TSC Retooling of teachers handling Grade 7 (Junior Secondary)

RETOOLING OF TEACHERS HANDLING GRADE SEVEN IN COMPETENCY BASED CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT

Teachers Service Commission has planned the retooling of teachers who will handle grade 7 Junior secondary) in Competency Based Curriculum (CBC)_and Competency Based Assessment (CBA) with effect from 13th to 19th March, 2023 face to face in the Teacher Training Colleges and select venues in the County. The retooling will involve the Trainers of Trainers ·and Master Trainers who will offer professional support and training.

The dates for the face to face smart cascade model of training are as follow:

The Mode of training

The model of retooling will be smart cascade done face to face using a multi-agency approach. The teacher capacity development will be conducted as follows: –

1. Head Teachers will be retooled for 3 days face to face
2. Teachers will be retooled for 6 days face to face
3. The TOTs will retool teachers for 6 days
4. The Master trainers will offer professional support during the retooling of
5. The exercise will be: –

1. Non-residentialfor non ASAL and teachers will be provided with transport refund
2. Residentialfor ASAL and teachers will be provided with accommodation allowance
3. Residential for SNE teachers in both ASAL and non ASAL and they will beprovided with accommodation allowance
4. Residentialfor TOTs, for regular and SNE and they will be provided with accommodation allowance

v1. The venues will be Teacher Training Colleges and or selected venues in each county.

Target Participants

Every primary school will identify 3 teachers and the head teacher for retooling as follows:

• Headteachers for both regular and SNE
• Teachers with Bachelor’s Degree orDiploma in Education with at least C+ (Plus) mean grade or its equivalent and two teaching subjects.
• Teacherscurrently recruited for junior

The target teachers will be clustered in the following subject areas;

1. English,Literature, foreign and indigenous languages
2. Kiswahiliand Kenya sign language
3. Puresciences -Integrated science – Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Health
4. Mathematics
5. Humanities- Social Studies (Citizenship, Geography, History) Religious Studies, (CRE,

IRE, Hindu, HRE and PPI) and live skills

1. Technical subjects- Pre vocational and pre career – Business Studies, Sports and Physical Education, Home Science. Art and design.

The purpose of this MEMO is to kindly request you to:

1. InvitetheTOTs recently retooled for teacher retooling.
2. Invitethe head teachers for both regular and SNE (as per data provided)

• Invitethe 3 teachers regular for retooling (as per data provided).

1. Inviteteachers from Special schools, Units, and the Integrated  (as per data provided)
2. Invite teachers from private schools and inform them to cater for expenses on transport andmeals and accommodation.
3. Identifyand prepare appropriate training venues – (TTCs and or appropriate venues)
4. MUGWUKUNTHAMBURI

DIRECTOR {QUAtlTIA $_UR,ANCE & STANDARDS)

Table 2: Number of target participants with C+ and above – (Regular)

Table 3: Number of target participants recruited (Regular)

Table 4:  Number of target participants (SNE)

TABLE 5: HEADS TEACHERS REGULAR – AS AT SEPTEMBER 2022

TABLE 6: HEAD TEACHERS SNE

TABLE 7: TOTAL NUMBER OF TEACHERS TO BE TRAINED- REGULAR