• Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us
Thursday, December 7, 2023
  • Login
News Poa
  • Home
  • Education
  • Politics
  • Business
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Education
  • Politics
  • Business
No Result
View All Result
News Poa
No Result
View All Result

Home » Education » TSC: Training of Grade 7 Teachers Dates

TSC: Training of Grade 7 Teachers Dates

TSC: Training of Grade 7 Teachers Dates

News Poa Team by News Poa Team
February 14, 2023
in Education
0
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is about to begin training newly hired junior secondary school teachers.

TSC stated that teacher training would begin in January and continue until April of this year.

TSC CEO Nancy Macharia, on the other hand, stated that the teachers who have previously taught on the junior secondary school curriculum will be used to retool the newly hired teachers.

“We target to train 90,000 teachers between January and April,” Macharia said.

Related articles

Mwangaza's promise to Meru Netizens.

CS Machogu: Teachers Brutalizing Pupils Will Be Fired and Prosecuted

May 6, 2023
KCSE Mathematics grade to appear core in almost all University Courses 2023 – 2024

KCSE Mathematics grade to appear core in almost all University Courses 2023 – 2024

April 25, 2023
KNUT secretary asks TSC to consider reversing delocalization

KNUT secretary asks TSC to consider reversing delocalization

April 12, 2023
ECDE Teachers Protest After Pay Deduction

ECDE Teachers Protest After Pay Deduction

April 7, 2023

TSC’s Director of Human Resource Management and Development, Julius Olayo, previously stated that retooling teachers is necessary to guarantee they meet expected standards in order to properly perform their duty.

TSC has trained 229,000 primary school teachers and 60,000 secondary school teachers on the competency-based curriculum, according to Olayo.

“In addition, all field officers and curriculum support officers have been trained on CBC to comprehend the curriculum and provide instructional assistance during curriculum implementation,” Olayo stated.

This came as the Commission announced that all 30,550 newly hired teachers had reported to their respective junior secondary schools for the first term.

In December 2022 mass recruitment advertisement, the Commission announced 9,000 teaching positions for junior secondary students on permanent and pensionable terms, as well as 21,550 internship positions.

As thousands of students transitioned from primary to junior secondary school over the last two weeks, public schools experienced a severe teacher shortage.

TSC CEO Nancy Macharia admitted that there was a shortage of teachers in junior secondary but was quick to add that the government was looking into the issue.

The Commission targets to train teachers on Languages, Pure Sciences, Applied Sciences, Mathematics, Humanities and Technical subjects.

The training of Grade 7 teachers will involve these subjects and areas offered in junior secondary school section.

Junior secondary comprises of Grade 7, 8 and 9. Below are compulsory and optional subjects offered in junior secondary.

COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

1. English

2. Kiswahili or Kenyan Sign Language for learners who are deaf

3. Mathematics

4. Integrated Science

5. Health Education

6. Pre-Technical and Pre-Career Education

7. Social Studies

8. Religious Education – learners choose one of the following:

a) Christian Religious Education

b) Islamic Religious Education

c) Hindu Religious Education

9. Business Studies

10. Agriculture

11. Life Skills Education

12. Sports and Physical Education

OPTIONAL SUBJECTS (Minimum 1, Maximum 2)

1. Visual Arts

2. Performing Arts

3. Home Science

4. Computer Science

5. Foreign Languages:

6. German

7. French

8. Mandarin

9. Arabic

10. Indigenous Languages

11. Kenyan Sign Language

NB: ICT will be a delivery tool for all Subjects

SendShare100Tweet63

Related Posts

Mwangaza's promise to Meru Netizens.
Education

CS Machogu: Teachers Brutalizing Pupils Will Be Fired and Prosecuted

by News Poa Team
May 6, 2023
KCSE Mathematics grade to appear core in almost all University Courses 2023 – 2024
Education

KCSE Mathematics grade to appear core in almost all University Courses 2023 – 2024

by News Poa Team
April 25, 2023
KNUT secretary asks TSC to consider reversing delocalization
Education

KNUT secretary asks TSC to consider reversing delocalization

by News Poa Team
April 12, 2023
ECDE Teachers Protest After Pay Deduction
Education

ECDE Teachers Protest After Pay Deduction

by News Poa Team
April 7, 2023
Fire razes down another dormitory of a girls school in kisii
Education

Fire razes down another dormitory of a girls school in kisii

by News Poa Team
April 7, 2023

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Popular News

  • End of Boarding schools?, Parents should enrol their children in day schools

    Official dates for Nation wide school half term

    297 shares
    Share 119 Tweet 74
  • Needy students to benefit from Waylidia Foundation scholarship

    215 shares
    Share 86 Tweet 54
  • Man Who raped Goat Till Death Admits That the Goat enticed Him by Looking at Him 

    231 shares
    Share 92 Tweet 58

  • Home
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us

© 2022 News Poa - Crafted with love by Website Hosting Kenya.

  • Login
  • Home
  • Education
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Contact Us

© 2022 News Poa by Website Hosting Kenya.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.