TSC Sends Officers to Assess Teachers in Schools
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has proposed a plan that includes visiting schools to evaluate teachers’ work performance.
To assess the caliber of teachers’ work, a team consisting of TSC Quality Assurance and Standard Officers (QASO), TSC County and Sub County officers will visit various schools.
According to a notification from several TSC County Directors, the exercise will begin right after the half-term break and last until it is through.
The Commission team will assess instructors’ readiness for work and students’ attendance, including whether teachers are creating lesson plans and schemes of work, recording student attendance, and creating teaching aids.
They will also assess how well Teacher Performance and Appraisal Development (TPAD) is going and any difficulties teachers are having.
The budget is what TSCTSC needs to complete its task. The Commission had requested Sh300 million in a report to a Parliament committee to fund field services in counties and subcounties.
Field services, according to TSCTSC CEO Nancy Macharia, are crucial to the execution of Teacher Performance Appraisal and Development.
Macharia stated in her report to the Education Committee that the services are crucial for Performance Contract oversight and implementation in accordance with section 11(c) of the TSC Act 2012.
They have a significant impact on the prompt resolution of ongoing disciplinary matters and the application of teaching standards. According to Macharia, the Commission needs Sh300 million to fund the programs and activities at the county and subcounty levels.
The TSC uses the TPAD system 2 as a tool to assess instructors’ performance in accordance with the benchmarks the organization has established.
The system’s primary objective is to increase teachers’ effectiveness, which would then raise students’ academic progress. It began to be formally operational in 2016.
Seven teaching standards—professional knowledge and application, time management, innovation and creativity in the classroom, learner protection, safety, discipline and teacher behavior, and promotion of co-curricular activities—are used by TPAD to evaluate the caliber and effectiveness of instructors.
TSC Sends Officers to Assess Teachers in Schools
