The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has notified teachers that the ministry officials will soon begin school inspection. The team’s goal is to assess the quality of teaching offered and facilities in schools. It will include the Ministry of education County and Sub County Directors, Curriculum Support personnel, and TSC County and Sub County Directors.
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Although the Grade 9 class readiness is a major emphasis of the checklist, the team will also examine the quality of teaching and learning resources, school staffing, teacher preparedness, and sanitation.
TSC Ministry officials to visit schools for inspection
Teachers have already been given notice by the school heads of institutions (HOI) to get ready and provide the necessary professional documentation before the inspection.
Teachers must create and maintain up-to-date professional documentation such as lesson plans, progress records, class attendance registers, schemes of work, and records of work covered.
To keep an eye on teachers’ work in accordance with the teacher appraisal system, school heads and deputies must have lesson observation forms and a class attendance register.
In accordance with TSC requirements, school HOIs must fill out a Performance Contract form and submit it to the TSC Sub County Directors.
The commission has also revealed that the inspection will take place two weeks before the half-term break. On February 25, schools will take a half-term break, returning on March 2, 2025.
Preparation for Knec, KEYA, KPSEA, and KJSEA
In order to prepare for their national tests, Knec has requested that schools register students in Grades 3, 6, and 9.
The progress of registration will be monitored by the education officials. Students in grade three are registering for the Kenya Early Year Assessment, or KEYA, which is their first national exam.
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Students in grade 6 are registering for KPSEA, their primary school final exam, prior to moving on to junior secondary in January of the following year.
Before moving on to senior secondary in January 2026, grade 9 students are registering for their junior school final exam, KJSEA.
KPSEA will take place from October 27 to October 30, 2025. KJSEA will begin on October 27 and go through November 6, 2025.
Before entering senior secondary the following year, the pioneer Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) cohorts in junior secondary will take their final exam. 60% of the final score will come from KJSEA, and 40% will come from the School Based Assessment (SBA), which is completed in Grades 7 and 8 to determine their senior secondary placement.
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