Grade 1 now has seven learning areas and 31 lessons a week after the 2024 rationalisation. Here is what your child is learning, how they are assessed without an exam, and the two things that matter at home.
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.
Agoro Sare High School students showcased a robotic quelea deterrent and a solar-powered seed sower at the Kaimosi Agricultural Expo 2026, with KICD sponsoring their exhibition. Here is what they built and what it means for CBC learners.
KICD has completed Grade 10-12 curriculum designs, approved Grade 10 textbooks, and partnered with TSC on teacher training for the CBE Senior School rollout. What it means for Grade 9 families.
Download free KICD rationalised curriculum designs for every grade (PP1 to Grade 12), and learn how to actually use them. Updated for Term 2, 2026.
A step-by-step guide to writing a CBC lesson plan in the official KICD format: every required section explained with worked examples, the 5 most common quality-assurance mistakes, and a comparison with lesson notes and schemes of work.
Complete strand-by-strand breakdown of Grade 7 CBC Mathematics for 2026: Numbers, Algebra, Geometry, Measurements and Data Handling: with worked examples, a term-by-term table and common mistakes to avoid.
You keep hearing teachers and KICD officers correct each other: "it is strand, not topic." Why does KICD care so much about this? Because the words quietly change how teaching actually happens. The full explanation, with rewrite examples, a glossary, and the mistakes that get lesson plans flagged at inspection.
Most new Kenyan teachers spend two hours on a single lesson plan. It does not have to be that hard. Here is the exact KICD template, the 10-minute method, and the AI tool that does it in 10 seconds.