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INCREASE

Implementing National Curriculum Reforms Through App-Based Learning for School Leaders in Secondary Education (INCREASE) is a five-year (2022-2026) programme aimed at providing necessary pedagogical support to foster effective implementation of Kenya’s competence-based curriculum at junior schools, through school-based continuous teacher professional development. INCREASE is a partnership between the Ministry of Education and VVOB in Kenya, and being implemented by the Kenya Education Management Institute (KEMI). The programme will complement the existing government efforts to support the effective implementation of a competency-based curriculum (CBC) at Junior School (JS) level.

Junior School level of education is a critical transition stage from primary to secondary education. The successful implementation of the CBC at Junior School will depend, among other factors, on the effectiveness of the school leaders’ understanding of the curriculum changes. School leaders have multiple roles to play in the school to ensure teaching and learning activities are taking place for the benefit of the learners. With the transition from primary to junior school, school leaders are expected to offer instructional leadership to the teachers.  

The INCREASE programme underscores the vital role school leaders play in creating the conditions for the effective implementation of the CBC. 

INCREASE is based on three pillars:

  • Development and delivery of content on instructional school leadership and management for implementing the CBC reform in capacity development trajectories
  • Development, hosting and moderation of an online capacity development application for junior secondary school leaders on instructional school leadership for implementing the CBC reform
  • Gathering stories of change, lessons learnt and evidence on the cost-effectiveness of the app-based professional development trajectories, which can feed into the development of an institutionalization strategy for blended modalities of continuous professional development (CPD) for school leaders nationwide on implementing the CBC reform

Click here for more information on the project.