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Junior Secondary Schools (JSS)

TSC Reveals Learning Areas Clusters for JSS

Join Our Telegram Group 1. LANGUAGES Teachers trained and qualified to teach languages (English/Kiswahili/Foreign/Indigenous) will be called upon to teach the learning areas shown in Table 1 below Table 1: Learning Areas for Teachers Trained for Language Subjects (English/Kiswahili/Foreign/Indigenous) S/NO: Learning Areas Remarks No. of Lessons per Week 1. English Compulsory 5 2. Kiswahili/KSL (for […]

2022/2023 TSC VACANCIES FOR TEACHING POSTS IN PUBLIC PRIMARY AND JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS

2022/2023 TSC VACANCIES FOR TEACHING POSTS IN PUBLIC PRIMARY AND JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS Join Our Telegram Group The Teachers Service Commission invites applications from qualified candidates to fill the following vacancies to support the implementation of a Competency-Based Curriculum: – 9,000 posts on Permanent and Pensionable Terms of Service for Secondary School Teachers. 1,000 posts […]

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 […]

Government Urged To Recruit Professional Counsellors in Schools

A clinical psychologist has recommended to the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms (PWPER) that the government recruits professional counsellors in both primary and secondary schools. In her view, this will curb the increasing cases of mental health in both students and teachers. According to Dr Monica Gitonga, behaviours exhibited by children were mental health […]

KNUT and KUPPET’s Disagreement on JSS

The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) and the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) have clashed regarding the establishment of junior high schools and reforms in the education sector. The two teachers’ unions have offered different views regarding the education system reforms to the Presidential Working Group on Education Reforms (PWPER) in separate […]

Hosting of Junior Secondary Schools in Secondary Schools Could Be Reversed

There is an expectation that the Kenya Kwanza administration could announce a decision on the contentious Competence-Based Curriculum (CBC). The fate of the CBC could be decided within two weeks and this could mark a turn in proceedings regarding the implementation of the CBC. Presentations made to the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms (PWPER) […]

KNUT Wants Government to Employ More Teachers

The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Executive Secretary for Yatta has called on the government to employ more teachers to cover junior secondary school learners. “At the moment, there is no way the current number of teachers can handle the Competence-Based Currriculum (CBC). More teachers need to be employed and the government should take […]

Implementation of CBC Changes to Increase School Fees

Parents will need to pay more school fees if the Ministry of Education’s proposed reforms go on as expected. The outgoing Cabinet Secretary for Education advocated for the transition of Grade 6 learners from their public schools to private schools for the Junior Secondary School (JSS) level. According to CS Magoha, this was due to […]

Nakuru County to have 59198 Grade 6 Learners in Junior Secondary Schools

59,198 Grade 6 learners in Nakuru County are set to join Junior Secondary School (JSSs). According to Nakuru County Director of Education Fredrick Osewe, all learners are well prepared to transition to junior secondary schools. Speaking to the media, Osewe said that learners have completed 60 per cent of their assessment examinations with only 40 […]