According to Teacher Service Commission, more than ten thousand (10,833) qualified primary school teachers have requested to be deployed to junior secondary schools.
The commission has asked the sub-county, county and regional directors who have accessed the teacher lists, to use the procedures outlined below to send competent teachers to JSS.
Qualifications For Deployment
Teachers applying for deployment must meet the following conditions :
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.
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.
vi) Must have expressed interest to be deployed to Junior Secondary School and their name is in the list shared from the Headquarters.
Vetting Process For P1 Teachers to be Deployed
The county directors will provide sub-county directors with list of all shortlisted candidates.
The sub-county directors will invite them for scheduled Vetting. P1 Teachers Must Provide the following documents in the vetting Panel for verification:
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 action.
Deployment Letters to respective junior secondary schools will be signed by sub-county directors.
Factors to consider during deployment
i) Proximity to the current station.
ii) Sub-County Directors should not deploy teachers of similar subject combinations with those already posted to JSS.
iii) Gender of the teacher balancing when posting 2 or more teachers to same school.
iv) Teachers with SNE qualification will be posted to Special JSS.
The Sub-County Director shall 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.
