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Join Our Telegram Group The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has revealed which teachers are supposed to update their profiles with tomorrow’s deadline almost catching teachers out. According to a sampled investigation done by Teacher.co.ke, a huge number of teachers are still yet to update their profiles. Teachers have been confused for a while on which […]
Join Our Telegram Group Following the first case of COVID-19 in the country, the government had to indefinitely close all schools and tertiary institutions to curb the further spread of the virus. Despite the government’s putting measures in place to prevent the spread, there continued to be an increased number of infections, and resuming classroom […]
Join Our Telegram Group The COVID-19 pandemic sent the world spinning off its axis, leaving a whirlwind of diverse effects on the human population. The Kenyan government implemented various measures to curb the insidious spread of the disease. These included massive lockdowns, quarantines, and travel bans. This article details its impact on the well-being, lifestyle, […]
Special needs teachers from Kiambu, Kajiado, Nairobi and Machakos counties have undergone training on the integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to enable them to teach learners literacy in ICT. The tutors were trained on assistive technologies and accessible digital textbooks. This was done in a five-day workshop that was held at the Kenya […]
The Teachers Service Commission has now digitized its registry bringing an end to delays and malpractice associated with fetching of physical files. The Commission has been in the process of taking all of its operations online for some time. The Commission has now revealed that as from the 1st of November 2021, the release of […]
A Kenya National Teachers Pressure Group (KNTPG) meeting was on Friday disrupted by an unknown group of individuals who claimed that they had received orders to stop the meeting. The group of individuals comprised five individuals who had T-shirts that looked similar to the ones worn by the KNTPG group members themselves. The five individuals […]
Heads of Schools have been stripped of their powers of appointing teachers to the positions of senior teachers and senior masters in their schools. Besides that, they will also not be able to appoint deputies in their schools. Before this decision, heads of schools have been the ones who have been recommending their senior teachers […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is cracking down on teachers who have claimed to be working under instructions from former Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary-General Wilson Sossion. Kenya National Teachers Pressure Group (KNTPG) are being sought and immediate action is taken against them. Transfer to far-flung areas is being issued to members of […]
Members of Parliament (MPs) are pushing for changes to the Higher Education Loans Board among them the removal of the age limit for loan applicants who are joining universities. Homa Bay Member of Parliament Peter Kaluma revealed that many student loan applicants have been turned away during university applications because of not having Identify Cards […]
Following the Kakamega High School fire on the 6th of November 2021, parents were slapped with a total of Sh. 21 Million in damages with each learner paying Sh. 9823. However, the fine has now been suspended following a court hearing on the issue. Hon Justice W.M. Musyoka was ruled in the parents’ favour by […]
The Ministry of Education has released a circular on the gradual and safe resumption of co-curricular activities in schools across the country. The Ministry of Education and that of Sports and other stakeholders are working on further modalities that will facilitate the full resumption of activities in schools. Meanwhile, Principals are advised to engage learners […]
Parents who turned up with their children at Kakamega High School were turned away if they did not have the required penalty and school fees. The School’s administration had informed parents that each learner was to turn up without fail but with the set penalty amount of Sh. 9,800 and then clear school fees up […]