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Join Our Telegram Group The Ministry of Education is in the process of making changes in the Basic Education Act which will enable it to recruit school managers in all public learning schools. The Ministry is of the opinion that school managers will help headteachers to run schools more efficiently. The Ministry’s proposals could be […]
Join Our Telegram Group Following the depletion of the COVID-19 vaccine, there have been concerns that the country may have to suspend the ongoing vaccination process. The second batch under the COVAX facility was expected this month but following India’s ban of the AstraZeneca vaccine, the ongoing vaccination is set to be affected immensely. At […]
Join Our Telegram Group Kenyans are readying for a BBI referendum at the beginning of the month of June or latest July 2021. Since Kenya gained independence, the BBI will be the fourth referendum. Kenya will conduct a constitutional referendum. This is after many county assemblies proceeded to pass the amendment bill. However, it is […]
The Teachers’ Service Commission (TSC) has implored teachers who shall participate in the marking exercise of the KCSE and KCPE exams to be vaccinated when they shall enter Nairobi County for the exercise. TSC CEO Dr. Nancy Macharia gave the directive while at Aquinas High School, Nairobi before the KCSE Mathematics Paper 1 examination commences […]
The Ministry of Education has released guidelines that shall be used in Diploma in primary and early childhood development teacher education. The guidelines: RECRUITMENT FOR DIPLOMA IN PRIMARY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT TEACHER EDUCATION (PRE-SERVICE TEACHER TRAINING INTAKE FOR THE YEAR 2021) All applicants wishing to be considered for admission to Diploma Teacher Training Colleges […]
Classroom teachers have reason to be excited as a new job evaluation now recognizes their big role in the school. This has set the stage for higher pay this July when their current Sh. 54 Billion pay deal ends. This is according to reports on The Standard. Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) has disclosed that […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) on Tuesday 2nd March 2021 received submissions from the Muslim Education Council (MEC) on matters and issues concerning the education of Islamic Religious Education. The MEC’s submission to TSC covered five areas. The areas are the shortage of teachers amongst pastoralist communities, challenges of hijab in schools, shortage of Islamic […]
The race to recruit a substantive TSC chairperson is on after a President Uhuru-appointed selection panel announced that applications for the post is now open for interested and qualified individuals. Any successful applicant shall replace Lydia Nzomo whose term expired in November, 2020. Dr. Nzomo was the first chairperson to ever be recruited competitively since […]
According to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), 26,629 more teachers have been contracted to administer, manage and mark national examinations due to the increased number of candidates. 227, 629 teachers will oversee the upcoming national examinations of the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and the Kenya Certificate Secondary Education (KCSE). The examinations are scheduled […]
Senators want Governors to develop day-care policy and set aside funds to improve the state of Early Childhood Development and Education in their counties. In a motion they unanimously passed, the lawmakers are of the opinion that counties should develop and equip day-care centers within ECDE centers and then ensure they are safe for children. […]
258 students from Makueni Boys went on a rampage on Friday night protesting the compulsory shaving haircuts administered every month in the school. Makueni Boys Principal Raphael Katana told the media that the students, with some keeping full beards and hair on their heads, refused to be shaved as required in the school. When the […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) banned teachers from visiting its Headquarters starting 1st March, this has not gone down well with many teachers. In a 15th February 2021 circular to TSC County Directors, the commission said that effective 1st March 2021, TSC will only receive teachers whom County/Sub-county Offices have referred, for cases that cannot […]