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Join Our Telegram Group The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Has Revealed That a Total Of 7,162 Teachers did not complete their Teacher Professional Appraisal Development (TPAD) As Required. This Is Despite The Commission Extending The Deadline For Filling TPAD To The 8th Of October 2021. The Tutors Had Their TPAD Accounts At The Status Of […]
Join Our Telegram Group In a bid to improve the delivery of service, the Ministry of Education has conducted a review of the National Education and Standards Framework (NEQASF). The Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has revealed that based on evidence and good implementation, the Framework is going to improve the results in […]
Join Our Telegram Group Parents and teachers have undergone training in the management of school finances in a move that is likely to boost accountability levels as well as reporting. Heads of schools of public schools are part of the training that is also being attended by deputy headteachers, chairpersons of boards of management of […]
The Senate Committee on Education has warned that the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) could collapse owing to the treasury’s reluctance to release funds to schools. According to the Senate Committee on Education’s chairperson Alice Milgo, the treasury has not disbursed funds meant for the CBC leading to a potential collapse of the new curriculum. “The Senate […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) rolled out the Teacher Professional Development (TPD) programme on the 22nd of September 2021 at the Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA) in Karen, a move that is set to have huge ramifications on the teaching landscape. The TPD will commit teachers in all public schools […]
Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has directed heads of primary schools to stop charging parents fees for internal examinations. The directive was issued on Thursday when the CS appeared before the National Assembly Education Committee and termed the fees as illegal. In his speech, CS Magoha revealed that this is already catered for […]
Public servants are going to have their gross monthly payments capped at 40 per cent of their gross monthly pay. The directive is set to kick in beginning from July. The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) revealed on Thursday that job-related allowances will be abolished. Job-related allowances formed a big part of the gross pay. […]
Homework is like the villain in every child’s story because it’s the one thing that torments them all. As a parent, there are a lot of ways that you can help your child with their homework, and by this, I don’t mean you getting their pen and writing all correct answers in their book. I […]
Abdulrazak Gurnah has become Tanzania’s first winner of the Nobel prize for Literature in 2021. The Nobel Prize for literature is the highest award for literature and judgment is based on the work of the writer. The prize has been in existence for 120 years and has been awarded to writers from the African continent […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) could lose its powers with a new National Assembly Committee (NAC) proposal seeking to assign regulatory responsibilities to another body. The National Assembly could review TSC’S mandate and curl the Commission’s regulatory powers. The National Assembly Committee on Education is set to discuss the separation of TSC’s responsibilities so that […]
A new allowances scheme will kick in starting from April 2022 with civil servants earning a completely new set of allowances after the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) completes its review. This means that before the review kicks in, all public institutions will be required to submit a list of the allowances that are currently […]
With Utamaduni Day falling on Sunday, Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has declared Monday the 10th of October, 2021. “In line with the provisions of Section 2 and 4 of the Public Holidays Act (Cap 110), it is hereby confirmed that 11th October 2021 will be a public holiday,” announced CS Matiang’i. As stipulated in […]