§ 30. Mr. BlizzardTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps her Department is taking to support the development of schools in Kenya. [111202]
§ Clare ShortWe have recently made a grant of £13.36 million over a period of three years to assist the Kenyan Ministry of Education to strengthen primary education. In partnership with the Ministry of Education we will provide textbooks for the poorest schools in 25 of the poorest districts as well as implement a schools-based teacher development programme. Through this project we will work with the Ministry of Education to encourage key reforms and strengthen our dialogue with the Government of Kenya.
We are also supporting management training of all primary head teachers and all women primary deputy head teachers throughout Kenya in order to help increase the efficiency of primary school management and contributing to improved attitudes towards girls, and children with special needs.