All P1 Teachers To Be Promoted And Deployed To JSS. The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has come under fire from primary teachers who have improved their skill set for hiring graduate instructors to teach junior school instead of promoting them to teach those classes.
KNUT Sec. General Says P1 Teachers Are Eligible To Teach JSS. Collins Oyuu, the secretary general of the association representing these instructors, claimed that graduate teachers lacked the necessary training to instruct in those subjects.
Citing inadequate teaching in junior secondary schools, the secretary general claimed that these graduate teachers were ill-prepared to instruct in such classrooms.
All P1 Teachers To Be Promoted And Deployed To JSS
According to Oyuu, these teachers have only been trained to teach two subjects. For instance as chemistry and mathematics.
However, they are expected to teach other subjects as well, like music, art and craft, and computer studies. These are better taught by primary teachers who have received the appropriate training.
As a result, he declared that these instructors are qualified to instruct in the grades that graduate teachers already teach.
According to KNUT, in contrast to the employer’s current staffing arrangements, a policy statement will be prepared soon. It will provide clarification on who will teach in certain classes.
Oyuu also mentioned that primary school teachers do roughly 80% of the work in JSS.
Oyuu emphasized the need for situational analysis by education sector experts in order to end the confusion currently witnessed in Junior School.
He also chastised the commission for employing more JSS teachers. They make minimal contributions to the Junior School curriculum’s execution.
He underlined that although some primary educators possess degrees and master’s degrees, they are not granted the chance to instruct junior school students. This is despite their competence and ability to manage these students in these classes.
This follows three weeks of protests by junior school teachers demanding confirmation and compensation. This is following the Labour Relations Court’s decision that the internship program was unlawful. In addition, it is outside the purview of the Teachers Service Commission’s contract to hire qualified teachers.