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Join Our Telegram Group President Uhuru Kenyatta has nominated five members for appointment as members of the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). The five nominees are Salesa Adano Abudo, Christine K. Kahindi, Annceta G. Wafuko, Sharon Jelagat, and Dr. Nicodemus Ojuma Anyang. The members were nominated after the Head of State received a report from the […]
Join Our Telegram Group Heads of Schools have been directed to display FPE Grants that they have received. The directive comes after the Government released Sh, 17.4 billion to schools to help in funding education in the first term of the 2021 Academic Year. The Ministry of Education revealed in a statement that of the […]
Join Our Telegram Group Following the introduction of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) in schools, the system has created the junior and senior secondary school levels. With a double intake looming in 2023, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has now issued its advisory following widespread calls for the Government to prepare well properly to ensure the […]
Parents across the country are crying foul of school heads who have devised illegal ways of getting more money from parents. The said school heads are allegedly forcing parents to buy school items from outlets that they have selected and instructing the parents to pay for the items through the schools. It is believed some […]
The Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has warned public schools that are not following guidelines the Ministry issued regarding school fees. The CS also directed the county and sub-county directors to report schools that are charging illegal fees that are not in the admission letters. The CS’s directives have come amid concerns raised […]
The deduction of Sh. 200 on all teachers who are members of the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has raised a bone of contention among the tutors. The section of teachers lamenting the decision are viewing the deduction as ‘forced’ as it adds another financial deduction on their already congested payslips. The […]
The Kenya Union of Post Primary Teachers (KUPPET) is against the intended review of the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) Act. The Union has voiced its disapproval of the intended changes as the proposed changes leave teachers at a disadvantage. KUPPET Secretary-General Akelo Misori together with Omboko Milema, said that the review of the NHIF […]
Teacher.co.ke can confirm that the Teachers Service Commission has released a list of teachers who were deregistered and removed from the Register of Teachers in the month of April 2021. The teachers have been deregistered and removed from the Register of Teachers for various offenses they committed that are not in following with the TSC […]
The Ministry of Education has issued new directives on the ongoing Form 1 admissions across the country. According to Reports, day secondary schools have not received a good number of learners as compared to boarding schools. The Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Dr. Sarah Ruto revealed that students who were selected to boarding secondary schools are […]
The Government has announced this year’s Teaching Practice (TP) assessment for teacher trainees. Teaching Practice had been initially scheduled but was rescheduled and starting and end dates were reviewed. The Ministry of Education informed those concerned that the rescheduling was made in line with changes in the dates of the examinations. The Ministry communicated this […]
The Cabinet Secretary for Education Mutahi Kagwe has implored teachers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. This is after he addressed fears that the teachers themselves may be vulnerable with their learners likely to be asymptomatic. The Health CS said yesterday that enough vaccines are available for teachers across the country including the support staff. “There […]
The Deputy Principal at Kagumo Teachers College, located in Nyeri County, hanged himself on Thursday the 5th of August 2021 while in hospital undergoing treatment for ingested poison. According to Nyeri Police boss Paul Kuria, Lecturer Cyrus Ndirangu committed suicide by hanging using a piece of clothing he obtained in the hospital after he had […]