Junior School teachers Stories

Unions push for stand-alone junior schools, teachers cite stalled career growth
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 19, 2025

They want junior schools to be recognised as a stand-alone tier, separate from both primary and senior schools.

TSC clears 1,436 primary school teachers for deployment to junior schools
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 17, 2025

In a circular, the commission explained that the deployment is meant to ensure that teachers with the right qualifications and experience teach Junior...

KNEC unveils teacher training hub for competency-based education assessment
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 04, 2025

The initiative comes just days before learners under the competency-based curriculum sit for the first-ever Kenya Junior School Education Assessment.

Majority of Junior Secondary School teachers come from four ethnic groups, report shows
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 14, 2025

The Kalenjin community had the highest number of recruits at 10,769, followed closely by Luhyas with 10,466, Kambas with 9,557 and Kikuyus with 8,799.

Kenya’s basic education institutions surge by 39pc in 2024 as junior schools drive expansion
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 07, 2025

Pre-primary school enrolment increased to 2.91 million pupils in 2024, up from 2.88 million in 2023. Enrolment for boys grew by 1.5 per cent, surpassi...

KNUT, KUPPET clash over control of junior school teachers
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 29, 2025

The union’s secretary-general, Collins Oyuu, maintained that the teachers should not be under KUPPET’s jurisdiction, as they are stationed in primary...

Over 5,000 Grade 9 students to undergo first pilot assessment under CBC from July 15
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 14, 2024

The exercise, involving 5,875 learners from 235 schools nationwide, aims to gauge students' readiness and the education system for the Kenya Junior Sc...

Three Maadili School pupils killed, 37 injured in Murangá accident
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Feb 25, 2024

One of the pupils died at the scene of the accident while two others perished as they were undergoing treatment at Murang'a Level 5 Hospital.

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