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Join Our Facebook Page The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Nancy Macharia has revealed that 1,594 principals and heads of schools set to retire in 2020 and 2021 will have contract extensions to work under contract for a further two years. “Principals offered to remain in service for an extended period […]
Join Our Facebook Page The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has released guidelines that will be used in the registration of the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE), Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) and Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA). Below is the full circular: To: i) All Heads of Primary and Secondary Schools […]
Join Our Facebook Page Here is the list of the top 15 candidates in the 2021 KCSE examinations results released today by Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha. In the list, Mangu High School and the Kenya High Schools topped and had 3 students each. Names of Top 15 Overall Candidates in the 2021 KCSE […]
Procedure on How to check 2021/2022 KCSE exam results done in March 2022 All mobile networks can use the SMS platform, which costs Sh25 per message. In Summary Candidates, their parents, and guardians can check their results on the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) website, SMS platforms, county education offices, and their schools. Kenya Certificate […]
The Competency-Based Curriculum for Junior Secondary is set to be implemented in secondary schools by January 2023. According to the Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) Charles Ong’ondo, the CBC will admit more learners to secondary schools at a stage when the learners are adventurous and imaginative. Ong’ondo said that […]
The Teachers Service Commission is set to train of Trainers of Trainers of secondary school teachers on the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) for Junior Secondary school. More than 60,000 teachers are set to undergo training on the CBC for junior secondary school to equip teachers with the necessary skills for use in the new curriculum that […]
President Kenyatta has promised to honour outstanding teachers during this year’s Madaraka Day celebrations. This year’s Madaraka Day will be Uhuru’s final celebration before his term comes to an end in August. “My administration recognizes the important role that teachers play in advancing our development agenda. As Madaraka Day 2022 approaches, I look forward to […]
The Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Education Prof George Magoha has revealed that President Uhuru’s government has recruited more than 120,000 teachers. CS Magoha was speaking at Mombasa during the Kenya Secondary School Heads Association (KESSHA) conference where he revealed that he was humbled to have worked under President Uhuru. “I am privileged to serve under […]
Heads of Institutions are seeking to raise school fees by Sh. 16,000, an attempt that could irk parents due to the congested academic calendar that is going to force parents to pay school fees four times in 2022. 2022 is going to have four terms compressed in a single year due to the time lost […]
The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has expressed worry that the government may not have invested enough effort in preparing for the Competency-Based Curriculum’s (CBC) debut at the secondary level. KUPPET has seen a glaring problem of teacher shortage and has recommended the government focus on recruiting more teachers instead of having one-sided […]
Secondary school heads have called for the introduction of mandatory drug tests for students in schools ahead of the new academic year. The school heads also want the existing policy to be changed to make all students answerable to cases of destruction to school property during the school unrests that have occurred from time to […]
Teachers who are examiners are contracted under the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) and are also paid by the same body. Collins Oyuu urged KNEC to increase the remunerations that are allocated to centre managers, invigilators supervisors and markers involved in the whole process of conducting and marking the national examinations. There are two national […]