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Junior Secondary Schools (JSS)

TSC Reveals Requirements for Promotion of Teachers This Coming Week

Join Our Telegram Group According to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), more than 36,000 teachers could be rewarded with promotions this coming week in a bid to boost Junior Secondary School (JSS) education. This was revealed in the National Assembly. According to a released schedule, the Commission will also recruit an additional 450 new secondary […]

TSC Issues Circular on Transition to Junior Secondary Schools

Join Our Telegram Group The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has issued the following circular regarding the transition to junior secondary schools (JSS). To: All Head Teachers TRANSITION TO JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL The above captioned refers. As you are aware, the first cohort of Grade 6 learners under the new Competence Based Curriculum sat for their […]

TSC in Advanced Plans to Promote P1 Teachers to JSS

Join Our Telegram Group The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is in advanced plans to promote P1 teachers to teach in Junior Secondary Schools (JSS). The Commission is set to promote graduate teachers from primary schools to teach in junior secondary school (JSS) in a bid to address the current shortage of teachers in JSS across […]

KNUT Implores the Government to Hasten Posting of JSS Teachers

The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has called on the Ministry of Education to hasten the process of posting Junior Secondary School (JSS) teachers for the sake of Grade 7 learners. KNUT through the Eldoret East Branch Executive Sammy Bor said that since JSS began reporting to schools at the end of January they […]

Ministry of Education Issues Circular on Illegal JSS Levies

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has issued a circular regarding illegal Junior Secondary Secondary School (JSS) levies. Below is the circular. Regional Director of Education County Directors of Education Sub-County Directors of Education RE: CHARGING OF ILLEGAL LEVIES The Ministry of Education has recently released guidelines for the implementation of Junior Secondary Education. At the […]

402 Nyandarua County Schools Get Approved To Admit Grade 7 Learners

According to Nyandarua County Director of Education Philip Wambua, the Ministry of Education has approved 402 primary schools in the county after they met the requirements for admitting Junior Secondary School (JSS) learners. According to Wambua, 325 of the 402 schools are public schools while 77 are private schools. The Nyandarua County Director was speaking […]

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 […]

KNUT wants TSC to Lower Teachers’ Requirement for Employment to C (Plain)

The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has implored the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to do some adjustments in the recruitment of teachers. KNUT has urged the Commission to lower the requirement for the hiring of teachers from C+ (Plus) to C (plain). According to the teachers’ union, most teachers who have completed their training […]

Bumula MP Flags off School Feeding Programme

Bumula Constituency’s Member of Parliament (MP) Hon Jack Wamboka has flagged off a school feeding programme meant for all class eight students in the constituency. Speaking at Bumula Girls High School during the official launch of the programme, Hon Wamboka said that the move is intended to ensure that all the 9,000 students across the […]

TSC Set to Post New Teacher Recruits to Schools Starting Monday Next Week

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is set to begin posting teachers who were recently recruited to schools starting from Monday next week. In the December 2022, the TSC advertised for mass recruitment and invited teachers across the country to apply for the 35,550 slots available in primary and secondary schools. 9,000 posts were allocated for […]

KNUT Pressuring TSC over Deployment of JSS Teachers

The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has urged the government to act immediately to deploy teachers to Junior Secondary Schools (JSSs) across the country. According to reports, most of the pioneer Grade 7 learners under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) are yet to begin learning three days after they officially joined the JSS. KNUT is […]