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JSS Teachers Added to KUPPET Membership as Push for Own Union Grows

39,550 JSS teachers who were confirmed to permanent and pensionable (PnP) terms in January 2025 are now members of Kenya Union of Post Primary...

KNEC Circular: Registration of Grade 9 for KJSEA 2025 by 28th March

KNEC Announces 2025 KJSEA and KPLEA Registration The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has opened the registration for Grade 9 students sitting for the 2025...

KUPPET Constitutional Amendments Face Backlash from Teachers

KUPPET faces Opposition from some members over constitutional changes. A group of teachers has lodged an appeal to the Registrar of Trade Unions citing...

Race to Succeed TSC CEO Nancy Macharia Gains Momentum as Retirement Nears

The hunt for a new Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has begun with incumbent Nancy Macharia set to exit in June...

Maseno School to Host 8th Annual English Teachers Conference on February 28, 2025

English teachers from all over will be converging at Maseno School for the institution’s 8th English Teachers Conference on 28th February 2025. The highly anticipated event seeks to improve the quality,...

Kenyan Schools Begin Half-Term Break as Co-Curricular Activities Heat Up

Kenyan nursery, primary and junior secondary schools are on break. While most secondary schools have already broken, between 23rd and 25th February, all public...

TSC Initiates Replacement of Over 1,645 Junior Secondary School Intern Teachers

TSC has started replacing over 1,645 Junior Secondary School (JSS) intern teachers who have transitioned to permanent and pensionable (PnP) positions in secondary schools....

Ngwelo Secondary School Parents Protest Against New Principal, Disrupting Learning

Webuye, Kenya – Learning at Ngwelo Secondary School came to a abrupt end today after parents protested against the newly appointed principal, Judith Nasimiyu....

University Education Crisis: Over 368,000 Students at Risk Due to Funding Deficit

Over 368,000 university students in Kenya risk missing out on education funding after government allocated only half of what was required in the Budget...

Unemployed Teachers Demand Fairness in TSC’s Local-Only Recruitment Policy

Unemployed teachers in Kenya have taken to social media to protest the Teachers Service Commission (TSC)’s replacement policy which they claim locks out non-local applicants despite their high scores in...

TSC Field Officers May Be Required to Pay Agency Fees Under New Union Proposal

Field officers of the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) who benefit from salary agreements negotiated by the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) and the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education...

Ibrahim Mumin Appointed Acting CEO of TSC as Nancy Macharia Prepares for Retirement

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has appointed Ibrahim Mumin, the current Director for Administrative Services, as the Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Secretary of the commission. Mumin takes over...

NEWS

TSC Advertises CEO Position as Dr. Nancy Macharia Prepares to Retire

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has advertised the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as Dr. Nancy Macharia prepares to retire on June 30,...

GENERAL

TSC’s Medical Insurance Woes Persist as Teachers Remain Stuck with Minet Cover

Over 400,000 teachers and their dependents are stuck with Minet Kenya medical insurance despite growing dissatisfaction with the service and stalled transition to a...

GUIDES

Kenya 2025 School Calendar: Opening, Closing, and Exam Dates for Term 2 and Term 3

Schools in Kenya have reopened for Term Two of the 2025 academic calendar after the April holiday which started on April 4, 2025. The...