Junior Secondary School (JSS) In Crisis Following Court Ruling
The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) is worried about the future of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) because the court banned internships for teachers.
This comes after the Employment and Labour Relations Court (ELRC) ruled that the commission violated teachers’ right to fair labor practice by offering them internship positions while they were qualified and held teaching licenses.
However, the ruling puts the survival of Junior Secondary Schools in jeopardy just two weeks before schools resume for the second term. The teachers have been the driving force behind the adoption of the Competency-Based Curriculum at the Junior Secondary School.
While celebrating the court order, Kuppet administrators stated that the Junior Secondary School (JSS) is in uncertainty because the decision could mean that the students will no longer have teachers.
The ruling’s immediate repercussions are substantial, casting doubt on schools’ ability to operate for the new term with sufficient teaching staff. The TSC had used the internship program to address chronic teacher shortages and rapidly ramp up the staff for the JSS under the new CBC.
The intern program, which was implemented to address a long-standing teacher shortage, has been a key component of the government’s policy under President William Ruto’s administration. However, it has received criticism and legal issues, particularly regarding the extension of internship duration and work conditions.
President William Ruto’s administration implemented the intern program as a key component of the government’s policy to address a long-standing teacher shortage. However, it has received criticism and legal issues, particularly regarding the extension of the internship duration and work conditions.
However, the National Parents Association (NPA) has expressed concerns about the verdict.
NPA chairman Silas Obuhatsa stated that the parents welcome the president’s initial instruction to extend the contracts of intern teachers for another year.
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He expressed confidence that learning would not be delayed because TSC had not removed the intern instructors from schools.
Intern teachers have been crucial in the implementation of CBC, particularly at the Junior School level.
Each school in the country received two intern instructors to manage the junior school level, a low quantity that education experts warn jeopardizes the quality of learning.
Junior Secondary School (JSS) In Crisis Following Court Ruling
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