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TSC Set to Promote 15,552 Teachers via Junior Secondary School in 2023

Join Our Telegram Group The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is set to promote 15,552 teachers in 2023 with many of the teachers set to be promoted through junior secondary school. To achieve this, the government has allocated Kshs. 1.4 Billion for promotions. This piece of information was revealed by the TSC CEO Dr Nancy Macharia […]

Coding Set To Be Included In School Curriculum In 2023

Join Our Telegram Group According to President William Ruto, coding is set to be included in the school curriculum starting from next year (2023) following a lengthy deliberation with global technology leaders. The teaching of coding lessons will help learners to gain skills in technology which will enable them to cope with the technology-savvy future […]

60,000 Teachers Undergo Training to Handle Pioneer JSS Class

Join Our Telegram Group The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has trained 60,000 secondary school teachers on the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) who are going to handle the pioneer CBC class in Junior Secondary School (JSS). The Chairperson of the Commission Jamleck Muturi revealed that around 229,000 primary school teachers have been trained on the CBC. “As […]

Recruited Teachers Will Be Posted To Any County of Their Choice

According to reports, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is set to assign newly-recruited teachers to Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) schools of their own choice. Following a thorough review of the online application process, potential employees will only select their teaching combination in a specific county. This means that the Commission is the one that will […]

Recruitment of P1 Teachers with CBC Diploma Upgrade to Be Prioritized

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is set to prioritize the recruitment of P1 teachers who have undertaken the Competency-Based Teacher Education (CBTE). According to a recent advert released this week on recruitment of teachers, the Commission revealed that the teachers will be prioritized during the upcoming recruitment exercise. “Teachers with Upgrade Diploma in Primary Teacher […]

This Is When KCPE and KPSEA Results Will Be Released

Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) candidates will get the results of the examinations they recently completed after Christmas. To achieve this, the marking of KCPE Insha and Composition papers began this week and shall be completed within two weeks. Examiners who had applied to mark the 2022 […]

TSC Issues New Circular Advertising the hiring of 9000 teachers for JSS on PnP Terms

VACANCIES FOR TEACHING POSTS IN PUBLIC PRIMARY AND JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS The Teachers Service Commission invites applications from qualified candidates to fill the following vacancies to support the implementation of Competency-Based Curriculum:- 9,000 posts on Permanent and Pensionable Terms of Service for Secondary School Teachers to be posted to Junior Secondary Schools. 1,000 posts on […]

Members of Parliament Urged To Protect NG-CDF For The Sake Of Education

The Head of State has asked the National assembly to safeguard and designate the National Government-Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) as a constitutional fund. President William Ruto said that he wants NG-CDF to declare NG-CDF as a constitutional fund to ensure the progress of education in the country. He said that the NG-CDF has occasioned the […]

RECRUITMENT GUIDELINES FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS – 2023 AND MARKING SCHEMES

GUIDELINES FOR RECRUITMENT OF TEACHERS ON PERMANENT & PENSIONABLE TERMS, POST PRIMARY INSTITUTIONS – 2022/2023 FINANCIAL YEAR 1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION i) Following the advertisement for recruitment of teachers on permanent and pensionable terms, Boards of Management are required to conduct the selection exercise for the advertised vacancy(ies) in their institutions. ii) Applicants will be required […]

SEQIP Scholarship to benefit 8000 Needy Students

More than 8,000 students are set to benefit from a full scholarship from the Kenya Secondary School Education Improvement Projects (SEQIP) to help them pursue secondary school education. The beneficiaries were students from Forms One to Four in the project that was initiated in 2017 and ended in 2023. The Ministry of Education project is […]

TSC Reveals Learning Areas Clusters for JSS

1. LANGUAGES Teachers trained and qualified to teach languages (English/Kiswahili/Foreign/Indigenous) will be called upon to teach the learning areas shown in Table 1 below Table 1: Learning Areas for Teachers Trained for Language Subjects (English/Kiswahili/Foreign/Indigenous) S/NO: Learning Areas Remarks No. of Lessons per Week 1. English Compulsory 5 2. Kiswahili/KSL (for learners who are deaf) […]