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KNUT Warns Teachers not to Teach JSS unless they are deployed

Join Our Facebook Page 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 […]

County Governments Begin Reducing ECDE Teacher Salaries following SRC Directive

Join Our Facebook Page 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 […]

Ministry of Education Revised 2023 Academic Calendar

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has issued a circular regarding the academic calendar for the year 2023 dated the 10th of January 2023. RE: MOE.HQS/3/13/3 Date: 10th January, 2023 To; Regional Directors of Education County Directors of Education RE: REVISED SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR 2023 FOR PRE-PRIMARY, PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGES Attention is made […]

KNEC Issues Statement Regarding the Release of November 2022 Business and Technical Examinations Results

To: All Heads of Institutions Offering Business & Technical Examinations. RE: RELEASE OF NOVEMBER 2022 BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL EXAMINATIONS RESULTS The Kenya National Examinations Council wishes to inform all Heads of Institutions that offered candidates for the November 2022 Business and Technical examinations that the results are officially released and ready for collection. The results […]

KUPPET disagrees with SRC’s Plot to Frustrate Teachers’ Salaries Demands

The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has accused the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) of planning to frustrate teachers’ demands for new salaries and allowances. The teachers’ union’s officials led by their Secretary-General Akello Misori were responding to a story in a local daily newspaper that had reported that the SRC had increased […]

Schools Banned From Selling Uniforms within their Premises

Trade, Investment, and Industry Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has revealed his reservations regarding the need for compulsory school uniforms. According to him, school uniforms have almost no impact on the quality of education learners receive. This was revealed during a briefing in Nairobi where Kuria said that there is no need for school uniforms and […]

Former CS for Education Prof George Magoha Dies from Cardiac Arrest

The former Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has died from suspected cardiac arrest. According to reports, the former Education CS’s body is being kept at the Lee Funeral Home as family members and officials from the state arrive from within and outside the country. Prof George Magoha was in the eyes of many […]

TVET Transfers See Former TVET Principals Returned to Former Institutions

The Ministry of Education has conducted a reshuffling in technical colleges across the country with key Principals moved to new stations. A Handing over schedule reveals that the changes mostly affected the heads of national polytechnics and a bunch of Technical Training Institutes (TTIs). Among the heads moved is Kisii National Polytechnic Principal David Mwangi […]

KNEC Announces Examination-Setting Jobs for Teachers

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has announced the opening of test setters and moderators for national examinations within the examination body. The advertised recruitment drive is intended to add to the team of test development professionals at the Council. The Examiner had announced via a public notice published on the 23rd of January that […]

Ministry of Education Issues Guidelines for Junior Secondary Education

The Ministry of Education has released guidelines for the implementation of the Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) Curriculum. The released guidelines will enable current primary school administrators to implement the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). The guidelines will address many issues including financial management and government allocation of finances, the structure of leadership in JSS, Infrastructure management and […]