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Join Our Facebook Page The Ministry of Education has issued the following circular regarding the opening of a Junior Secondary Bank Account. Ref No. : MOE.HQS/3/7/31 Vol. 1 (131) Date: 16th February, 2023 Headteachers (Public Primary Schools_ Thro’ County Director of Education RE: OPENING OF BANK ACCOUNTS FOR JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS Junior Secondary School is […]
Join Our Facebook Page The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has issued a circular regarding the Training of Grade Seven teachers and principals. RETOOLING OF TEACHERS HANDLING GRADE SEVEN IN COMPETENCY-BASED CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT Teachers Service Commission has planned the retooling of teachers who will handle grade 7 (Junior Secondary) in Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) and […]
Join Our Facebook Page The Ministry of Education (MoE) has announced changes to the start and end dates for the academic year as well as the dates when the national examinations will be done in the current academic year. The Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) have […]
Embakasi Member of Parliament (MP) has vowed to join in and even mobilize university students from all counties across the country to protest against hiking university fees. Babu Owino was speaking during a homecoming party held for Luanda MP Dick Maungu in Vihiga County. Owino said that students should be willing to fight for their […]
Teachers’ unions have united in the call for a review of the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Career Progression Guidelines (CPG). The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary-General Collins Oyuu has said that the CPG has caused a lot of stagnation among teachers and that while they renegotiate the 2021-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), they […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is set to train teachers who shall handle Grade Seven learners in Junior Secondary Schools (JSS). According to a memo dated the 15th of February 2023 and copied to all TSC Regional and County Directors, Quality Assurance and Standards Director Dr Mugwuku Nthamburi said that the retooling process will involve […]
The process of admission of last year’s 880,000 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) students to university has hit a snag. According to reports, the uncertainty over the amount of money that is available to sponsor students in public institutions might delay the selection process. The higher-ups are looking at whether they should raise university […]
Teachers working in six counties that are undergoing the security operation have been urged to vacate if their security is comprised as a result of the situation. The Kenya Teachers in Hardship and Arid Areas Welfare Association (KTHAAWA) National Secretary Wangonya Wangenye told members of the media in a recent interview that the government had […]
On Monday, Moi University together with Park University (USA) and Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) held the first-ever ‘Career Fair’ at Moi University Main Campus premises. The event saw 1,500 high school graduates across three counties attend. Among those who attended the event was Placement and Career Development Director Dr John Oluoch […]
According to our research, poor performance in their former stations is the reason many school principals appointed in Homabay and Siaya counties have been turned away by parents. At Ulumbi Mixed Secondary School in Gem Yala, parents protested the Teachers Service Commission’s (TSC) transfer of the school’s principal and replace him with God Ber Secondary […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is intending to promote 36,829 teachers in both primary and secondary schools. Last week when she appeared before the National Assembly’s Education Committee According to TSC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Nancy Macharia implored Members of Parliament to allocate Kes. 2 billion that will be used in promoting 12,634 teachers […]
A teenage girl in Makueni County is suffering from severe swelling on her left shoulder hindering her ability to move around and painful sores. Cynthia Ndunge, a 17-year-old secondary school student was optimistic when she went for the COVID-19 jab in February but noticed a constant itching on her affected arm a short while after […]