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Interesting Future for TSC Secretariat Staff as Code of Conduct Kicks in

Join Our Facebook Page The Teachers Service Commission has developed a Code of Conduct and Ethics for its secretariat which has serious implications for the professional life of staff working at the Commission. The Code of Conduct and Ethics tool was forwarded to all TSC Regional officers for forwarding to staff within their jurisdictions. TSC […]

Private School Told To Give Reasonable Homework to Learners

Join Our Facebook Page The Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) Chief Executive Prof. Charles Ong’ondo has warned private school owners and teachers against assigning unreasonable tasks to students instead of using locally available materials. In addition, Prof Ong’ondo urged business people to be aware of circulars issued by the government especially those concerning books. […]

Parents Told not to Buy Grade 6 CBC Model Test Papers

Join Our Facebook Page Parents whose children are in Grade 6 have been urged to not buy model test papers intended for the first end-of-primary-school assessment under the new Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) scheduled to be done this November. Some firms have already started selling model test papers for summative assessment which takes around forty per […]

Names of Shortlisted Teachers to be Published by 15th of July

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is set to publish the names of shortlisted applicants in the ongoing recruitment for the recently advertised slots on its official website by Friday, 15th of July 2022. According to the Commission, it will publish the names of shortlisted applicants between the 13th and 15th of July 2022. TSC recently […]

English/Literature Teachers Have the Edge in TSC July 2022 Recruitment

The Teachers Service Commission has ‘favoured’ teachers with the English/Literature combination in this month’s recruitment exercise. In the advertised vacancies, teachers with the combination were allocated a total of 884 slots. This represents a significant gap when compared to the other combinations. English/Literature teachers were allocated 253 slots in replacement slots and a further 631 […]

Kenya Third in Global Teenage Pregnancies Stats

According to the Ministry of Health’s statistics that were released on Tuesday 98 new HIV infections were recorded each week among adolescents who are aged between 10 and 19 years in the last year. According to them, this is because of the tripling of new HIV infections, gender and sexual violence, and adolescent pregnancies. Kenya […]

Government officials warn Private Schools over Holiday Tuition

The Government has warned private schools against flouting the directives issued regarding holiday tuition. The government has called on owners of private schools not to force learners to attend classes during the 10-day holiday after the close of the first term. The Ministry of Education received information about some private schools that are offering holiday […]

20000 Pioneer CBC-Trained Teachers to Sit for Final Examinations this Month

20,037 teachers trained on the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) from various Teachers Training Colleges (TTCs) are set to sit for their final examinations this month. The teachers who registered for a one-year upgrade Programme in September 2021 will be the first cohort of teachers trained on the CBC. The teachers joined TTCs when the government allowed […]

Makueni ECDE Teacher Jobs and How to Apply

Makueni County Public Service Board has announced the availability of 27 posts for Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) teachers. The Advert: Makueni County Public Service Board is a body corporate established under Section 57 of the County Governments Act 2012 whose mandate includes appointing persons to hold or act in the offices of County Public […]

PS Jwan: School Meals Retain Children in Schools

The Principal Secretary in the State Department for Early Learning and Basic Education Dr Julius Jwan has revealed that school meal programmes play an important role in retaining learners in schools. Speaking at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) on the 29th of June 2022 during the validation of the draft of the Kenya […]

Students Torch Deputy Headteachers’ Office over Allegations of Rumour Mongering

St. Gonzaga Secondary, a mixed school located in Kijjukizo in Lyantonde District, Southern-Central Uganda has been closed indefinitely following students’ unrest. The school’s learning routine was disrupted after male students protested violently leading to the burning of the deputy head teacher’s office. The learners started striking on Monday morning and blamed the deputy headteacher for […]