TSC Urge School Heads to Adopt Triple Pathway Model.
Nancy Macharia, Chief Executive Officer of the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), also encouraged the heads of national schools to adopt the new classification, expressing confidence that their institutions, equipped with top-tier resources, could effectively support all three career paths, a key aspect of the competency-based curriculum.
Schools will be designated as either double pathway or triple pathway institutions. The senior school curriculum includes three key tracks: Social Sciences, Arts and Sports, and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
“I am confident that you will make the difference by offering all three pathways that will define the competency-based curriculum,” she said.
Ms Macharia, who is scheduled to retire in two months, assured that the TSC is actively preparing school administrators and teaching staff for the new cohort of Grade 10 students beginning January 2026. She highlighted the commission’s efforts in equipping educators with the necessary tools and training.
Since the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) rollout began, TSC has retooled 229,292 primary teachers, 75,000 junior school instructors, and 154,292 secondary teachers currently handling Form Two through Form Four classes.
She explained that the training was designed to build teachers’ skills, competencies, values, attitudes, and subject content knowledge essential for implementing the new curriculum and its associated assessments. This was achieved through a cascade model of teacher training implemented by a collaborative team involving TSC, the Ministry of Education, the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development, the Kenya National Examinations Council, the Kenya Institute of Special Education, the Kenya Education Management Institute, and CEMASTEA.
Reflecting on her tenure, Ms Macharia took pride in expanding the commission’s workforce to over 413,000 permanent and pensionable teachers, 20,000 interns, and 2,960 secretariat staff. She pointed out that the TSC had embedded collective bargaining within its structure, establishing it as a cornerstone of industrial relations within the teaching service.
As part of this progress, she referenced the successful negotiation and implementation of two Collective Bargaining Agreements — the 2017-2021 CBA worth Sh54 billion and the 2021-2025 CBA valued at Sh18 billion — noting that all those present had benefited from these efforts.
Performance, Discipline, and Strategic Focus
Ms Macharia emphasized that the TSC has put in place strong systems to manage resources and operations effectively, down to the zonal level. She identified key focus areas that require strategic attention, such as the new Remote Learning Methodologies and the digitization and automation of commission functions and records.
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She also praised national schools for maintaining consistent high performance in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams. In addition to academic excellence, these schools have displayed exemplary levels of discipline.
She reported that cases of student unrest, expulsions, or conflicts among teaching staff were minimal in national schools, describing such instances as rare compared to other categories of schools, and commended the institutions for their commendable discipline standards.
TSC Urge School Heads to Adopt Triple Pathway Model.
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