{"id":6581,"date":"2025-04-25T16:42:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T16:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/?p=6581"},"modified":"2025-04-25T16:42:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T16:42:24","slug":"kise-hosts-landmark-national-conference-to-strengthen-special-needs-education-in-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/2025\/04\/25\/kise-hosts-landmark-national-conference-to-strengthen-special-needs-education-in-kenya\/","title":{"rendered":"KISE Hosts Landmark National Conference to Strengthen Special Needs Education in Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-04-25-at-6.46.14-PM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-04-25-at-6.46.14-PM.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-04-25-at-6.46.14-PM-300x198.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By Denis Muritu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE) has successfully hosted a three-day National Delegates Conference for the Special Schools Headteachers Association of Kenya (SSHAK), reaffirming its role as a national leader in the advancement of special needs education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event brought together hundreds of headteachers and education stakeholders to discuss strategies for enhancing the delivery of special needs education across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at the official opening of the conference, Ms. Kristine Pratt, Chairperson of the National Fund for the Disabled of Kenya (NFDK), who represented Principal Secretary for Education Dr. Julius Bitok, lauded KISE\u2019s growing mandate. She announced the institute\u2019s expanded national role in overseeing the operations of regional Educational Assessment and Resource Centers (EARCs) and coordinating the distribution of assistive devices and learning materials for learners with disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlighting a key initiative, Ms. Pratt shared updates on the ongoing construction of a Parental Empowerment Center\u2014a pioneering project aimed at equipping parents of children with disabilities with the tools and knowledge needed to support their children\u2019s educational journeys effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe strength of our partnerships with school leaders determines how effectively we can transform the lives of learners with special needs,\u201d Ms. Pratt emphasized. \u201cCollaboration is key to achieving inclusive education.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The conference also served as a platform to celebrate KISE\u2019s growing influence as a hub for innovation, advocacy, and support in the field of special needs education. With a renewed focus on parental engagement, teacher empowerment, and regional coordination, KISE reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that every learner\u2014regardless of ability\u2014has access to quality education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Denis Muritu The Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE) has successfully hosted a three-day&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6581"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6581\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6583,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6581\/revisions\/6583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}