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1,000 TSC Promotion Vacancies for Diploma Teachers 2021, Application Procedure

Join Our Facebook Page Teachers Service Commission, TSC, has today the 26th of January 2021 advertised for 1000 teacher promotion vacancies for education diploma holders. Below are the available vacancy details and procedures on how to make the application. TSC is inviting applications from interested candidates who meet the required qualifications to fill the available […]

DCI Warns Students Amid Student Attacks On Teachers

Join Our Facebook Page The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has issued a notice to all students warning them of the consequences of any crimes they commit. The Details of the DCI’s post on Twitter are as follows: CAUTION TO ALL STUDENTS! This Is To, Once Again, Warn Every Student From Primary School, Secondary School, […]

Fire Engulfs Kimulot Boys High School Dormitory in Bomet County

Kimulot Boys High School in Konoin Sub County, Bomet County, on Monday the 25th January 2020, hit the headlines after a fire engulfed one of the dormitories destroying lots of property. The fire occurred in the morning at 5 a.m while the students were getting ready to attend the morning preps. According to Mr. Stanley […]

St. Luke’s High School in Kimilili Students go on a rampage

Students of St. Luke’s High School in Kimilili went on a rampage on Sunday at around 11 pm. Students unrest commenced at around 11 pm and according to reports, the group of students which consisted of only Form Twos stormed out of the school compound. The broke out of the school via an ongoing construction […]

TSC Issues Clarification and Instruction to Teachers on TPAD and PC Filling

CLARIFICATION ON TPAD AND PC IMPLEMENTATION FOR TERM 2 2021 Following the communication made to all County Directors vide memo Ref: TSC/DQAS/DIR/49/VOL.11/32 and subsequent opening of the TPAD online system on 11th January 2021, there have been numerous inquiries on term 2 and term 3 TPAD Implementation. The commission would lie to make the following […]

Ministry Announce Measures to Improve the Administration of 2021 National Exams Amid COVID

All Regional Directors of Education All County Directors of Education RE: PREPARATIONS FOR THE 2021 EXAMINATIONS BY THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL Further to the ongoing preparations for national examinations, the Ministry in consultation with the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) and in compliance with the provisions of the Kenya National Examinations Council Act, specifically […]

How to download the 2020 KNEC Marking Letter for KCSE and KCPE examiners

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) is responsible for the production of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) and the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education and conducts marking of the national examinations through trained examiners. KNEC provides the guidelines for downloading every year’s examiners’ invitation letters. The Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and […]

Learning Boosted As Schools Get Funds from the Government

The Government has boosted learning in schools as it has invested a lot of resources to improve the learning environment in schools. Education Principal Secretary Dr. Belio Kipsang revealed that the government has released over Sh. 30 billion this year alone as capitation to schools to develop infrastructure. “This year we have released Sh. 15 […]

Faulu Micro-Finance working on the distribution of face-masks to schools

Faulu Micro-Finance Bank has begun a COVID-19 sensitization campaign as well as the distribution of face masks to pupils in schools. The Managing Director (MD) to the Bank Apollo Njoroge said that the bank via UAP Old Mutual Faulu Foundation had begun a Sh 10 million virus sensitization campaign in 150 schools in 40 counties. […]

Return to school campaign launched in Turkana County

The Ministry of Education, Feed the Future, Kenya Livestock Market Systems and Mercy corps, Sports and Social Protection commenced a back-to-school campaign to add to the government’s efforts of ensuring children are back in schools. On Tuesday, representatives from the three groups begun a week-long meeting of stakeholders from Turkana North, Turkana West, and Turkana […]

Teachers to lose 2% of Basic pay to the pension scheme in January

Teachers and civil servants who are below the age of 45 years shall contribute a fraction of their basic salary to the retirement scheme beginning January 2021. Teachers and other workers of the government are set to lose 2% of their basic pay on their January payslip to cover the pension scheme. The 2% amount […]