The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has recalled all field officers and teachers on leave from October to help with the preparation and administration of the Kenya Primary School Education. Assessment (KPSEA) and the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Schools Education (KCSE) examinations.
According to the Commission's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Nancy Macharia, all staff must report to their stations by October 16.
"I wish to commit that the TSC and all its staff and teachers will give the upcoming national examinations our full support to ensure that this is a massive success," she stated.
She observed that TSC has vetted a total of 223,223 teachers who will serve as supervisors and invigilators while 37,731 will perform the role of examiners.
She stated that all 71,760 centre managers will attend the sub-county briefing meetings that the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) will mount countrywide in the first week of October.
She further indicated that centre managers will ensure that the double collection of morning and afternoon session papers is done without compromise to any examination procedures.
"No supervisor or invigilator is retained in the centre they served during last year's national examinations to ensure annual rotation of staff," she said.
She pointed out that during the period of the examinations, only centre and deputy centre managers will be required to be in school.
"As a Commission, we wish to thank all teachers profusely for the excellent work they continued to do to ensure all candidates are fully prepared and are ready for the upcoming national examinations."
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In the meantime, the Ministry of Education has announced a new grading system for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations that is expected to increase the number of students pursuing Tertiary education.
According to Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu, "effective this year, only two mandatory subjects will be required for computing the mean grade."
He recalled that previously there were five mandatory subjects across three cluster groups - Mathematics, English, Kiswahili, two sciences and one humanity.
He stated that in the new grading system, the only two mandatory subjects will be Mathematics and one language, (English, Kiswahili or Kenyan Sign Language).
"In addition to the two mandatory subjects - the Kenya National Examinations Council will consider any other five best," he stated.
He further explained that the review of minimum entry requirements for preservice teacher education is underway for the Diploma in Primary Teacher Education (DPTE) and Diploma in Early Childhood Teacher Education (DECTE).
He stated that the teacher trainees will also now be admitted under a reviewed subject cluster requirements and grades.
