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The phased reopening of Utumishi Girls Academy is set to start on Thursday after an eight-hour meeting involving parents, school administrators, and education officials to address safety concerns following a fatal dormitory fire that killed 16 students. The meeting, held at the school in Nakuru County, focused on both immediate …

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is preparing to roll out a new licensing framework that will require teachers to renew their practising licences every five years, in what is expected to be one of the biggest reforms in Kenya’s education sector. Under the proposed policy, teachers will have to complete …

KUPPET Secretary General Akello Misori has urged parents to take more responsibility for their children’s academic performance instead of resorting to protests and school lockouts when results fall short. Speaking on a local TV station, Misori criticized the growing trend of parents demonstrating over poor exam results, emphasizing that guardians …

As schools prepare to reopen in less than a week, uncertainty has emerged over the fees payable by day secondary school students, following mixed messages from the Ministry of Education and a senior lawmaker. Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro has pointed to government guidelines on the implementation of senior school education …

Members of Parliament have voiced concern over the current teachers’ recruitment process, criticizing it for leaving behind older graduates who remain jobless even as they near retirement. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel The National Assembly’s Education Committee called the system unfair, noting that it continues to favor recent …

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has opened its online application portal for qualified primary school teachers interested in being deployed to junior secondary schools (JSS). Applications should be submitted through the TSC portal at https://tsconline.tsc.go.ke/tsc-teacher/login. TSC has specified that only teachers who are permanently employed in public primary schools and …

The Employment and Labour Relations Court in Nairobi has halted the secondary school teachers’ strike initiated by the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) until further notice on September 5. The court issued the injunction on Tuesday following an urgent request from the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) filed on …

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has rolled out allowances for educators in special schools to help attract and keep them in these institutions. Nancy Macharia, CEO of TSC, disclosed this development while speaking to the Cohesion and Equal Opportunities Committee. She also informed the Committee that there is a shortfall …

Intern teachers at Junior Secondary Schools, who have been engaged in protests seeking permanent employment, have reportedly begun to receive termination notices from their employer, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). The alleged letters, dated June 6, seen by The Star, cite professional misconduct as the reason for termination. According to …

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has discontinued the Primary Teachers Certificate Training Course, commonly referred to as P1, as part of its ongoing review of the legislation governing the teaching profession in Kenya. This decision has sparked varied reactions from stakeholders within the sector. Among the proposed legislative changes is …