With the new Curriculum of Education (CBC), TSC has announced to train 60,000 teachers between March and April 2023 to prepare for incoming junior secondary students.
The employer mentioned that 228,000 primary teachers have been trained on a merit-based curriculum. KICD has already prepared the syllabus for class I to X.
Concerns have been raised over the introduction of junior secondary, ie grade 7 and grade 8. The Cabinet Secretary for Education, George Magoha, has justified the issues raised.
He outlined a 10-month training program for teachers who would oversee the upcoming Grade 7. According to the Kenya Curriculum Development Institute, the curriculum designs for grades one to ten are complete.
In 2023, the CBC in junior secondary school will include grades 7,8 and 9.
Students who pass their examination in class six will proceed to junior secondary. These 2-6-3-3-3s will be groundbreakers in the CBC system.
However, a glimmer of hope has been lost for some primary teachers. It is stated by TSC that only teachers with average grade of C+ and above in KCSE exam will be posted in Junior Secondary School. C plain teachers will not be in a position to teach the specified grade.
This means that graduate P1 teachers with C (plain) in KCSE will be unable to teach in Junior Secondary.
This, TSC has explained, is to ensure quality standards in the education sector. Under CBC, students from schools will be allowed only for grades 1 to grade 4.
Upon reaching Grade 4 and Grade 5, transfer to the Deputy County Director will be mandatory.
Students will also have to carry the assessment number during transfers. This is because the tests will be conducted regularly by KNEC to track the progress of the learners.
This complete setup ensures smooth conduction and transition of competency based curriculum.
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Thanks for the update..ask tsc what is the fate of those teachers who have done bachelor of education degree in primary option and dont have p1 cert