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Junior Secondary Schools (JSS)

KPSSA: Junior Secondary School to join Primary School’s Athletic Events

Join Our Telegram Group According to the Kenya Primary School Sports Association (KPSSA) Chairperson, junior secondary school students will join their colleagues in primary school in games activities, Grade Seven (7) learners will take part in the field and track events that were rolled out for primary schools. In the KPSSA letter addressed to all […]

CBC Contractors Protest Delayed Pay and Threaten To Make Classrooms Inaccessible

Join Our Telegram Group Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) classroom contractors in Migori County who were awarded tenders to construct classrooms for the CBC during President Uhuru Kenyatta’s tenure have threatened to make the classrooms inaccessible due to a lack of payments. According to the contractors, the government is yet to make payments to them for more […]

Government Set to Build 8,000 Laboratories for Junior Secondary School

Join Our Telegram Group The Ministry of Education (MoE) is set to build 8,000 new laboratories for Junior Secondary Schools (JSSs) across the country in a bid to ensure that the implementation of the new Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) is a success. It has been approximated that the government is set to allocate Kes. 10 billion […]

TSC Set to Re-tool more than 67,000 Teachers for JSS

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is planning to re-train more than 67,000 teachers on handling the first-ever Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) class currently in Junior Secondary School (JSS) at Grade 7. According to a memo issued by TSC, the 67,000 teachers include 11,192 teachers who have a mean score of C+ (Plus) and above in their […]

Government Allows JSS Learners to Wear Old Uniforms

The government has issued a new regulation that will allow students to wear uniforms from their previous schools. On Tuesday the 28th of February 2023, this consensus was arrived at, at State House Nairobi under the direction of President William Ruto. According to the Cabinet Secretary for Education Ezekiel Machogu, no pupil should be expelled […]

TSC Set to Review 2021-2025 CBA for July’s Salary Increment

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is set to review the 2021-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that it signed together with the main teachers’ unions. The main teachers’ unions that signed the 2021-2025 CBA are the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Teachers (KUPPET) and the KEWOTA. The Commission wants around […]

TSC Set to Recruit 20,000 Grade 7 Teachers this July

According to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Chief Executive Officer Dr Nancy Macharia, the Commission is set to recruit 20,000 intern teachers to teach Grade 7 in July this year. The move is intended to address the shortage of teachers in Junior Secondary Schools (JSS). The TSC CEO revealed this in parliament when asked what […]

TSC Issues Circular on Vetting and Deploying of P1 Teachers to JSS

The Teachers Service Commission has issued the following circular regarding the vetting and deploying of P1 teachers to Junior Secondary School (JSS). DEPLOYMENT OF PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS TO JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS The Commission has reviewed a total of 10,833 requests from qualified primary school teachers for deployment of Junior Secondary Schools. Lists of teachers have […]

TSC Set to Train Grade 7 Teachers and Principals in TTCs as from13th March

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is set to train teachers who shall handle Grade Seven learners in Junior Secondary Schools (JSS). According to a memo dated the 15th of February 2023 and copied to all TSC Regional and County Directors, Quality Assurance and Standards Director Dr Mugwuku Nthamburi said that the retooling process will involve […]

Government allocates 9.6 billion capitation funds for JSS

The Government of Kenya has revealed that it will provide Kes. 9.6 Billion Capitation funds for Grade Seven learners under the Competence-Based Curriculum. Capitation is disbursed in three tranches; 50% for the first term, 30% for the second term and 20% for the third term. According to the national treasury, a Kes. The 5.7 million […]

10,833 PTE Teachers with Degrees Set To Be Deployed In JSS This Coming Week

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Nancy Macharia has revealed that the Commission is set to promote 36,829 teachers next week. Out of the 36,829, 10,833 primary school teachers will be promoted through deployment in Junior Secondary Schools (JSS). On the promotions, she revealed that they will be promoted through deployment […]