Join Our Facebook Page In two weeks the Ministry of Education is set to publish guidelines that schools will use in admitting learners to junior secondary school (JSS). According to the Principal Secretary for Curriculum Implementation, Fatuma Chege, the rules will act as a guide on the transition and implementation of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) […]
Join Our Facebook Page Some unemployed primary school teachers are calling on the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to follow the year of graduation in recruitment for the sake of fairness. The teachers want the Commission to follow the year that teachers graduated from their respective Teacher Training Colleges (TTC) in its recruitment exercise. The teachers […]
Join Our Facebook Page The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has agreed to deploy primary school teachers to teach in secondary schools with the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) set to make its debut at the Junior secondary schools level next year. The Commission is also set to engage teachers’ unions regarding the P1 teachers’ deployment in junior […]
Schools are set to open on Tuesday the 12th of July 2022 after Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang’i declared Monday a public holiday. In a gazette notice issued on Friday, Dr Fred Matiang’i revealed that Monday shall be a holiday in order to allow for the celebrations of Idd-ul-Adha. “It is notified for general […]
The Principal Secretary in the State Department for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and innovation Jerome Ochieng’ has shown his appreciation for the contribution of ICT to the growth of the country’s economy. The PS was speaking while attending the training of accredited suppliers, contractors and county officials on ICT standards where he revealed that […]
The Principal Secretary in the State Department for Vocational and Technical Training Dr Margaret Mwakima has revealed that the government is committed to building a Technical and Vocational Training Centre (TVET) in every constituency countrywide. According to the PS, there are only 46 constituencies at the moment that do not have TVET institutions. “The government […]
Police have nabbed a medical student who is alleged to have faked his kidnapping in order to extort money from his parents. The suspect, Edwin Kamau, is a 23-year-old student at Makindu Medical Training College. He is alleged to have hidden on Sunday, blocked his father’s phone before calling his mother and claimed to have […]
The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has called on the government to assist private schools in building enough classrooms with the transition of learners to Junior Secondary School looming. According to KUPPET’s Secretary-General Akello Misori, the construction of classrooms and the preparations for transition should be elaborate to avoid subjecting education to […]
Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang’i has declared Monday the 11th of July a public holiday via a Gazette Notice in honour of Idd- Ul-Adha. “It is notified for general information that in the exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3 as read with section 2 (2) of the Public Holidays Act (Cap. 110), […]
The Principal Secretary in the State Department for Early Learning and Basic Education Dr Julius Jwan has implored teachers to let parents spend quality time with their children during the school holidays. He directed teachers not to keep learners in school for holiday tuition saying that learners need to have a rest in the timelines […]
The Teachers Service Commission has developed a Code of Conduct and Ethics for its secretariat which has serious implications for the professional life of staff working at the Commission. The Code of Conduct and Ethics tool was forwarded to all TSC Regional officers for forwarding to staff within their jurisdictions. TSC employees were directed to […]
The Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) Chief Executive Prof. Charles Ong’ondo has warned private school owners and teachers against assigning unreasonable tasks to students instead of using locally available materials. In addition, Prof Ong’ondo urged business people to be aware of circulars issued by the government especially those concerning books. Ong’ondo urged parents to […]