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Join Our Telegram Group The Government through the Cabinet Secretary for Education Ezekiel Machogu has abolished morning and evening preps for learners in a move set to give them enough rest. CS Machogu said that learners should not be asked to report to class before the break of dawn and end school activities before dusk. […]
Join Our Telegram Group The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has started training and sensitizing primary school head teachers on Junior Secondary School (JSS) management. This is happening while Grade 7 learners are being admitted to JSS across the country. The training is happening in every Sub-County under the supervision of the respective TSC County Directors’ […]
Join Our Telegram Group The government has given indications to invest a mouth-watering Kes. 5 Billion from the capitation funds towards the establishment of Junior Secondary Schools (JSS). The investment is a move intended to ensure there is adequate infrastructure and materials for the 1.26 Grade 7 learners who are transitioning within the Competency-Based Curriculum […]
Religious Leaders from Nandi County have vented their anger over the Teachers Service Commission’s (TSC) alleged denial of employment of female teachers based on their counties of birth. The Head of AIC Nandi Region Bishop Patrice Chumba and Rev. Dr. Peter Rono of Kapsabet Pentecostal Church has called on TSC to intervene and give a […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has implemented a massive transfer drive of National, Extra County, and Sub-County school principals across the country. The mass transfer of teachers affected 14,613 teachers and this is part of the TSC’s delocalization policy which started four years ago. According to the Teachers Service Commission’s (TSC) Chief Executive Officer Dr. […]
Uasin Gishu Director of Education Muriuki Harisson has warned school heads against sending Junior Secondary School (JSS) students home for not having school uniforms. Muriuki was speaking at Wareng Secondary School where he urged all school heads in the area to enroll all students regardless of whether they have school uniforms or not. “Why are […]
Junior Secondary School (JSS) is not in motion as Grade Seven learners report to schools across the country. The move has ushered in the second part of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). However, the implementation of the CBC is being hindered by financial issues and a lack of infrastructure with the government yet to provide the […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is grappling with delays in the recruitment of Junior Secondary School Teachers with the pioneer Grade 7 learners of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) learners joining today. According to reports, the Commission could use primary school teachers (P1 teachers) to teach in Grade 7. Admission of Grade 7 learners started today […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is mandated to recruit, transfer and manage teachers. This means that the Commission can cancel a teacher’s transfer if certain conditions are not met in the transfer. Besides ensuring equitable distribution of teachers, the following are some of the reasons a TSC teacher’s transfer may be revoked: Through a memo, […]
The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has issued on primary school teachers not to teach in Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) unless they have received deployment letters on the same from the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). This piece of information was relayed via a communique signed by Secretary-General Collins Oyuu whereby the teachers’ union said […]
The Kenya Cabinet Secretary for Health Susan Nakhumicha revealed on Saturday the 28th of January 2023 that there will be plans for mass vaccination of Kenyan Girls aged between 10 and 14 years of age. The purpose of the vaccination exercise is to ensure that young girls are protected against the possibility of contracting terminal […]
County Governments have begun responding to the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) order issued on Early Childhood and Development Education (ECDE) teachers. The SRC conducted a job evaluation for ECDE teachers following requests from governors and has now issued a grading and salary structure for the teachers and they want it to be implemented across […]