Government launches Physical Education (PE) policy for basic education
Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha yesterday launched Kenya’s first Physical Education ( PE) and Sport Policy for basic education.
Speaking at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) revealed that the unique policy is aligned to the new system that provides arts and sport as one of the major career pathways which young people can venture into.
“The implementation will go a long way in promoting realisation of national goals of education.
It’s also aligned to the Competence Based Curriculum which provides arts and sport as one of the career pathways,” Magoha said.
He added; “It is important to note that all the seven core competencies in CBC are achievable through physical education and sport, which will play a key role in producing an engaged, empowered and ethical citizen through nurturing every learner’s potential.”
Regularly trained
In the policy, schools will be required to have teachers trained and regularly retrained to teach physical education under the new guidelines.
Further, Magoha said that all primary and secondary schools will be required to have sports clubs and committees to manage the teaching of physical education.
Magoha also promised to work with all relevant ministries and departments to implement the policy acknowledged that in the past PE was not given the seriousness it deserves because it is non-examinable.
The policy is inclusive as it addresses challenges facing learners with disabilities.
Separately, the government has announced that it will start auditing schools across the country, CS Magoha said.
Speaking yesterday, the CS said the move is aimed at ascertaining the exact number of learners in each school to ensure that it bridges the huge disparity among pupils population in learning institutions across the country.
Magoha cited the case in which some schools have as few as ten pupils as compared to others whose population goes beyond a thousand.
“It is high time as a ministry we took a serous audit of the number of schools we have.
Soon we will begin that process and any school that will be found not to have the required standards will be shut down,” he warned.
The CS promised to work with all ministries and departments to implement the new physical education and sports policy.
