Teachers Service Commission is mandated to monitor and assign duties and respond to the teachers who serve the Kenyan child.
Under schools administration, the commission established three Secondary School Principals’ grades in the 2018 under Career Progression Guidelines under which, TSC has established the three promotional grades for Secondary Schools’ Principals which are:
1. Principal under T- Scale 13.
2. Senior Principal under T- Scale 14
3. Chief Principal under T- Scale 15 .
Below is a description of the above three grades as contained in the Career Progression Guidelines by TSC.
Principals are for administrators in secondary schools.
Principals are responsible for school accounting officer and the operational management of the whole institution.
They are further responsible for the implementation and ensuring of education plans, policies, programmes and curriculum activities of the institution.
TSC Promotion to thies grades is competitive and subject to availability of vacancies.
1.PRINCIPAL under T-SCALE 13 Requirements for appointment To This position:
For a teacher to qualify for this appointment he/she :
A. Must have served as Deputy Principal II/Senior Master I T-Scale 12 for a minimum period of 3years and above
B. Must be a Master’s degree holder in a relevant area.
C. Must have obtained a satisfactory rating in the performance appraisal process (TPAD)
D.Must have successfully undertaken the relevant TSC (TPD) modules.
E. Must have a valid Teaching Certificate/ teacher registration certificate.
F.Must have demonstrated an ability to supervise, mentor and provide professional support to other teachers and the employer.
G. Must meet the stipulated requirements of Chapter six (6) of the Constitution.
H. Must be able to meet any other requirement conidered necessary by the Commission.
2 .A SENIOR PRINCIPAL T-SCALE 14 REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT
To qualify for appointment to this grade,he/she
A.. Must have served as Principal/Deputy Principal I T-Scale 13 for a minimum period of three (3) years.
B. Must be a holder of Master’s Degree in a relevant area.
C. Must have a satisfactory rating in the performance appraisal and/or Performance Contracting process.
D. Must have demonstrated ability to supervise, mentor and provide professional support to other teachers.
E. Must have successfully undertaken the relevant (TPD) modules.
F. Must have a valid Teaching Certificate;
G . Must meet the requirements of Chapter six (6) of the Constitution.
H .Must meet any other requirements deemed necessary by the Commission.
3.A CHIEF PRINCIPAL T-SCALE 15
REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT
To qualify for appointment to this grade he/she:
A. Must have served as Senior Principal T-Scale 14 for a minimum period of three (3) years.
B.Must be a holder of Master’s Degree in a relevant area.
C. Must have satisfactory rating in the performance appraisal and performance contracting process.
D.must have demonstrated ability to supervise, mentor and provide professional support to other teachers.
E. Must have successfully undertaken the relevant TPD modules.
F.Must have a valid Teaching Certificate.
G. Must meet the requirements of Chapter six (6) of the Constitution.
H .Must meet any other requirements considered necessary by the Commission.
