TSC cites a shortage of funding, P1 teachers protest the delay in JSS deployments.
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Primary school teachers who applied for deployment to junior secondary schools (JSS) are now calling on Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to hasten the deployment process.
The teachers took to social media to protest the delay by the Commission in the exercise that seek to deploy 6,000 P1 teachers to JSS.
TSC activated the online application exercise on 13th January but to date, approximately three months later, the portal is still open and running with no end in sight.
The teachers want the Commission to end the application exercise and start document verification exercise to allow their promotion to junior secondary.
Deployment of primary school teachers to JSS is part of TSC promotion plan that seek to address job stagnation.
However the recent revelation by TSC CEO Dr. Nancy Macharia that they are unable to promote sufficient teachers annually for lack of funding raises eyebrows at a time when teachers have applied for deployment.
Speaking on Tuesday when she appeared before the National Assembly Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee (CIOC) chaired by Hon. Eric Karemba (Runyenjes), Macharia warned of a looming education crisis occasioned by inadequate budgetary allocation for the promotion and deployment of teachers across the country.
She was presenting a report on the Commission’s progress in fulfilling its constitutional mandate and the challenges hindering effective service deliver
Dr. Macharia noted that although the government currently allocates sh.1 billion annually for teacher promotions, the amount is insufficient to cater to the growing number of eligible teachers.
“Honourable Members, while we are grateful for the Kshs.1 billion allocated towards teacher promotions, the amount is only sufficient to promote 6,000 teachers out of a teaching force of over 500,000. This continues to demoralize deserving teachers and affect service delivery in our schools,” Dr. Macharia stated.
Macharia said TSC needs sh5 billion annually to promote teachers and effectively avoid stagnation
She was responding after the lawmakers raised concerns on teacher promotion challenges.
The Commission has been receiving a budget of sh 1 billion each year for promoting teachers which Macharia termed as a drop in the ocean.
“With only one billion shillings, we can promote just 6,000 teachers. We need five billion annually to fully address stagnation,” said Macharia.
The Commission has been urged TSC to drop its hard stance on academic requirements for deploying P1 teachers to JSS for the sake of learners.
Instead Knut told TSC to retool the PTE teachers and allow them teach the Grade 7, 8 and 9 learners.
Initially TSC had planned to deploy primary school teachers holding any education related diploma and degree certificate to JSS but later retracted this move.
In the deployment exercise TSC wants practicing P1 teachers to have degree in secondary option with at least C+ in KCSE and at least C+ in two teaching subjects.
TSC CEO Dr. Nancy Macharia revealed the Commission requires a total of 72,422 teachers to address the teacher shortage in JSS.
Current teacher shortage in junior and senior secondary which starts next year stands at 98,261.
Macharia said the Commission requires a total of 149,350 teachers to handle Grade 7, 8 and 9.
She said currently TSC has employed 76,928 teachers in junior secondary representing 51.5% of the requirement.
These are 39,550 junior secondary school teachers who were first recruited on internship terms but have since been confirmed.
8,378 P1 teachers who were deployed to JSS in 2023 and 2024 and 9,000 JSS teachers recruited on permanent and pensionable terms.
The government also allocated sh 4.8 billion which TSC used to recruit 20,000 JSS teachers on internship terms.
Macharia said TSC has so far retooled a total of 229,292 teachers on Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) and Competency Based Assessment (CBA) since April 2019.
She said a total of 60,642 JSS teachers have been retooled from May 2023 to November 2024.
TSC plans to employ additional 18,000 JSS intern teachers in December to address the staffing gap.
The Commission is under pressure to address a looming teacher crisis in JSS as currently the teacher to class ratio is 1:1;
The Commission has been deploying P1 teachers since 2019 as a form of promotion after numerous complaints of stagnation from primary school teachers who upgraded their academic certificates.
In 2019, 2020 and 2021 a total of 1,000 P1 teachers were deployed each year to secondary schools while in 2022 to 2024 around 8,378 teachers were deployed to serve the first cohorts of the CBC in JSS.
After closing application exercise the Commission will start documents verification for shortlisted applicants.
This will be done by the TSC Sub-County Director who will then issue the teacher with a appointment (deployment) letter.
The Sub-County Director are under instruction to sign two deployment letters for each teacher.
One letter shall be issued to the teacher while the second original letter shall be submitted together with other deployment documents for filing at the headquarters.
The deployment will consider proximity to the current station. The teachers will be deployed to their current stations or those that are close to their current stations.
Other factors that shall be considered during the deployment will be subject combination, gender and SNE qualification where teachers with SNE qualification shall be posted to Special JSS.
Candidates are expected to present the following documents during verification exercise:
i) Original and copy of the degree/diploma certificate;
ii) Original and copies of the academic transcripts;
iii) Original and copy of SNE qualification (where applicable);
iv) Original and copy of the KCSE certificate (or its equivalent);
v) A copy of the current payslip;
vi) A declaration by the Head of Institution that the teacher is currently serving in the school and is neither serving an interdiction nor undergoing a disciplinary process.
Primary School teachers wishing to be deployed to JSS must be qualified to teach in secondary schools. The teacher MUST meet the following requirements:
i) Have an active registration as a teacher with the Teachers Service Commission.
ii) Is employed as a primary school teacher with the Teachers Service Commission.
iii) Should not be currently serving an interdiction or undergoing a disciplinary process.
iv) Have a minimum of a Diploma in Education with a minimum of C+ at KCSE (or it’s equivalent) with C+ in two teaching subjects currently being offered in the school curriculum (either under 8-4-4 or CBC) or two (2) principles and one (1) subsidiary pass at “A” Level.
At least 8 units in each of the two teaching subjects.
Those with a minimum of C (plain) at KCSE (or its equivalent) and have undertaken a Diploma in Education together with a Bachelor Degree in Education qualify.
v) The degree certificate must be Bachelor of Education. Bachelor of Education (Primary Option) holders are not eligible.
TSC cites a shortage of funding, P1 teachers protest the delay in JSS deployments.
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