Teachers put on notice as TSC, Ministry officials start school inspection.
Officials from the Ministry of Education and the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) have begun inspecting schools around the nation.
The team’s goal is to assess the quality of instruction and facilities in schools. It is made up of personnel from the Ministry of instruction County and Sub County Directors, Curriculum Support personnel, and TSC County and Sub County Directors.
Although the Grade 9 class readiness is a major emphasis of the checklist, the team will also examine the quality of teaching and learning resources, school staffing, teacher preparedness, and sanitation.
Teachers have already been given notice by the school heads of institutions (HOI) to get ready and provide the necessary professional documentation before the inspection.
Teachers must create and maintain up-to-date professional documentation such as lesson plans, progress records, class attendance registers, schemes of work, and records of work covered.
To keep an eye on teachers’ work in accordance with the teacher appraisal system, school heads and deputies must have lesson observation forms and a class attendance register.
In accordance with TSC requirements, school HOIs must fill out a Performance Contract form and submit it to the TSC Sub County Directors.
Two weeks before to the half-term break, the inspection takes place. On February 25, schools will take a half-term break, returning on March 2, 2025.
Knec had asked schools to register Grade 3, 6 and 9 learners in readiness for their national assessments.
The education officials will be checking on registration progress. Grade 3 learners are being registered for their first national assessment called KEYA (Kenya Early Year Assessment).
Grade 6 learners are being registered for their final assessment in primary school, KPSEA, before transitioning to junior secondary in January next year.
Grade 9 learners are being registered for their final assessment in junior school, KJSEA, before transitioning to senior secondary in January 2026.
KPSEA will start on 27th to 30th October 2025. KJSEA will start on 27th October to 6th November 2025.
In junior secondary the pioneer Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) cohorts will sit for their final assessment before joining senior secondary next year.
KJSEA will account for 60% of the total score while the School Based Assessment (SBA) done in Grades 7 and 8 will account for 40% for their placement in senior secondary.
Placement in senior schools will be based on pathways. Come 2026, the first CBC Cohorts will transition to senior school for a three-year study period that will cover Grade 10, 11 and 12.
At this stage, there will be three core learning areas that will determine learners’ career paths.
These are Arts and Sports Science, Social Sciences, and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
The first core learning area has two tracks – Arts and Sports Science.
Under Arts, leaners will study Music and Dance, Theatre and Film and Fine Arts.
Under Sports Science, there is Sports and Recreation and Physical Education.
The first core learning area will accommodate only 15 per cent of all the learners nationwide.
The second core learning area (Social Science) will accommodate 25 per cent of all learners.
It has two tracks – Languages and Literature and Humanities & Business Studies.
Subjects under Languages and Literature are Literature in English, Indigenous Languages, Kiswahili/Kenya Sign Language, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Arabic, French, Germany and Mandarin/Chinese.
Humanities and Business Studies include Christian Religious Education; Islamic Religious Education; Hindu Religious Education; History and Citizenship; Geography and Business studies.
The third core learning area (STEM) will accommodate 60 per cent of all learners and has three tracks -Pure Science, Applied Science and Technical studies.
Under Pure Science, learners will study Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and general Science.
Applied Science has Agriculture, Computer Science and Home Science.
Technical Studies has Aviation; Building and Construction, Electricity, Metal Work; Power Mechanics and Wood Work.
The latest communication from the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development indicates that Media Technology and Marine and Fisheries Technologies will also be part of the technical areas of studies that will be developed later.
The breakdown is the latest following a review by a technical working group appointed by the President to address concerns raised by parents and other emerging issues.
Regarding the placement of learners to Senior schools upon completion of Junior school in Grade 9, the Ministry of education said students that will undertake STEM subjects will all be absorbed in the former national schools.
Extra County schools will offer Creative Arts and Sports while Humanities will be offered across all county and subcounty schools.
On school capitation the National Treasury has so far disbursed sh 33 billion. It first released sh14 billion then an additional sh 19 billion after a week to primary, junior and secondary schools.
The Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura assured head teachers and principals that the remaining sh15 billion for this term will be released in due course.
The Kenya Secondary School Heads Association (KESSHA) had warned of school closures over delays in disbursement.
Teachers put on notice as TSC, Ministry officials start school inspection.
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