By OUMA WANZALAMore by this AuthorFewer female teachers are in school management compared to their male counterparts, a study by a government agency has revealed. The national assessment system for monitoring learner achievement survey by Kenya National Examination Council (Knec) indicates that male head teachers accounted for 75.8 per cent while female head teachers were only 24.2 per cent in primary schools. Over 50 per cent of head teachers reported to have benefited to a large extent from in-service in areas of school administration (84.6 per cent), curriculum implementation (78.1 per cent), management of school resources (75.3 per cent), guidance and counselling (62.4 per cent) and financial management (56.0 per cent). “Some head teachers had not benefited at all from training in SNE, ICT and performance appraisal system at 20.5 per cent, 14.7 per cent and 11.8 per cent respectively,” adds the report. 2per cent), followed by lack of school fees (20.5 per cent) and lack of uniform (16.8 per cent) for pupils.

Source: Daily Nation January 24, 2017 14:36 UTC