TSC Release New Qualifications For Primary Teachers To Teach In Junior Secondary

By Getrude Mathayo / Published August 8, 2022 | 11:12 am

KEY POINTS

The junior secondary school will include Grades 7, 8, and 9. The pioneer pupils under the new 2-6-3-3-3 Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) system will transition to junior secondary school in 2023 after sitting the Grade 6 national examinations.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Under-enrolled schools and those in close proximity will be merged and either one of the institution’s infrastructures improved. Some schools will have a combination of both primary and junior secondary in the same compound.

With the introduction of the Competency-Based Curriculum, CBC has shifted most work to secondary schools. Consequently, it has led to a drastic drop in workload in primary schools.

After taking the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education Examinations (KCPE), the present Class Six students enrolled in the 8-4-4 system will also be enrolled in Form One in 2023 when Grade 6 will transition to Grade 7.

Since then, a number of primary schools have been chosen by the Ministry of Education for transformation into junior secondary schools. Those with better infrastructure will be upgraded to host Junior Secondary School (JSS) wing.

To cater to this insufficiency, the ministry of education together with the Teachers Service Commission has opted to deploy qualified primary teachers to junior secondary. Senior Secondary will be handled entirely by the current secondary school teachers.

Primary school teachers with the following qualifications will qualify to teach junior secondary

Diploma and Degree in Special Needs Education
Diploma and Degree in Early Childhood Development Education
Diploma in Education (Primary option)
Diploma in Education, Secondary option
Degree in Education (Secondary option) but lacking C+ at KCSE or C+ in teaching subjects

According to a report, titled Status Report on Teacher Preparedness for Competence Based Curriculum Implementation which was presented before the Parliamentary Committee on Education, TSC indicated that it will deploy P1 teachers to junior secondary with the following qualifications