TSC Gives New Official Working Hours For Teachers Catching Them Unaware

TSC Official Working Hours For Teachers. The official working hours for elementary and secondary school teachers have been set by the Ministry of Education through the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).

 

 

 

 

By transferring information and skills to students at all educational levels, TSC acknowledges the vital role it plays in forming the future of the country.

 

 

 

 

For the sake of uniformity across all schools, TSC has established the official working hours in order to guarantee successful teaching and learning.

TSC Official Working Hours for Day schools.

 

As per to the Basic Education Act, all public and private day schools should operate between 8 am to 3.30 pm and on school days only .

 

It is then expected that students to take part in extracurricular activities from 3.30 pm to 4.45 pm.

TSC Official Working Hours For Teachers

According to the act, there is no day any institution of basic learning and training shall require learners to report to school earlier than 7.15 am

 

According to the Education Cabinet Secretary ,Ezekiel Machogu, early morning and evening classes preps is banned.

A warning has been issued to some teachers who force learners to attend organized extra classes late in the evening and early in the morning lessons before 8 am.

The syllabus for the learning areas should be covered appropriately between the stipulated time.

 

According to the ministry, it is not important subject pupils to unnecessary mental torture by extending teaching hours.

 

Teaching hours in boarding schools

 

Different schedules for boarding schools both public and private have been issued guiding onofficial working hours for teachers both in primary and secondary school .

 

According to the ministry,all learners should begin classes from 8 am to 3.30 pm.

 

As from 3.30 pm to 4.45 pm , learners will be required to attend extra activities.

Then from 5 pm to 7.30 pm , learners will spend this time on self-directed activities.

 

Then from 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm learners will conduct night preps.

 

Learners are expected to break 9.30 pm to 6 a.m , time for sleeping.

 

Students should later engage in supervised routine activities from 6 a.m to 8 a.m.

 

Warning is issued on the trends where school buses are seen picking up children as early as 5 a.m with the intension of taking them to school for early morning classes.