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Join Our Facebook Page The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has voiced its support for the progressive phasing out of boarding schools so as to reduce the strenuous workload on teachers. KUPPET Secretary-General Akello Misori said that tutors in boarding schools work for a longer time but are not paid for the […]
Join Our Facebook Page Following the reopening of schools, Alliance Girls High School student Serena Nyokabi committed suicide. The young girl had been reportedly undergoing treatment over her mental struggles and had been seeing a Psychiatrist over the same since the year 2019. The psychiatrist had been dealing with her anxiety disorder. A Facebook account […]
Join Our Facebook Page The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Has Revealed That a Total Of 7,162 Teachers did not complete their Teacher Professional Appraisal Development (TPAD) As Required. This Is Despite The Commission Extending The Deadline For Filling TPAD To The 8th Of October 2021. The Tutors Had Their TPAD Accounts At The Status Of […]
Parents and teachers have undergone training in the management of school finances in a move that is likely to boost accountability levels as well as reporting. Heads of schools of public schools are part of the training that is also being attended by deputy headteachers, chairpersons of boards of management of schools and representatives of […]
The Senate Committee on Education has warned that the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) could collapse owing to the treasury’s reluctance to release funds to schools. According to the Senate Committee on Education’s chairperson Alice Milgo, the treasury has not disbursed funds meant for the CBC leading to a potential collapse of the new curriculum. “The Senate […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) rolled out the Teacher Professional Development (TPD) programme on the 22nd of September 2021 at the Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA) in Karen, a move that is set to have huge ramifications on the teaching landscape. The TPD will commit teachers in all public schools […]
Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has directed heads of primary schools to stop charging parents fees for internal examinations. The directive was issued on Thursday when the CS appeared before the National Assembly Education Committee and termed the fees as illegal. In his speech, CS Magoha revealed that this is already catered for […]
Public servants are going to have their gross monthly payments capped at 40 per cent of their gross monthly pay. The directive is set to kick in beginning from July. The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) revealed on Thursday that job-related allowances will be abolished. Job-related allowances formed a big part of the gross pay. […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) could lose its powers with a new National Assembly Committee (NAC) proposal seeking to assign regulatory responsibilities to another body. The National Assembly could review TSC’S mandate and curl the Commission’s regulatory powers. The National Assembly Committee on Education is set to discuss the separation of TSC’s responsibilities so that […]
A new allowances scheme will kick in starting from April 2022 with civil servants earning a completely new set of allowances after the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) completes its review. This means that before the review kicks in, all public institutions will be required to submit a list of the allowances that are currently […]
The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) current Secretary-General Collins Oyuu has come forward and pledged his support for TSC’s TPD programme. However, many teachers have been venting their frustrations over the TPD and are not in support of the move with a yearly stipend of Sh. 6,000 for the training stressing the already cash-strapped […]
The Teachers Service Commission Has recognized and honoured the efforts of teachers among them the Global award during the World Teachers’ Day celebrations. TSC Chief Executive Officer Dr Nancy Macharia has revealed that criteria of identifying the teachers honoured were done in following with the TSC Performance Recognition, Reward and Sanction Policy Framework. According to […]