Why 15,000 primary school heads want to be elevated to principals

Motivational speaker, Wambugu Wa Kamau takes head teachers through CBC career pathways during Kepsha annual conference at Sheikh Zayed hall in Mombasa, on November 6, 2024. [Omondi Onyango,Standard]

Over 15,000 head teachers meeting in Mombasa have called for a change in the education sector's job grading system to allow gradual progression to the Chief Principal post.

In a push for policy changes, the head teachers are pushing for title change to 'Principal', arguing they oversee three schools: pre-primary, primary, and junior secondary schools.