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Competence-Based Curriculum (CBC)

TSC’s Three-Day Programme for Retooling Junior Secondary Headteachers

Join Our Telegram Group The Teachers Service Commission has issued the following three-day programme for the retooling of junior secondary school headteachers. PROGRAMME FOR RETOOLING GRADE 7 SCHOOL HEADS (PRINCIPALS) ON COMPETENCY-BASED CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT (FROM 13TH TO 15TH MARCH 2023) DAY 1 MONDAY 13TH MARCH 2023 TIME ACTIVITY ACTION BY CHAIR 7:30 – 8:00 […]

Here is why the Distribution of Grade 7 Textbooks Has Been Delayed

Join Our Telegram Group According to reports, a debt of Kes. 6 billion and the delayed release of the school’s distribution list is why the supply of textbooks for Grade 7 learners has not been completed, several weeks after schools reopened. The delayed release of the report issued by the Presidential Working Party on Education […]

MP Urges ‘Tiny’ Slum Academies to be merged

Join Our Telegram Group Dagoreti MP Mrs Beatrice Elachi is concerned about the high number of informal schools in her area of jurisdiction. While attending a public forum, she wondered why there were schools with only fifty to seventy students and asked whether this was the right situation for the school-going children.  In a recent […]

Machogu on JSS Teacher Shortage amid Other Challenges

The Cabinet Secretary for Education Ezekiel Machogu has addressed fears of junior secondary school headteachers worrying about the delay in the deployment of Grade Seven teachers. CS Machogu held a press conference in Nairobi on the 6th of February where Machogu where he assured members of the public that the government had recruited enough teachers […]

CS Machogu Urges Teachers and Parents to Accept KCSE Results

The Cabinet Secretary for Education Ezekiel Machogu has urged parents and teachers to accept the performance of the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) candidates. He said that they did their best in the examinations and therefore no student should be discriminated against because of the results. CS Machogu said this in West Pokot […]

KNEC Reveals Grade 6 KPSEA Results will be out Tomorrow

According to the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC), the 1.26 million pupils who sat for their Grade 6 summative assessment will get their results tomorrow Monday the 16th of January 2023. “We are working towards that, as we had earlier planned in December, as we shall have the results on Monday, in case the council […]

TSC to Prioritize Recruitment of JSS Teachers in January’s Recruitment Drive

According to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Chief Executive Officer Dr Nancy Macharia, the Commission will prioritize Junior Secondary School (JSS) teachers in the January 2023’s mass recruitment drive. The Commission is set to recruit 30,000 teachers next month. While in Mombasa where she supervised the opening of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) […]

Primary Schools Teachers Set To Teach in Junior Secondary in the New Year

Grade 6 learners who completed their Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) on Wednesday are going to be domiciled in primary schools. This means that primary school teachers are now set to teach in the junior secondary school level (JSS) specifically in Grades 7, 8 and 9 starting January 2023. According to the Presidential Working […]

TSC Might Decide to Recruit Teachers on Contract Terms

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has revealed that it will focus on recruiting teachers for primary schools in the New Year’s recruitment drive. In its preliminary report, the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms (PWPER) reforms recommended the hiring of 30,000 additional teachers for the Junior Secondary School level. The recruitment drive is set to […]

CS Mvurya Calls for Examination Integrity

The Cabinet Secretary for Mining Salim Mvurya has said that it is crucial that the integrity of the ongoing examinations be of the highest integrity. Mvurya called on all Kenya Primary Schools Education Assessment (KPSEA) and Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) candidates for this year to do their examinations with the utmost professionalism. “We […]

Ministry of Education Warns Schools Over Lunch Fees

The Ministry of Education has issued a stern warning to school heads over a collection of money from KPSEA and KCPE candidates who are sitting for their examinations starting today and finishing them on the 30th of November 2022. The Director General of the Education Ministry has revealed that some heads of institutions have been […]