Teachers News in Kenya

A total of 100,000 Grade B5 primary school teachers, previously P1, will from July 2020 get a pay rise in a 7 billion deal announced by TSC. The Teachers Service Commission CEO Dr. Nancy Macharia told the national assembly yesterday that Grade B5 teachers will automatically get promotions to Grade C1. In the lucky bunch are also about 5,000 diploma teachers in secondary schools. Appearing before the National Assembly Educations committee to present this year’s budget policy statement, Dr. Macharia said that Sh7 billion is ready for annual salary increments and promotions. The statement will be a message of joy… Read More »

Below is an overview what TPD is all about and getting to understand how it works. From Training Modules, Fee Payment to benefits. What is TPD? TPD stands for Teacher Professional Development.  It is a mandatory teacher training programme introduced by the ministry of education in-conjunction with Teachers Service Commission (TSC). Aim of TPD The aim of TPD To develop and implement a Performance Management Framework for teachers at the school level. Training needs and professional development gaps for teachers shall be identified from TPAD, through the individual teachers and their supervisors TPD Training Teachers will take part in a… Read More »

Allow me wade in the debate pitting TSC Kenya on one side and Teachers Kenya about TPD Training programme. There are lots of grey areas in the decision of TSC to run Teacher Professional Development by charging teachers to train them on pedagogy. A quick look at Article 237(2) of the Constitution, the Commission is mandated to perform the following functions: Register trained teachers, Review the standards of education and training of persons entering the teaching service and Review the demand for and supply of teachers. Nowhere in this mandate is the Commission explicitly mandated to train teachers. Why TSC… Read More »

Teachers will be required to dig deep into their pockets to pay Ksh. 6,000 annually for teacher professional development (tpd) training programme that is set to start in April. This is after the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) signed a deal with four higher learning institutions to provide the training modules. A total of 472,000 teachers from both the TSC and the private sector will have to undergo the development training six times in their teaching career. Another group of 300,000 teachers who are just registered but not employed is yet to know their fate in this training exercise. Kenya National… Read More »

Below is a circular from TSC on teachers online wealth declaration of income and liabilities in Kenya in 2019 and a guide on how declare your wealth if you are a Kenyan teacher. Teachers Online Declaration of Wealth All teachers in Kenya are required to fill an online wealth declaration form by 31st December 2019 (end of every year). This is according to the Public officer Ethic Act. How to Declare Wealth TSC in 2017 introduced an online Declaration Portal. This is the portal to be used for the 2017-2019 declarations. Declarations can be made online  using the procedure provided… Read More »

Tough times lie ahead for the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) as Teachers Service Commission (TSC) issues a termination notice to the union to end their relation. TSC vs KNUT Wars TSC and KNUT have been at war for a while but it appears the battle has intensified. The latest move by TSC being de-registration of KNUT Secretary General Wilson Sossion as a teacher to weaken his powers and the termination of its relation with KNUT as seen in part of the notice attached below. KNUT has termed the notice illegal and promised to move court to challenge TSC’s… Read More »

A section of anti Wilson Sossion KNUT members today stormed the union headquarters demanding for the resignation of their SG Sossion ahead of parliamentary hearings on TSC vs KNUT rows today . KNUT Headquarter Chaos today Today, Thursday 29th August 2019, at about 9:00 AM,  KNUT headquarters at  Mfangano Street turned chaotic for about 30 minutes after a handful of KNUT National Executive Committee members  stormed the office demanding the resignation of their Secretary General Wilson Sossion. While speaking to the media one of them said “KNUT is an organization for registered teachers, Sossion is a deregistered teacher. We do… Read More »

Teachers Service Commission (TSC) and KNUT were in court on 27th August 2019 over the CBA implementation and contempt of court case. Below is an update from the Kenya National of Teachers Union over what transpired Source: Image and content below was first shared by KNUT TSV vs KNUT Court case over CBA implementation (27th August) CASE begun at exactly 12 noon. Two matters concerning TSC vs KNUT were to be heard. A case for contempt of court and another where Justice Maureen Onyango had ordered that TSC pays union dues and stops validation. The court heard that the commission… Read More »

Elimika is part of Kenya Education Cloud. It was created by KICD to offer training and online  courses  like Competence based Curriculum (CBC),  ICT Integration in education, PTO among others. Below is a guide on how to access and enroll. What is Elimika? Elimika is an online based training portal for teachers and education stakeholders. It is managed by Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) under the Kenya education Cloud. Requirements of Registering for a course at Elimika portal In order to start training at Elimika you must have; TSC number National ID or passport You must be a teacher… Read More »