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Join Our Facebook Page On Monday the 21st of December 2020, the Teachers Service Commission, TSC, advertised a total of 15,246 appointment vacancies for teacher promotion. The TSC advertised positions include appointments as deputy principals, curriculum support officers, headteachers, senior lecturers, senior Master’s, and deputy headteachers. TSC has further outlined that the above vacancies are […]
Join Our Facebook Page Some teachers have vented their frustrations by criticizing the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) after it emerged that the commission has not been remitting funds despite making monthly deductions on the salaries of teachers. Teachers and other TSC employees have two insurance covers. These insurance covers are AON Minet, their primary health […]
Join Our Facebook Page Teachers will be among the first group of Kenyans to take the COVID-19 vaccination. Vaccination against COVID-19 is seemingly going to happen in early 2021 according to the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The government shall prioritize educators because of their higher level of vulnerability […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) yesterday began training of teachers on COVID-19 protocols. The training is intended to enable teachers of lower classes with skills particularly on how to handle learners amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The training will last for a period of 10 days and will involve teachers from both public and private […]
HexGn & Africa Islamic Economic Foundation (AFRIEF) Team up to Train 100,000 Youth in Africa for Innovation Economy The program would empower participants to identify and make the most of upcoming opportunities that will move them towards aspirational employment HexGn, a consulting firm known for fast-tracking entrepreneurship and upcoming technologies globally, has joined hands with […]
Education Chief Administrative Officer (CAS) Zack Kinuthia attracted intense backlash following his comments on the reopening of schools. He revealed that the government is not keen on prioritizing social distancing when schools reopen in January 2021. The CAS was speaking in a panel that comprised of Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association (KESSHA) National Chairman Kahi […]
Public service workers whereby teachers and other civil servants will start pension payouts a month after they retire. This will commence as of July 2021. This is following a plan by the treasury to ease the financial challenges they experience in the early stages after they exit employment with TSC. According to the treasury, they […]
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has implored the 1.9 Million KCPE and KCSE candidates to avoid cheating in the upcoming national examinations. In a letter that KNEC released, they said that it pains for the agency to cancel results for candidates every year for those who cheat. KNEC sent the letter dated December 14, […]
Learners of Dagoretti High School have walked out of the upmarket Dagoretti High School in Nairobi citing bad management of their school. Mr. Peter Orero, an ODM operative managed the school until he resigned in 2019 to vie for the ODM ticket nomination for Kibra only to end up losing. This is the fifth instance […]
Five staff members of the support staff of Lugulu Girls High School have been suspended for allegedly catalyzing students in staging a protest. The members of staff include the cateress, two cooks, the school nurse, and the storekeeper. In the letter, the five support staff shall be on leave until January 10, 2021. Students had […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has given teachers looking for employment and promotions reasons to celebrate during this festive season. Employment Letters (For Successful Applicants) TSC is in the process of issuing Employment letters to teachers who applied for employment with the commission in October 2020. TSC had advertised for 11,574 available teaching vacancies in […]
President Uhuru Kenyatta has assured Kenyans that learning at all levels shall resume next year (January 2021). The President made the announcement during the Jamhuri Day celebrations at Nyayo National Stadium on the 12th of December 2020. As His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta led the nation in marking this year’s Jamhuri Day, he implored guardians […]