Good News to Unemployed Teachers & School Heads
In the current academic year, schools have been grappling with numerous challenges due to inadequate funds from the government. These challenges have led school administrators to consider increasing school fees for the next academic year in 2024 to help address the needs of their educational institutions.
However, before any potential school fees hike, the government has delivered some positive news for both teachers and students. The government has allocated one-third of a Sh 187.3 billion mini budget, which marks the first expenditure plan for the year 2023-24, to address the various shortfalls in the allocation for the education sector.
Good News to Unemployed Teachers & School Heads
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Furthermore, the education sector is set to receive an additional Sh 62.1 billion in proposed additional appropriations from the National Treasury. According to the budget from the National Treasury, secondary schools will receive an extra Sh 5.3 billion, and Sh 4.4 billion is allocated to cover the provision for shortfalls for junior secondary schools (JSS).
Additionally, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will benefit from an increased allocation of Sh 19.7 billion, intended to support resource management for teachers. This indicates that TSC is planning to recruit more teachers to address the teacher shortage in schools across the country, which has been exacerbated by the rollout of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). This move aims to provide employment opportunities for the many unemployed teachers seeking jobs.
