The Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) has sent a warning to Teachers Service Commission (TSC) that it will not take the issue of training teachers on Madaraka Day lightly.
Through its Secretary General Wilson Sossion, the union has threatened some actions including asking its members to boycott the training should TSC fail to comply by rescheduling the training of teachers on a holiday.
Yesterday teachers were shocked to learn that the Commission has no intention of rescheduling Day 2 of the training.
The teachers were told to attend the Day 2 of training on Tueday (today) as this was planned and there is no plan to interrupt the schedule.
The Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) training started yesterday targetting at least three teachers in each public primary school.
The three teachers required to attend the program which is scheduled to take five days are;
i. School head teacher
ii. 1 lower primary school teacher
iii. 1 upper primary school teacher
Knut wants TSC to allow teachers attend the Madaraka Day celebrations.
Below is the letter Sossion wrote to TSC CEO Dr. Nancy Macharia.
RE: SCHEDULING OF TEACHER TRAINING ON 1st OF JUNE 2021 (MADARAKA DAY)
Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has been drawn to the attention that Teachers Service Commission (TSC) for unexplained reason(s) has scheduled teacher trainings on 1st of June, 2021.
This is to remind the Commission that 1st June is a nationally gazetted holiday (Madaraka Day) that entitles even Kenyan Citizen to participate in the celebrations.
Teachers have over the years participated in Madaraka Day celebrations since independence and therefore they should be granted the freedom to fully participate from various parts of the county.
This year’s Madaraka Day celebrations are scheduled to be held in Kisumu
County and teachers should be at liberty to follow His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta’s address from the comfort of their homes or hereer they choose to be.
By a copy of this letter you are advised to cancel any activities scheduled for 1st of June, 2021 failure to which we shall advice our members to boycott the training and proceed to enjoy Madaraka day.
Be advised.
Yours sincerely,
HON. WILSON SOSSION
SECRETARY-GENERAL K.N.U.T
Last year during a similar training Knut protested after TSC planned training of teachers on Sunday.
The Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) wrote to TSC to reschedule the CBC training to avoid conflict over Saturday and Sundays which are popularly known as religious days.
Knut Secretary General Wilson Sossion said TSC should reschedule CBC training to another date apart from Saturday and Sunday.
“You are aware of the National Constitution and the right to worship by all citizens and considering that we are in a festive season where members are engaging in religious activies on Saturdays and Sundays. We therefore demand that you reschedule any training activities to any other day other than Saturdays and Sundays,’ said Sossin in a letter addressed to TSC CEO Dr Nancy Macharia.
However teachers proceeded with training despite the protests.
ZONAL TEACHERS TRAINING PROGRAMME
DAY 1: 31st May 2021
| TIME | ACTIVITY | FACILITATOR |
| 8.00 – 8.15 am | Arrival and Registration | |
| 8.15 – 9.30 am | Preliminaries PrayersIntroduction Ground rules Opening remarks | |
| 9.00 – 10.30 am | Session 1: Part one Overview of Basic Education Curriculum Framework(BECF) Mission VisionPillarsParadigm shiftsBasic education structure | |
| 10.30-11.00 am | TEA BREAK | |
| 11.00am-1.00 pm | Session 2: Part 2 Over view of the curriculum design Components of the curriculum designs | |
| 1.00 – 2.00 pm | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 2.00 – 4.30 pm | Session 2 :Part Two : Over view of the curriculum designs Inter-relationship of Nationals Goals of Education to learning outcomes | |
| 4.30 – 5.00 PM | TEA BREAK |
DAY 2: 1st June 2021
| TIME | ACTIVITY | FACILITATOR |
| 8.00 – 8.15 am | Arrival and Registration | |
| 8.15 – 10.30 am | Session 3: Curriculum designs; Part three: Developing learning outcomesSelecting learning experiences | |
| 10.30-11.00 am | TEA BREAK | |
| 11.00 – 1.00 pm | Session 4 : Integration of; Part 4 Core competencies Values | |
| 1.00 – 2.00 pm | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 2.00- 3.00pm | Session 5: Key inquiry questions | |
| 3.00- 4.30pm | Session 6: Integration of ; Pertinent and Contemporary Issues(PCI’s)Community Service Learning(CSL)Parental Engagement and Empowerment (PEE)Learner Support Programmes(LSP’s)/Non formal activities | |
| 4.30 – 5.00 PM | TEA BREAK |
DAY 3: 2nd June 2021
| TIME | ACTIVITY | FACILITATOR |
| 8.00 – 8.15 am | Arrival and Registration | |
| 8.15 – 10.30 am | Session 7: Learning resourcesIntegration of (ICT)in learning | |
| 10.30-11.00 am | TEA BREAK | |
| 11.00 – 1.00 pm | Session 8: Professional Documents Part one Scheme of work Lesson plan Record of work | |
| 1.00 – 2.00 pm | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 2.00 – 4.30 pm | Session 9: Overview of special needs educationIEP | |
| 4.30 – 5.00 pm | TEA BREAK |
Day 4: 3rd June 2021
| TIME | ACTIVITY | FACILITATOR |
| 8.00 – 8.15 am | Arrival and Registration | |
| 8.15 – 10.30 am | Session 10: Assessment Part one Competency based assessment Framework Authentic Assessment | |
| 10.30-11.00 am | TEA BREAK | |
| 11.00 – 1.00 pm | Session 10: Assessment Part Two Authentic tasks | |
| 1.00 – 2.00 pm | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 2.00 – 4.30pm | Session 10: Assessment Part Three Practical exercises for developing authentic tasks | |
| 4.30 – 5.00 pm | TEA BREAK |
Day 5: 4th June 2021
| TIME | ACTIVITY | FACILITATOR |
| 8.00 – 8.15 am | Arrival and Registration | |
| 8.15 – 10.00 am | Session 10: Assessment Session four Integrated AssessmentPractical exercises for developing Integrated Assessment | |
| 10.00 – 10.30 an | Session 10: Assessment Part five Competency based assessment toolsPractical exercises on assessment tools | |
| 10.30-11.00 am | TEA BREAK | |
| 11.00 – 1.00 pm | Session 10: Assessment: Part six Assessment of core competenciesPractical exercises on assessment of core competencies | |
| 1.00 – 2.00 pm | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 2.00 – 3.30 pm | Session 10: Assessment Part Seven Assessment of core values Practical exercises on assessment of values | |
| 3.30 – 4.30 pm | Session 10: Assessment Part Eight Assessment Reporting and Feedback | |
| 4.30 – 4.45pm | Way forward and closing | |
| 4.45 – 5.00 pm | TEA BREAK |
