Fate hangs in the balance for thousands of primary school teachers who scored mean grade of C (plain) in KCSE and are looking forward to be upgraded. In a U-turn, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is now giving less consideration to P1 teachers with KCSE mean grade C (plain) who submitted their details to the…

𝐄𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐀𝐋 𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐃 𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐂 𝐄𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐂𝐓 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 A legislative proposal seeking to amend the Basic Education Act, 2013 is undergoing pre-publication scrutiny by the National Assembly Committee on Education. The proposed Basic Education (Amendment) Bill, 2025, sponsored by Hon. John Waluke, seeks to enhance transparency by requiring…

Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) Julius Ogamba got bad news for 20,000 intern teachers currently serving in junior schools. The teachers who were recruited in November and posted to schools in January 2025 are hopeful for a confirmation to permanent and pensionable (pnp) terms come January 2026. TSC gave the teachers one year internship contract running…

A total of 16,000 junior school intern teachers will be employed in 2026 to support the Competency Based Education (CBE). The recruitment will happen after the July 2026 national budget. Making the revelation, Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) Julius Ogamba said this will go a long way to address the staffing crisis in Grades 7, 8…

The junior secondary school (JSS) teachers have continued with nationwide demonstrations demanding junior school independence. The teachers say junior schools are not an extension of primary schools and should be allowed autonomy this is despite the institutions being hosted inside primary schools. They want their schools separated from primary schools for better management and resources.…

The Kenya National Examination Council (Knec) has blocked Board of Management (BOM) and private school teachers from 2025 exam and assessment invigilation. Knec says the teachers will not be used despite being registered by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). Instead Knec has ordered only teachers employed by TSC to invigilate and supervise this years exams.…

ROLES OF TSC SUB COUNTY DIRECTORS ❖ Identify, Vet and deploy invigilators to centers before the start of the examinations and assessments; ❖ Confirm that all invigilators deployed to administer and manage the assessment are registered and employed by the Teachers Service Commission; ❖ Maintain discipline of Centre Managers, supervisors and invigilators deployed to administer…

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION STATE DEPARTMENT FOR BASIC EDUCATION All County Directors of Education The Ministry of Education has released FDSE funds for third term of 2025 and the first quarter of the financial year 2025/2026. The allocation per student is (Kenya Shillings three thousand ninety four and ninety two cents only) Kshs. 3,094.92. Enrolment used…

The Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) has outlined how the Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) will be scored and graded. The Grade 9 learners will be transitioning to Grade 10 in January 2026. The pioneer CBC cohorts already completed selection of senior schools, Grade 10 subject combinations, tracks and pathways. The KJSEA will start…

The Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) has released 2025 term three School Based Assessments (SBA) for primary and junior schools. In a circular Knec had said it would make available the SBA written tests on 29th September for schools to access and start to administer to learners. The Council asked schools to download, administer, score…