TSC:116024 High School Teachers For Grade 9 To Undergo Training
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is set to train 116,024 secondary school teachers in preparation for the junior secondary school Grade 9 class.
At least 60,000 secondary school teachers underwent training in handling Grade 7 and 8 in April this year. The Commission also trained 120,000 primary school teachers in handling grade 6 learners in the month of December last year.
The training of teachers is organized by the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) and the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).
Junior Secondary School involves Grade Seven, Eight and Nine with the first class of the CBC now in Grade 6.
Grade 6 learners will join Grade 7 in January 2023 and currently, the selection exercise for Grade 7 Junior Secondary School is going on and will be completed by the 10th of September this year.
According to the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD), the curriculum design for the JSS classes are ready with the intake of Grade 7 learners looming.