our Reporter(Education News Kenya — https://educationnews.co.ke/news/oxford-press-to-train-over-7500-lower-primary-teachers)

Oxford University Press East Africa (OUP) will train over 7,500 lower primary school teachers in line with the new competence-based curriculum introduced this year.
The initiative started in January 2018 and will be completed by April.
OUP also plan to hold 50 workshops across the country, of which 30 will be co-sponsored with partners, ApBEt (Alternative Provision of Basic Education and Training), the Kenya Private Schools Association and the Ministry of Education. The co-sponsored training programmes will boost the current ongoing sub-county teachers training programmes.
The publishing company has developed a number of free support materials for teachers and will conduct free online training for their professional development. The online training is open to parents to help them understand the changes in the competence-based curriculum.
“The new curriculum is the vehicle through which Kenya will empower its citizens with the necessary knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values that enable them to be socially and economically engaged and empowered, for personal and national development.