Teachers got a boost last week after president Uhuru ordered for review of teacher transfers. The transfers mostly targeted headteachers who were posted to areas outside their home counties. The president said the transfers were breaking teachers families but later TSC CEO Nancy Macharia also ordered for review of teacher appraisal policies. The issue of teacher promotions is still a hot potatoe, it is estimated that around 30,000 teachers are yet to be promoted after acquiring diplomas and degrees from institutions of higher learning. Another lot is also seeking promotions after stagnating in one job group for more than seven years.
TSC already said teachers must first undergo training for them to be considered for promotion. The training will be mandatory and TSC have developed modules which the teachers will take. Teachers are also expected to pay for these modules. Knut has in several occasions protested this and said if teachers have to under the training then the employer must take the cost.
