2023/2024 TSC Deployment of Primary Teachers to Junior Secondary; Requirements, Duties and Salary Scales

Following the release of the maiden KPSEA results for grade six pupils, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will deploy primary teachers with diploma and degree qualifications to teach in junior secondary schools starting January 2023.

The target group for TSC 2023-2024 deployments to junior secondary schools is primary classroom teachers who recently upgraded their PTE certificates by undertaking the new Diploma in Primary Teacher Education, DPTE.

TSC Requirements for Deployment from Primary to Junior Secondary School 2023/2023

Primary school teachers with degree qualifications will also get deployed to teach in the newly established junior secondary schools.

The teachers’ service commission needs at least 60, 000 teachers to handle the over 1.2 million grade 7 learners whose KPSEA results were released on January 16, 2023.

TSC recruitment 2023 for Junior Secondary School

The Commission has also conducted recruitment for 30, 550 teachers who will be posted to teach in junior secondary schools.

21, 550 TSC recruitment vacancies in 2023 have also been reserved for teacher interns in junior secondary schools.

The newly recruited teachers will receive posting letters by January 23, 2023, before schools reopen.

TSC Deployment to Junior Secondary Processing Status 2023/2024

Appearing before parliament, Mr. Anyuor on behalf of the TSC boss Dr. Nancy Macharia confirmed that the process of deploying P1 teachers with diploma and degree certificates to teach in grade 7 had already kicked off.

“We are currently mapping those teachers shortly and we will get the exact numbers,” said Mr. Anyuor.

Based on the TSC database, a minimum of 17, 000 primary school teachers qualify to teach in junior secondary schools having upgraded to DPTE and degree.

Currently, KNUT is putting pressure on the Commission to reconsider its C+ minimum qualification and deploy P1 teachers with degrees and diplomas irrespective of the grade attained at the form four level.

If TSC bows to pressure, all P1 teachers with C plain KCSE mean and/or DPTE or degree qualifications will automatically get promoted to junior secondary schools.

The Teachers Service Commission has already allocated 1 teacher to handle one grade 7 class in every county. If every county has got 1000 classes, for instance, TSC has assigned 1000 teachers to handle the classes.

These numbers are based on the 2022/2023 TSC budgetary allocation by the treasury.

TSC chair Mr. Jamleck Kamau also noted that the Commission will retrain teachers in primary schools and then redistribute them to junior secondary schools.

The Teachers Service Commission will consequently train primary school teachers in Languages, Pure Sciences, Applied Sciences, Mathematics, Humanities, and Technical subjects.

The Subject clusters for Junior Secondary Schools encompass:

1. Languages-English, Kiswahili, Mandarin, Foreign languages, and Indigenous languages.
2. Pure Sciences-Integrated Science (Biology, Physics, Chemistry, and Health Education)
3. Applied Sciences-Home Science, Agriculture, and Computer Studies
4. Mathematics
5. Humanities-Social Studies( History, Geography and Citizenship) and Religious Studies ((CRE, IRE, HRE and PPI)
6. Technical Subjects and Creative Arts- pre-vocational and pre-career business studies, music, sports, and Physical education.

Salaries for Teachers Deployed to Junior Secondary Schools

The salaries for teachers deployed to junior secondary schools are equivalent to those of teachers posted in secondary schools.

Teachers with DPTE will enter grade C1 while those with degrees will enter job group C2.

These teachers will also get automatic promotions as pertains the career progression guidelines, and CPGs after completing three years.