A portfolio is not a folder of everything; it is selected evidence, labelled and dated. What belongs, what does not, and the termly routine that keeps it painless.
An exam is an instrument, and instruments are designed. The blueprint method: sample the strands deliberately, mix the demand levels, and write the marking scheme first.
A marking scheme that only lists right answers wastes the most valuable data a teacher collects all term. Here is what the useful version contains, and what to do with it after the scripts are marked.
Term 3 2026 runs nine weeks from 24 August with no half-term break, and candidates enter the assessment window from 26 October. Run this five-point ready-check first.
A growing number of Kenyan teachers are paying around KES 3,000/month for ChatGPT Plus. The question we keep getting asked: is it worth it for CBC-aligned lesson planning, marking and parent communication? Honest comparison, including the Somo AI alternative and the free CBC tools you may already have.
In 2026 the question for Kenyan teachers is no longer "should I use AI": it is which AI tools actually help and which are time-wasters. This shortlist covers the seven AI tools worth your workflow time (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Somo AI, MagicSchool, Brisk, Diffit), where each shines, where each stops, and how to keep learner data safe.
KICD curriculum designs are dense 80-130 page PDFs that most teachers either skim once or never open at all. This step-by-step guide shows how to read any design properly in 90 minutes: section by section, in priority order, with what to extract from each and how to turn it into a working scheme of work and lesson plan.
KUPPET issued three separate ultimatums in May 2026: over delayed promotions, the 44,000 intern confirmation backlog, and the Sh1.5 billion KNEC examiner arrears that have triggered an exam-boycott directive. Term 2 transition and the 2026 national exam cycle are both in scope. Here is what parents and teachers need to know.
The Naivasha National Conference on Education in May 2026 endorsed the comprehensive school model: primary and JSS unified under one Head of Institution, two deputies, one Board of Management. Here is what it changes for JSS teachers, what KNUT and KUPPET have said, and what to watch next.