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Ministry Of Education Reveals Schools Registering Ghost Candidates in National Examinations

Join Our Facebook Page The Ministry of Education has revealed that some schools are registering non-existent Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) candidates. Nairobi County Regional Director of Education, Jared Obiero, warned private schools that they are the main culprits. The director warned the schools during a meeting […]

List of Teachers TSC Has Sacked Over Professional Misconduct

Join Our Facebook Page The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has deregistered 43 teachers over various professional misconduct. Besides, the Commission has warned all schools, both private and public against hiring the mentioned teachers. TSC Chief Executive Officer Dr Nancy Macharia revealed in a Gazette notice that the sacked teachers will cease being genuine teachers with […]

KNEC Announces DTE, DPTE, DECTE and Diploma Upgrading Sponsorships

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has announced the availability of sponsorships. The sponsorships are slated for the ongoing September and January intakes and are available at the International Teachers Training College. Below are the details for each sponsorship. Sponsorship Number of Available Vacancies Requirements Diploma in Primary Teacher Education (DPTE) 100 vacancies Applicant must […]

Uhuru Allocates Sh 8 Billion to Build CBC Classrooms

During the Mashujaa day celebrations held in Kirinyaga, His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta announced that his administration has allocated Sh 8 Billion to construct over ten thousand junior secondary school classes. In the new Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC), the junior secondary will comprise Grades 7, 8 and 9. CBC’s pioneer learners will move to junior secondary […]

KNEC announces measures for upcoming 2021 KCSE and KCPE

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has announced measures that are to be followed to ensure the upcoming national examinations are conducted according to the Ministry of Education calendar. KNEC’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) David Njeng’ere has revealed that the council has started training teachers on how to mark the national examinations. For marking of […]

Magoha: Government Placement of Students in Private Universities to Continue

Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha addressed a statement that his Principal Secretary, Simon Nakubwesi made before a Parliamentary Committee where he told the committee that he does not support the plan of placing students in private universities. “I am believing that my PS was misquoted on this. Maybe he was speaking for himself […]

Heads of Schools Accused Of Ignoring Merit List during TSC Internship Interviews

Some principals have been accused of discriminatory conduct during the recruitment of Teachers Service Commission (TSC) interns. In the internship programme, the Commission was seeking to hire 1,995 intern teachers to be deployed to schools across the country. However, fairness and transparency have obviously not been the main theme with some principals allegedly ignoring merit […]

TSC Deploys More P1 Teachers to High Schools

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has released more letters of deployment to practising P1 teachers to teach at the secondary level. The letters were released this month (October) for PTE teachers who held a Bachelor’s of Education degree (secondary option) and they will now begin teaching their subject areas in secondary schools. Following a long […]

TSC insists on Public School teachers being CBC-Compliant

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has insisted that more than 300,000 who are unemployed have to attend the ongoing upgrading programme in order to be compliant with the new Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). The message was hammered home with the Commission declaring that TSC will not automatically take them in even if they complete the upgrading […]