TSC Rolls out Refreshers Courses That Will Affect Teachers’ Careers

Join Our Telegram Group 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 […]

Magoha Directs Head Teachers Not To Charge Fees for Internal Exams

Join Our Telegram Group 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 […]

IMF Forces SRC to Cap Allowances At 40 Percent of Monthly Salary

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. […]

How To Help Your Child With Their Homework

Homework is like the villain in every child’s story because it’s the one thing that torments them all. As a parent, there are a lot of ways that you can help your child with their homework, and by this, I don’t mean you getting their pen and writing all correct answers in their book. I […]

How to calculate the limit of a function?

Bounds in mathematics are values that approach the output of a function given its input values. Limitations are used extensively in calculus and mathematical analysis to define integrals, derivatives, and continuity. It’s used throughout the analysis and always refers to the behavior of the function. This concept of a topological net’s limit is connected to […]

Tanzanian Writer Wins 2021 Nobel Literature Prize

Abdulrazak Gurnah has become Tanzania’s first winner of the Nobel prize for Literature in 2021. The Nobel Prize for literature is the highest award for literature and judgment is based on the work of the writer. The prize has been in existence for 120 years and has been awarded to writers from the African continent […]

New National Assembly Committee Seeks to Curl TSC’s Regulatory Powers

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 […]

SRC Starts Reviewing Allowances of Civil Servants

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 […]

Monday, October 10 Declared a Public Holiday

With Utamaduni Day falling on Sunday, Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has declared Monday the 10th of October, 2021. “In line with the provisions of Section 2 and 4 of the Public Holidays Act (Cap 110), it is hereby confirmed that 11th October 2021 will be a public holiday,” announced CS Matiang’i. As stipulated in […]

Facebook Rewards Teacher after Developing Online Teachers’ Platform

Dr Peter Ogudoro has received Facebook’s reward after developing a teacher’s platform called ‘Nigerian Teachers’. The reward was issued after the Nigerian teacher’s online platform was deemed helpful and engaging among Nigerian teachers. The good news was revealed via the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) after the Nigerian Teachers Platform revealed the information. The reward […]

These Courses never received a single application from 2020 KCSE Candidates

The 2020 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) candidates avoided applying to study some courses at university. 2020 KCSE candidates followed the normal trend of applying for the most marketable courses in the country. By marketable we are referring to courses that enable graduates to self-employ or get employed. This includes courses like medicine, nursing, […]