Deputy headteachers of primary schools and deputy principals of secondary schools as well as their seniors who have acted as heads of institutions (HOI’s) and deputies for at least six months will get confirmed and promoted to their new positions.
TSC data shows at least 3,300 school heads and deputies are currently serving in acting capacities.
The commission plans to confirm the teachers and place them to their new roles starting January. This is after it was allocated sh1 billion for teacher promotions.
At least 3,359 public schools are lacking a head of institution (HOI). Data from Teachers Service Commission (TSC) show that 1,918 primary schools lack a headteacher while 1,441 secondary schools lack a principal.
TSC blames shortage of teachers qualified to head schools as well as many new schools registered that creates more complication.
However TSC and the Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) have agreed to use sh 1 billion allocated by government for promotion of teachers to fill critical administrative roles in primary and secondary schools.
This decision follows persistent lobbying by unions for additional funding through Parliament to address the stagnation of teachers in the same job groups.
Knut Secretary-General Collins Oyuu expressed concern that many educators have served in acting capacities for periods far exceeding the legally stipulated six months.
“We have school heads and deputies who have been acting for over three years. These individuals must be prioritised,” said Oyuu.
The plan, agreed upon during a week-long meeting in Naivasha between TSC and KNUT, seeks to address a leadership crisis in 3,359 schools.
Initially, the TSC had proposed special duty allowances for acting school heads and deputies as compensation for their additional responsibilities.
In January, the commission informed Parliament’s Education Committee that negotiations with the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) were complete and budgetary provisions for the allowance were being explored.
However, the new development prioritises substantive appointments over allowances.
While appearing before Parliament, TSC chief executive Dr Nancy Macharia attributed the reliance on acting school heads to a shortage of qualified teachers for leadership positions.
“Teachers are only deployed on acting capacity where the commission lacks qualified teachers with the requisite grade and experience for substantive appointment,” said Macharia.
She said the government has been establishing new schools but does not provide a budget for the promotion of teachers to head the new schools, thus the commission is forced to rely on acting administrators.
Union leaders argue that stagnation in teacher promotions stems from rigid criteria introduced in the 2017 Career Progression Guidelines (CPGs). Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) Chairman Omboko Milemba criticised the guidelines as a significant obstacle to career advancement.
“These rules have left many experienced teachers unable to qualify for deputy headteacher roles, forcing them to wait years for job group changes,” Milemba said.
KNUT’s Oyuu echoed these concerns, citing multiple instances where deputy headteacher roles were advertised repeatedly without attracting sufficient applicants.
“Today, we have thousands of experienced teachers who became senior teachers by 2017, but who up to now are not qualified to become deputy headteachers and must wait for three years to move to a job group that corresponds with the role of a deputy headteacher,” said Oyuu.
This is good move .I appreciate their efforts .congratulations to our commission and the government as well.
TSC is a hot, steaming pile of garbage
Thanks for the good decision by tsc may God bless you.
Great work TSC
TSC is not fair, some trs became senior trs in the payslip and not acting because you cannot be appointed to act all of you in one station, since 2017,they have degrees since 2015, but stagnated in job group C2, to qualify to apply for deputy they require C3, how will some of us become administrators yet we are talented to head an institution. Open space for C2 to apply for deputy, then consider degree and stagnation.
Let trs who have stagnated more than seven yrs be moved to the next job group. TSC, Nancy macharia hear our cry. Trs are commiting suicide because of unfair working terms
I am wondering where these schools without substantive principals are.I have been in job group D2 for five years and still a Deputy principal.I wonder how someone in D1 will pass me to go to D3? simply because he was lucky to act as a principal.No one can force himself to act if an opportunity doesn’t present itself.Tsc should promote all who have stagnated in D2 first.
As acting members we appreciate the good decision made by tsc
I have been in D1 since 2017 and gone for interview twice without any success, any consideration in January 2025?
Tsc should also consider teachers who stagnated in Grade C2 since 2017, anumber of them decided to join JSS and a few of them are job group C3 JSS. How will the C2 become the Deputy HOI and a C 3 in JSS languish in FRUSTRATION in class?.
Tsc should also consider teachers who stagnated in Grade C2 since 2017, anumber of them decided to join JSS and a few of them are job group C3 JSS. How will the C2 become the Deputy HOI and a C 3 in JSS languish in FRUSTRATION in class?.
This is a good move.promote them immediately
TSC disregarded some crucial members who before implementing the new dispensation were long serving deputy principals. While those principals who were in job group m were automatically moved to D3, a deputy in the same job group was placed in D1. That’s where I I’m,even after attempting 3 sessions of interviews in vain.
Reduce to 2yrs the period at which one should serve as a deputy to qualify for the HOI and consider the highest academic achievements
Some deputies acted as HOI for one year yet rather than being confirmed ,they received new HOI… it’s good move to consider them
Tsc should also consider someone in c4 who has been DHOi for 8yrs ,acted as Hoi for 11/2 yrs & deployed to jss but now cant apply for headship
Tsc should also consider someone in c4 who has been DHOi for 8yrs ,acted as Hoi for 11/2 yrs & deployed to jss but now cant apply for headship
Teacher of D2to be promoted
Teacher of D2to be promoted
I stagnated in job group M for 18 years meanwhile during that period i attended 3 iterviews.Got chance to attend the 4th interview i say was lucky to be promoted to job group D1
.I have only 3 years to retire my age mates are in job group D5.Kindly consider me and let me be in my right job group.May the Almighty Lord bless TAC fraternity as they consider placing teachers in their rightful job groups.
A good move by the TSC, this will be the best way to appreciate them for standing in the gap and providing leadership
Hope that,those in D1 and acting Principals will be substantively move to D3 seamlessly as well as acting deputies in the lower echelons to D1 as well
Where will you place this tr. who acted for 8 months then a deputy was upgraded in the same instution after a year he retired the same teacher again acted for 3 months
Where will you place this tr. who acted for 8 months then a deputy was upgraded in the same instution after a year he retired the same teacher again acted for 3 months
Where will you place this tr. who acted for 8 months then a deputy was upgraded in the same instution after a year he retired the same teacher again acted for 3 months
Where will you place this tr. who acted for 8 months then a deputy was upgraded in the same instution after a year he retired the same teacher again acted for 3 months
We thank God for answering our prayers and prays harder for this to be implemented
I have been the acting dht for one year and still acting in the same capacity, yet my job group is C1,not even qualified to be a senior teacher.What can I do to be considered?
I have been the acting dht for one year and still acting in the same capacity, yet my job group is C1,not even qualified to be a senior teacher.What can I do to be considered?
What of those deputies who acted as HOIs then the HOIs were deployed in those schools they were acting in what is their fate,
I love the fact that there is fairness here, because someone acting without any appreciation and imagine a new head coming, and then one stops acting and becoming demoted denying that person the respect he or she deserves is what follows.this thing will assist bring sanity in schools.
Am just afraid, every day with a decision, we’ve just applied for interviews, then news of interviews on Monday 25th to 29th,now again confirmation of the acting, so where’s the credibility
Is there a crisis of indecision.the 1998 B.Ed graduates are aging at C5 I don’t know what next
Am just afraid, every day with a decision, we’ve just applied for interviews, then news of interviews on Monday 25th to 29th,now again confirmation of the acting, so where’s the credibility
Is there a crisis of indecision.the 1998 B.Ed graduates are aging at C5 I don’t know what next
How can one apply
Some of us have very low morale to keep working. Having acted for more than 3yrs. Then you bring someone that I shall train to do the same work, be told am not qualified to do the work, it’s very dehumanizing
Lydia Kiarii 28/11/24
TSC should consider those who acted before the National Examinations, due to waking up very early and making everything possible, yet being head of ECDE /primary /JS and yet tsc fix acting for 6 months and no incidents were reported which was against the Deputy head teacher is unfair, projects in schools the acting teacher did, with a lot of up/down to the SCDE office, finally the bring someone else is unfair
Have stagnated on the same grade C2 for more than 7 years have acted as a deputy head teacher for two sensations to date have never ever been confirmed nor been paid anything tsc please 🙏 appreciate teachers of my caliber if possible
I have been an acting senior tr,not confirmed now an acting deputy for 1 year. Not confirmed.!!! Tsc tsc please have mercy on us we spent alot to become who we are😭😭😭😭