TSC stripped Powers to Discipline Teachers in New Proposal
According to the findings of the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms, there are now 223,296 teachers working in public primary schools, but there is room for up to 267,792 more. The shortage of teachers is shown to be 44,496. Additionally, it is shown that there are roughly 9,246 secondary schools in the country and 123,985 instructors overall, despite the fact that they need 182,566. The institutions are left with a 58,581 teacher shortage as a result.
TSC calculates that 111,870 teachers are required. This led the commission to request an additional Sh78 billion over the ensuing five years in order to hire more teachers. Overall, it’s critical to keep in mind that a rise in the number of kids enrolled in basic education—100% transition police—is to blame for the shortage of teachers.
According to Article 237(1) of the Constitution, the TSC is in charge of hiring, retaining, and registering registered teachers. The Commission appoints teachers to public schools, makes promotions, transfers, and terminates their employment, in addition to other tasks and responsibilities outlined in the Constitution.
TSC is the present employer and regulator. After Kenya Professional Teaching Standards is constituted as a regulating body, the Commission will no longer have this authority under the proposed amendments.
The Commission is in charge of monitoring the effectiveness of its operations, programmes, and other activities involving teachers. This role will now be filled by the Directorate of Quality Assurance and Standards of the Ministry of Education. School administrators will now report to the Ministry of Education under the proposed modifications, despite the fact that they now do so to TSC.
TSC stripped Powers to Discipline Teachers in New Proposal
The CBC instructors’ retraining is handled by TSC. This work has been delegated to the Ministry of Education. The Commission manages transfers and deployments, however in accordance with the recommendations made by the Presidential Working Party, TSC will need to notify the ministry prior to conducting any transfers or deployments.
A health insurance policy offered by the Commission covers teachers and secretariat staff members. The ministry will now be involved in the procurement process, assuming the plans are carried out.
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TSC handles all appeals and disciplinary issues involving teachers. The plans call for the creation of an Education Appeal Tribunal to handle disciplinary matters. Since the Commission alone is in charge of teacher promotions, the Ministry will now be consulted before any decisions are made.
Teacher professional development has been one of TSC’s duties. The Commission will turn over this responsibility to the Ministry.
However, the Commission must work closely with line-government ministries and agencies to realise its aim, vision, and core values.
Thousands of non-graduate primary school head teachers will lose their jobs if the proposals of the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms are implemented. According to the proposed regulations, elementary schools that host Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) must have head teachers who hold graduate degrees. Those heads of comprehensive schools who don’t fit the bill will be demoted.
The suggestions of the Presidential Working Party to demote non-graduate head teachers entirely disregard the conditions set forth in the Career Progression Guidelines (CPG). To oversee the professional development of instructors who work with TSC, CPG were established. CPG will offer direction on recruiting, keeping, developing, and.
These legal documents cannot be wished away by recommendations due to CPG’s replacement of the three Schemes of Service for the Teaching Service (2005) and their inclusion in the Code of Regulations for Teachers, which is safeguarded by the TSC Act (2012).
