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Join Our Facebook Page The Kenya Secondary School Heads Association (KESSHA) Chairperson Kahi Indimuli has urged collective effort to end school fires. Besides being KESSHA chairperson, Kahi Indimuli is also Chief Principal at Machakos Boys High School. Kahi urged all stakeholders of education to stop blaming each other and establish lasting solutions to end the […]
Join Our Facebook Page The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) instructed teachers on the Teacher Professional Development (TPD) programme after which they shall be issued a certificate. The Commission announced the institutions that will be conducting the TPD training. One of the institutions, Kenyatta University have now formally invited teachers to attend TPD training in December. […]
Join Our Facebook Page Parents of students attending Buruburu Girls School have expressed their dissatisfaction with the institution’s demand for Kshs. 1,500 per learners following a fire incident that affected one of the girls’ dormitory sections. The fire incident happened on Sunday the 31st of October 31 with one of the dormitories catching fire, leading […]
The increased cases of students burning schools buildings across the country amid student unrest have caused a huge cause for concern among stakeholders of education. Many views have been discussed on the best way to curb the crisis among them the introduction of corporal punishment in schools, hiring of counsellors in schools and changing all […]
The Kenya National Union of Post Primary Teachers (KUPPET) has called upon the Ministry of Education to recruit counsellor on a full-time basis to address the growing concern of student unrests across the country. More than thirty (30) schools have been torched this term and this has led to widespread discussions on the best way […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has revealed the latest and updated guidelines to be used in recruiting new teachers to the Commission on permanent and pensionable terms. GUIDELINES FOR RECRUITMENT OF TEACHERS ON PERMANENT & PENSIONABLE TERMS, POST PRIMARY INSTITUTIONS – 2021-2022 FINANCIAL YEAR 1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION (a) Following the advertisement for recruitment of teachers […]
The Teachers Service Commission has announced the availability of 21 Internship opportunities for unemployed teachers with the deadline set on the 22nd of November 2021. Below is the full TSC Circular on the same. The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is an independent Commission established under Article 237 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. In line […]
Headteachers of primary schools are set to hold the 16th annual Kenya Primary Schools Head Teachers Association (KEPSHA) delegates conference which will be held on the 27th of December 2021. KEPSHA chairman Johnson Nzioka revealed that headteachers will meet at the Sheikh Zayed grounds located in Mombasa. Nzioka said that the issues to be discussed […]
The Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha said last week that parents will have to pay for the cost of damaged property in schools following increased incidences of students’ unrest across the country. The directive applies to parents whether or not their children are guilty or not. CS Magoha also revealed that those students […]
Following the increased cases of school facilities being burnt or damaged by students, the government has taken the initiative to try to prevent further escalation. The government had previously announced that any students found guilty of arson could have their Certificate of Good Conduct tainted. This means that the records of crimes they have engaged […]
Nyeri County Police nabbed three learners from Kagumo High School for attempting to torch a school dormitory. While making the arrests, the three boys were found with what looked like kerosene and turpentine in a water bottle together with a matchbox. The principal of the school Mr Silas Mwirigi revealed that one of the security […]
The discussion on how to stop student unrest in secondary schools across the country is quite an intriguing one. Many views have been given on how to tackle the issue but none of these has not been tried before. First and foremost, to understand the persistent issue of students’ unrest experienced in schools we have […]