Sossion: Grade 10 CBC rollout faces crisis over unprepared teachers
“Competency-based teaching is a high-order form of teaching… If we insist on this path, we must rethink who is standing at the front of the classroom,” Sossion said during an exclusive interview at Capital FM. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke..
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Former KNUT Secretary General Wilson Sossion warns that the rollout of Grade 10 CBC faces a crisis due to unprepared teachers, despite ministry figures showing nearly 100,000 new teachers hired and multi-billion-shilling investments.
- Sossion highlights that many teachers are ill-equipped for high-order, competency-based instruction, citing Finland's requirement for teachers handling such instruction to hold at least a Master's degree.
- The professional gap is particularly visible in Junior Secondary Schools, where generalist teachers are often deployed to teach subjects outside their expertise, despite the curriculum demanding specialists in areas like STEM and Technical subjects.
- He criticizes universities for their research void in the CBC process, advocating for urgent reforms including intensive, specialized teacher training and strong partnerships with Colleges of Education for quality assurance.
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CBC Grade 10 Transition Marked by Financial Demands and Teacher Preparedness Concerns - January 2026
As Kenya prepares for the first CBC cohort to transition into Senior Secondary School, challenges have emerged. Parents are raising alarms over schools allegedly demanding up to Ksh150,000 to secure Grade 10 placements, despite the Ministry of Education relaxing placement rules. Furthermore, former KNUT Secretary General Wilson Sossion has warned that the Grade 10 rollout faces a crisis due to unprepared teachers. This warning comes despite ministry figures showing nearly 100,000 new teachers have been hired. In contrast, Kilifi County has announced a full scholarship program for students transitioning to Grade 10 after excelling in the Kenya Junior Secondary Education Assessment (KJSEA) examination.
