Meeting between officials from the Teachers Union and the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) appears to have been fruitful, since the commission is planning to deploy 6,000 P1 teachers to teach in junior secondary schools beginning in January 2023.
The above comes after TSC officials met with Teachers Union officials to discuss the matter. The commission is now in negotiations with the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), represented by the union’s secretary-general, Colins Oyuu.
As per to TSC, the implementation of the Junior Secondary School is imminent, necessitating the deployment of primary school teachers to the junior secondary school.
TSC CEO , Dr. Nancy Macharia has stated that primary school teachers will need to be deployed in junior secondary schools because of the implementation of a Competency-based curriculum.
Dr. Macharia also mentioned that early next year, at least 6,000 primary school teachers will be sent out to complete the 100% transition of students. Another group will be sent to primary schools after CBC is completely established sometime next June.
Teachers with TSC certification are expected to have the qualifications necessary for placement in secondary schools. The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has been lobbying the Kenya Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to enable teachers in primary schools who have a degree in secondary option but a C plain in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) to teach in junior secondary.
Macharia claims that the commission suspended automatic promotions on January 9, 2014, since it was financially unfeasible due to the growing number of teachers holding graduate degrees.
Members of Parliament (MPs) requested that TSC promote and deploy educators who had received diplomas, postgraduate diplomas, and degrees from a variety of approved learning institutions but whose students had achieved a mean KCSE grade of C (plain) or lower.
After July, the commission’s new strategy would only consider PTE teachers who earned C+(plus) on the KCSE for promotion.
To apply, interested individuals should go to the Teachers Service Commission’s online portal (TSC Online), www.teachersonline.tsc.go.ke.
Requirements:
~Be a Kenyan Citizen
~Possess a P1 certificate.
~Hold a Bachelor’s in Education with certification in at least two subject areas
~Have at least a C plus average in KCSE is required.
~Must be serving under TSC
