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School ICT Champions Told To Support TPAD Appraisal

Join Our Telegram Group School Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Champions have been urged to support the Teachers Performance Appraisal and Development (TPAD) exercise in their schools. The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) released a report detailing the number of teachers who did not manage to complete the appraisal process and submit their scores before the […]

P1 Teachers Start Getting Deployment Letters

Join Our Telegram Group Primary Schools Teachers have started receiving deployment letters to secondary schools with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). The Commission is planning to deploy practicing P1 teachers who qualify to teach in secondary schools to teach in various secondary schools that have vacancies. The Commission started implementing the policy in 2019 when […]

TSC Asks for List of Teachers and Schools Missing on TPAD

Join Our Telegram Group The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Nancy Macharia has asked County Directors of Education (CDEs) to provide a list of teachers who are yet to be captured in the Teachers Professional Appraisal Development (TPAD) system. The TSC CEO also requested to be provided with a list of […]

Poorly Rated Counties in TPAD Submission Revealed

It has been revealed that over 90% of primary and secondary school tutors have complied with the Teacher Service Commission’s (TSC) Teacher Performance Appraisal and Development (TPAD) system representing a significant step in the Commission’s objectives. The TSC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Nancy Macharia revealed that even though some teachers experienced some difficulties in […]

Secondary Schools Told To Have Documents Ready for Auditing

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has revealed a list of documents that schools should submit for auditing. According to Principal Secretary for the State Department Early Learning and Basic Education Julius Jwan, schools are set to be audited for the last two financial years. This means that schools will provide financial documents for the fiscal years […]

KNEC Releases Circular on Summative Assessment to Upload KILEA Papers

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has released a circular regarding summative assessment which is to be done by today. Below is the full Circular:To all: Sub County Directors of Education Heads of Primary Schools Heads of Special primary schools RE: ADMINISTRATION OF THE 2022 SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNERS AT THE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL-STAGE BASED PATHWAY […]

Documents TSC Requires P1 Teachers to Submit For Verification This July

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is set to shortlist and then recruit shortlisted teachers in this month’s recruitment exercise. According to the Commission’s recruitment roadmap, the process of County Selection Process and Filing of Application for Employment Forms by Successful Candidates will take five days between the 21st of July and Wednesday 27th of July, […]

Ministry of Education Releases Term 2 Calendar for Co-Curricular Activities for Primary & Secondary Schools

The Ministry of Education through the State Department of Early Learning and Basic Education has released the calendar for co-curricular activities for Basic Education Institutions via circular Ref no MOE.HQS/3/4/15/VOL III Below is the full calendar: TO: All Regional Directors of Education All County Directors of Education All Sub-County Directors of Education RE: TERM TWO […]

Fire Burns Down a Moi Suba Girls Dormitory

A fire has burnt down a Moi Suba Girls dormitory high school located in Migori County a day before the reopening of schools for the second term. The fire broke out at around 7 pm and affected 68 students after all their belongings were completely destroyed in the fire. Members of the surrounding community tried […]

Magoha: School Capitation to be released by Friday

Heads of Schools have been pushing for the Ministry of Education over the delay of the release of the capitation of funds. The Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has revealed that schools will have received capitation funds by Friday this week. He explained that the delay in the release of capitation funds was […]

Kshs. 25 Million Kajiado Bursary Goes to 2500 Needy Students

Around 2500 needy students from Kajiado East Constituency have been awarded Kshs. 25 Million bursary funds from the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF). Kajiado East Member of Parliament Peris Tobiko, while handing over the cheques to beneficiaries at the NGCDF officers Kitengela town, she said that the funds will benefit 197 university students and […]

Government Warns Schools Not To Turn Away Students with Fees Arrears

The Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has directed heads of institutions of secondary schools not to turn away students with fees arrears when schools reopen today, on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. According to CS Magoha, the government has disbursed funds as capitation to primary and secondary schools. He also revealed that the funds […]