The Teachers Service Commission TSC has sent good news for primary school tutors.
Information from TSC reveals that as the Junior Secondary School is about to be implemented, there will be a need for more primary school teachers to be deployed to teach in the junior secondary classes.
Teacher service commission boss Dr. Nancy Macharia says that since a Competency-based curriculum is also going to be implemented also more secondary school teachers will be required thus need for primary school teachers need to be deployed in junior secondary.
The Commission has confirmed that the exercise of posting of teachers will not be discriminatory at all.
Dr. Macharia added that at least 6000 primary school teachers will be deployed early next year to complete the 100% transition in schools.
After fully implementing CBC around June next year, there will be another group that will be deployed to junior secondary.
The commission has however clarified that it will give first priority to those primary school teachers who have scored grade C+ in the K.C.S.E certificate.
At the same time, most Preference will be given to teachers
with C+ grades in two teaching subjects that will be required.