TSC Issues Circular on Training of Grade Seven Teachers and Principals

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has issued a circular regarding the Training of Grade Seven teachers and principals.

RETOOLING OF TEACHERS HANDLING GRADE SEVEN IN COMPETENCY-BASED CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT

Teachers Service Commission has planned the retooling of teachers who will handle grade 7 (Junior Secondary) in Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) and Competency Based Assessment (CBA) with effect from 13th to 19th  March, 2023 face-to-face in the Teacher Training Colleges and select venues in the County. The retooling will involve the Trainers of Trainers and Master Trainers who will offer professional support and training.

The dates for the face-to-face smart cascade model of training are as follows:

DATE
VENUE
ACTIVITY
MODE
PARTICIPANTS
13th t0 19th March, 2023
TTC and County select venues
Retooling of teachers clustered per subject
Face-to-Face
Head teachers and Teachers of languages, Science, Mathematics, Humanities and Technical Subjects

The Model of Training

The model of retooling will be smart cascade done face to face using a multi-agency approach. The teacher capacity development will be conducted as follows:-

  1. Head Teachers will be retooled for 3 days face to face
  2. Teachers will be retooled for 6 days face to face
  3. The TOTs will retool teachers for 6 days

The Master trainers will offer professional support during the retooling of teachers. The exercise will be:-

  • Non-residential for non-ASAL and teachers will be provided with transport refund.
  • Residential for ASAL and teachers will be provided with accommodation allowance.
  • Residential for SNE teachers in both ASAL and non ASAL and they will be provided with accommodation allowance.
  • Residential for TOTs, for regular and SNE and they will be provided with accommodation allowance vie the venues will be Teacher Training Colleges and or selected venues in each county.

Target Participants

Every Primary school with identify 3 teachers and the head teacher for retooling as follows:

  • Head teachers for both regular and SNE Teachers with Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Education with at least C+ (Plus) mean grade or its equivalent and two teaching subjects.
  • Teachers currently recruited for junior secondary.

The target teachers will be clustered in the following subject areas;

  1. English, Literature, foreign and indigenous languages
  2. Kiswahili and Kenya Sign Language
  3. Pure Sciences – Integrated Science – Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Health Education.
  4. Mathematics.
  5. Humanities – Social Studies (Citizenship, Geography, History) Religious Studies, (CRE, IRE, Hindu, FIRE, and PPI) and live skills
  6. Technical Subjects – Pre-Vocational and Pre career – Business Studies, Sports and Physical Education, Home Science. Art and design.

The purpose of this MEMO is to kindly request you to:

  1. Invite the TOTs recently retooled for teacher retooling.
  2. Invite the head teachers for both regular and SNE (as per data provided)
  3. Invite the 3 teachers regular for retooling (as per data provided).
  4. Invite teachers from Special schools, Units and the Integrated school. (as per data provided)
  5. Invite teachers from private schools and inform them to cater for expenses on transport and meals and accommodation.
  6. Identify and prepare appropriate training venues – (TTCs and/or appropriate venues).

DR. MUGWUKU NTHAMBURI

DIRECTOR (QUALITY ASSURANCE STANDARDS)

Table 2: Number of target participants with C+ and above – (Regular)

SN
COUNTY
TEACHERS PER COUNTY
1
Baringo
137
2
Bomet
305
3
Bungoma
729
4
Busia
335
5
Elgeyo-Marakwet
116
6
Embu
199
7
Garissa
4
8
Homabay
568
9
Isiolo
11
10
Kajiado
58
11
Kakamega
994
12
Kericho
267
13
Kiambu
171
14
Kilifi
188
15
Kirinyaga
89
16
Kisii
17
Kisumu
400
18
Kitui
590
19
Kwale
111
20
Laikipia
53
21
Lamu
25
22
Machakos
495
23
Makueni
544
24
Mandera
5
25
Marsabit
12
26
Meru
615
27
Migori
402
28
Mombasa
9
29
Muranga
213
30
Nairobi
18
31
Nakuru
389
32
Nandi
280
33
Narok
161
34
Nyamira
234
35
Nyandarua
159
36
Nyeri
150
37
Samburu
21
38
Siaya
489
39
Taita Taveta
59
40
Tana River
6
41
Tharaka Nithi
184
42
Trans Nzoia
279
43
Turkana
21
44
Uasin Gishu
232
45
Vihiga
322
46
Wajir
3
47
West Pokot
72
GRAND TOTAL
11,192

Table 3: Number of target participants recruited (Regular)

TEACHERS RECRUITED IN JANUARY 2023

SN
COUNTY
NUMBER
1
Baringo
710
2
Bomet
822
3
Bungoma
1208
4
Busia
662
5
Elgeyo Marakwet
490
6
Embu
494
7
Garissa
190
8
Homabay
975
9
Isiolo
119
10
Kajiado
553
11
Kakamega
1449
12
Kericho
742
13
Kiambu
846
14
Kilifi
824
15
Kirinyaga
342
16
Kisii
995
17
Kisumu
792
18
Kitui
1475
19
Kwale
574
20
Laikipia
353
21
Lamu
131
22
Machakos
1050
23
Makueni
1056
24
Mandera
268
25
Marsabit
191
26
Meru
1120
27
Migori
851
28
Mombasa
192
29
Muranga
788
30
Nairobi
599
31
Nakuru
1223
32
Nandi
874
33
Narok
912
34
Nyamira
553
35
Nyandarua
506
36
Nyeri
561
37
Samburu
175
38
Siaya
800
39
Taita Taveta
274
40
Tana River
192
41
Tharaka Nithi
516
42
Trans Nzoia
643
43
Turkana
332
44
Uasin Gishu
698
45
Vihiga
563
46
Wajir
238
47
West Pokot
629
TOTAL
30,550

Table 4: Number of target participants (SNE)

SN
COUNTY
Primary Schools Public
Target Number of Teachers
Trainers of Trainers (TOTs
1
Baringo
9
27
3
2
Bomet
8
24
3
3
Bungoma
22
66
4
4
Busia
68
12
5
Elgeyo Marakwet
10
30
3
6
Embu
4
12
3
7
Garissa
6
18
3
8
Homabay
8
24
3
9
Isiolo
11
33
3
10
Kajiado
18
54
6
11
Kakamega
25
75
6
12
Kericho
7
21
3
13
Kiambu
21
63
6
14
Kilifi
14
42
3
15
Kirinyaga
3
9
3
16
Kisii
10
30
3
17
Kisumu
104
312
15
18
Kitui
16
48
6
19
Kwale
7
21
3
20
Laikipia
62
186
9
21
Lamu
3
9
3
22
Machakos
6
18
3
23
Makueni
7
21
3
24
Mandera
9
27
3
25
Marsabit
3
9
3
26
Meru
76
228
12
27
Migori
8
24
3
28
Mombasa
7
21
3
29
Muranga
11
33
3
30
Nairobi
9
27
3
31
Nakuru
6
18
3
32
Nandi
29
87
6
33
Narok
12
36
3
34
Nyamira
4
12
3
35
Nyandarua
5
15
3
36
Nyeri
6
18
3
37
Samburu
4
12
3
38
Siaya
36
108
6
39
Taita Taveta
14
42
4
40
Tana River
5
15
3
41
Tharaka Nithi
5
15
3
42
Trans Nzoia
7
21
3
43
Turkana
4
12
2
44
Uasin Gishu
10
30
3
45
Vihiga
15
45
3
46
Wajir
5
15
3
47
West Pokot
6
18
3
TOTAL
745
2235
196

TABLE 5: HEADS TEACHERS REGULAR – AS AT SEPTEMBER 2022

SN
COUNTY
NUMBER OF SCHOOLS
1
BARINGO
714
2
BOMET
673
3
BUNGOMA
749
4
BUSIA
368
5
ELGEYO MARAKWET
391
6
EMBU
380
7
GARISSA
209
8
HOMABY
867
9
ISIOLO
98
10
KAJIADO
11
KAKAMEGA
869
12
KERICHO
550
13
KIAMBU
434
14
KILIFI
528
15
KIRINYAGA
193
16
KISII
690
17
KISUMU
504
18
KITUI
1366
19
KWALE
409
20
LAIKIPIA
220
21
LAMU
109
22
MACHAKOS
850
23
MAKUENI
889
24
MANDERA
301
25
MARSABIT
179
26
MERU
664
27
MIGORI
628
28
MOMBASA
87
29
MURANG’A
499
30
NAIROBI
188
31
NAKURU
720
32
NANDI
729
33
NAROK
698
34
NYAMIRA
399
35
NYANDARUA
341
36
NYERI
374
37
SAMBURU
178
38
SIAYA
609
39
TAITA TAVETA
202
40
TANA RIVER
172
41
THARAKA NITHI
423
42
TRANS NZOIA
371
43
TURKANA
399
44
UASIN GISHU
481
45
VIHIGA
367
46
WAJIR
297
47
WEST POKOT
656
TOTAL
22,482

TABLE 6: HEAD TEACHERS SNE

S/N
COUNTY
SNE Primary Schools Public
1
Baringo
9
2
Bomet
8
3
Bungoma
22
4
Busia
68
5
Elgeyo Marakwet
10
6
Embu
4
7
Garissa
6
8
Homabay
8
9
Isiolo
11
10
Kajiado
18
11
Kakamega
25
12
Kericho
7
13
Kiambu
21
14
Kilifi
14
15
Kirinyaga
3
16
Kisii
10
17
Kisumu
104
18
Kitui
16
19
Kwale
7
20
Laikipia
62
21
Lamu
3
22
Machakos
6
23
Makueni
7
24
Mandera
9
25
Marsabit
3
26
Meru
76
27
Migori
8
28
Mombasa
7
29
Muranga
11
30
Nairobi
9
31
Nakuru
6
32
Nandi
29
33
Narok
12
34
Nyamira
4
35
Nyandarua
5
36
Nyeri
6
37
Samburu
4
38
Siaya
36
39
Taita Taveta
14
40
Tana River
5
41
Tharka Nithi
5
42
Trans Nzoia
7
43
Turkana
4
44
Uasin Gishu
10
45
Vihiga
15
46
Wajir
5
47
West Pokot
6
TOTAL
745

TABLE 7: TOTAL NUMBER OF TEACHERS TO BE TRAINED – REGULAR

SN
COUNTY
NUMBER OF SCHOOLS
TOTAL 3 TEACHERS PER COUNTY
AND ABOVE
RECRUITED IN JAN – FEB 2023
OTHERS TEACHING GRADE 7 AD CLASS 8
1
BARINGO
714
2142
137
710
1295
2
BOMET
673
2019
305
822
892
3
BUNGOMA
749
2247
729
1208
310
4
BUSIA
368
1104
335
663
107
5
ELGEYO MARAKWET
391
1173
116
490
567
6
EMBU
380
1140
199
494
447
7
GARISSA
209
627
4
190
433
8
HOMABAY
867
2601
568
975
1058
9
ISIOLO
98
294
11
119
164
10
KAJIADO
460
1380
58
553
769
11
KAKAMEGA
869
2607
994
1449
164
12
KERICHO
550
1650
267
742
13
KIAMBU
434
1302
171
846
285
14
KILIFI
528
1584
188
824
572
15
KIRINYAGA
193
579
89
342
148
16
KISII
690
2070
468
995
607
17
KISUMU
504
1512
400
792
320
18
KITUI
1366
4098
590
1475
2033
19
KWALE
409
1227
111
574
542
20
LAIKIPIA
220
660
53
353
254
21
LAMU
109
327
25
131
171
22
MACHAKOS
850
2550
495
1050
1005
23
MAKUENI
889
2667
544
1056
1067
24
MANDERA
301
903
5
268
630
25
MARSABIT
179
537
12
191
334
26
MERU
664
1992
615
1120
257
27
MIGORI
628
1884
402
851
631
28
MOMBASA
87
261
9
192
60
29
MURANG’A
499
1497
213
788
496
30
NAIROBI
188
564
18
599
53
31
NAKIJU
720
2160
389
1223
548
32
NANDI
729
2187
280
874
1033
33
NAROK
698
2094
161
912
1021
34
NYAMIRA
399
1197
234
553
410
35
NYANDARUA
341
1023
159
506
358
36
NYERI
374
1122
150
561
411
37
SAMBURU
178
534
21
175
338
38
SIAYA
609
1827
489
800
538
39
TAITA TAVETA
202
606
59
274
273
40
TANA RIVER
172
516
6
192
318
41
THARAKA NITHI
423
1269
184
516
569
42
TRANS NZOIA
371
1113
279
643
191
43
TURKANA
399
1197
21
332
844
44
UASIN GISHU
481
1443
232
698
513
45
VIHIGA
367
1101
322
563
216
46
WAJIR
297
891
3
238
650
47
WEST POKOT
656
1968
72
629
1267
TOTAL
22482
67446
11192
30,550
25,704

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