TSC Circular on Teachers to Handle Junior Secondary School Subjects, Number of Lessons and CBE

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has released a circular regarding teachers who will handle various subjects in Junior Secondary Schools and their qualifications.

TSC, through the circular, also specified Curriculum Based Establishment and the number of lessons that are going to be taught on a weekly basis.

Learning area Clusters for Junior Secondary School

1. LANGUAGES

Teachers trained and qualified to teach languages (English/Kiswahili/Foreign Languages) will be called upon to teach the following learning areas.

S/NO	Learning Areas	Remarks	No. of Lessons Per Week
1.	English	Compulsory	5
2.	Kiswahili/KSL (for learners who are deaf)	Compulsory	4
3.	Life Skills Education	Compulsory	1
4.	Physical Education and Sports	Compulsory	2
5	Foreign Languages/Indigenous	Compulsory	3
6.	Social Studies (Citizenship, Geography & History)	Compulsory	3
7.	Virtual Arts/Performing Arts	Compulsory	3
	Total		21

2. MATHEMATICS

Teachers trained and qualified to teach mathematics will be called upon teach the learning areas shown in Table 2 below

Table 2: Learning Areas for Teachers Trained for Mathematics

S/NO:	Learning Areas	Remarks	No. of Lessons per Week
1.	Mathematics	compulsory	5
2.	Integrated Science	Compulsory	4
3.	Life Skills Education	Compulsory	1
4.	Physical Education and Sports	Compulsory	2
5.	Virtual Arts	Compulsory	3
6.	Business Studies/Computer Studies	Compulsory	3
7.	Pre-technical studies	Compulsory	5
	Total		23

3. SCIENCE

Teachers trained and qualified to teach Science (Biology, Chemistry & Physics) will be called up to teach the learning areas shown in Table 3 below.

Table 3: Learning Areas for Teachers Trained for Science Subjects (Biology, Chemistry & Physics)

S/NO:	Learning Areas	Remarks	No. of Lessons per Week
1.	Mathematics	Compulsory	5
2.	Integrated Science	Compulsory	4
3.	Health Education	Compulsory	2
4.	Life Skills Education	Compulsory	1
5.	Physical Education and Sports	Compulsory	2
6.	Pre-Technical Studies	Compulsory	5
7.	Business Studies/Agriculture/Home Science/Computer Studies	Compulsory	3
	Total		22

4. TECHNICAL

Teachers trained and qualified to teach Technical will be called upon to teach the learning areas shown in Table 4 below.

Table 4: Learning Areas for Teachers Trained for Technical Subjects

S/No:	Learning Areas	Remarks	No. of Lessons per week
1.	Mathematics	Compulsory	5
2.	Integrated Science	Compulsory	4
3.	Health Education	Compulsory	2
4.	Life Skills Education	Compulsory	1
5.	Physical Education and Sports	Compulsory	2
6.	Pre-Technical Studies	Compulsory	5
7.	Business Studies/Agriculture/Home Science/Computer Studies	Compulsory	3
	Total		22

5. HUMANITIES

Teachers trained and qualified to teach humanities will be called upon to teach the learning areas shown in Table 4 below:

Table 5: Learning Areas for Teachers Trained for Humanities (History, Geography and Religious Studies)

S/NO	Learning Areas	Remarks	No. of Lessons per Week
1.	Social Studies (Citizenship, Geography & History)	Compulsory	3
2.	English/Kiswahili/KSL	Compulsory	5
3.	Religious Education (CE/IRE/HRE)	Compulsory	2
4.	Health Education	Compulsory	2
5.	Life Skills Education	Compulsory	1
6.	Physical Education and Sports	Compulsory	2
7.	Indigenous Language	Compulsory	3
8.	Visual Arts/Performing Arts	Compulsory	3
	Total		21

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