Education Ministry Circular on Schools’ Essay Writing Competition

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

State Department for Basic Education

All Principals Secondary Schools

All Head Teachers Primary & Junior Schools

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The Regional Directors of Education

The County Directors of Education (to be shared in soft copy)

RE:      ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION ON THE EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR RELATIONS COURT (ELRC)

Kindly refer to our earlier communication ref MOE.HQS/3/4/16 Vol. II dated 9^th June, 2025 on the above subject.  This is to kindly let you know that the deadline for the submission of essay has been extended to 1^st August, 2025.

The Employment and Labour Relations Court is scheduled to hold its third Employment and Labour Relations Annual Symposium and Exhibition (ELRASE 3) from 15^th to 19^th September, 2025.

The theme for the symposium is “Progress made and further immediate action to prohibit and eliminate all forms, including worst forms of child labour”.  The completion presents a valuable opportunity for the students to raise awareness, express their perspectives creatively and engage in meaningful discourse on this important social issue.  Additionally, participation will enrich their educational experience and promote values of empathy and social responsibility among our learners.

In this regard, the ELRC invites pupils and students in primary, junior school and secondary schools to participate in compositions writing competition on the subject of elimination of child labour including worst forms of child labour.

The Procedure and conditions for participation are as follows:

1. Pupils and students in both public and private schools are eligible to participate.
2. The teachers in participating schools will assess the compositions and submit only one composition assessed as the best composition.
3. The submission shall be made to the Registrar, ELRC email: registrarelrc@court.go.ke or registrarelrc2015@gmail.com .  The submissions will state the name of the student or pupil, the school, the school postal address, email address, telephone or cell-phone number and the county.
4. By participating and submitting the composition, the school will be deemed to have obtained parental or guardianship consent for publication of the composition with the name or image of the pupils or student as the author and the judiciary is fully indemnified I that regards.
5. All the compositions received by the ELRC will be assessed by an independent team of assessors appointed by the Court Users Committee and those found and related as some of the best will be eligible for publication in ELRASE – 3 report. Every school and pupil or student whose composition will be published will receive a Certificate of Recognition as appropriate.  The Pupil, student or school whose composition will be assessed as the best overall will as well be recognized accordingly.

Writing guidelines to students

• Do not type your work.  It should be in your own original handwriting not more than 1500 words
• Write neatly.
• Clearly write the name of your school, class and admission number.
• Write the contacts of your teacher and your guardian.
• Use a foolscap paper and leave the correct margin on the left and right-hand side of the paper.
• Number your pages (at the bottom of the papers).
• Do thorough research and let it be evident in your work.
• You may provide the source of your researched material through proper referencing/bibliography.
• The Essay submission has been extended to or before close of 1^st August, 2025.
• Send a hard copy to:

1. L. Kandet

Registrar

Employment & Labour Relations Court

1. O. Box 30041 – 00100

NAIROBI

Nelson Sifuna

FOR: PRINCIPAL SECRETARY

Copy to:       Regional Directors of Education (TSC)

TSC County Directors