TSC announces special allowance for teachers managing Junior secondary school
TSC announces special allowance for the primary headteachers managing Junior secondary school
TSC announces special allowance for the primary headteachers managing Junior secondary school.
According to the Teacher Service Commission (TSC), primary school head teachers will begin receiving a special stipend/allowance in January 2023.
According to TSC, the school head teachers will have an additional administrative job that calls for an additional task, the Commission hopes to entice the school heads with promotions and higher salary for the Grade 7 assignment.
The heads of the primary schools will be in charge of the junior secondary school division, which will be located within their current institutions.
According to TSC, students in Grade 7 who will continue attending elementary schools in January will continue to report to their school’s principal.
When testifying before the Parliament’s Education Committee, TSC Chairperson Jamleck Muturi and TSC Head of Legal Affairs Cavin Anyuor stated that the junior secondary school would continue to be run under the primary school system.
“As it stands now the administrator will still remain the head teacher of that primary until junior secondary takes off,” he said.
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Meanwhile, the head teachers during the 18th Kenya Primary School Heads Association (Kepsha) meeting in Mombasa demanded increased capitation for schools.
According to Johnson Nzioka, the head of Kepsha, it costs roughly Sh3 million per year to operate a primary school with 400 students.
He stated at the Sheikh Zayed Children’s Welfare Centre in Mombasa during the 18th Kepsha annual conference that their requests are aimed at improving the learning environment for all children, especially those who have special needs.
“The last review on capitation was done in 2010 when it was capped at Sh1,400 per child. This figure falls far below the requirements to effectively run a primary school. In our proposal, we have taken into account inflation rates, cost of living, and depreciation.” Said Nzioka.
They urged the government to promote head teachers in Grade D1, saying the progression of the tutors at that level has stagnated for a long.
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