The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, has announced that teachers who are currently serving as intern teachers will be recruited and posted to Junior Secondary Schools under the Competence Based Curriculum.
“Teachers currently serving as teacher interns need not apply, the Commission shall directly recruit them and post them to Junior Secondary Schools,” said TSC CEO Dr. Nancy Macharia in a statement.
Pioneer Grade Six learners will be joining JSS, otherwise known as Grade Seven.
Ministry of Education has been racing against time to ensure that there are enough rooms for the JSS learners, who will be transitioning alongside 2022 KCPE candidates joining Form One next January.
The double intake means there will be a scramble for space. Available data from the Ministry of Education shows that a total of 2,571,044 students are set to join secondary school.
Out of this figure, 1,250,649 will be JSS learners, with the remaining 1,320,395 Form One students being the second last breed of the phased-out 8-4-4 system.
LEARNING AREAS CLUSTERS FOR JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
1.   LANGUAGES
Teachers trained and qualified to teach languages (English/Kiswahili/Foreign/Indigenous) will be called upon teach the learning areas shown in Table 1 below
Table 1: Learning Areas for Teachers Trained for Language Subjects (English/Kiswahili/Foreign/Indigenous)
| S/No: | Learning Areas | Remarks | No. of Lessons per
Week |
| 1. | English | compulsory | 5 |
| 2. | Kiswahili/KSL (for learners who are deaf) | compulsory | 4 |
| 3. | Life Skills Education | compulsory | 1 |
| 4. | Physical Education and Sports | compulsory | 2 |
| 5. | Foreign Language/Indigenous | compulsory | 3 |
| 6. | Social studies (Citizenship, Geography & History) | compulsory | 3 |
| 7. | Virtual Arts/Performing Arts | compulsory | 3 |
| Total | 21 |
2.   MATHEMATICS
Teachers trained and qualified to teach mathematics will be called upon teach the learning areas shown in Table 1 below
Table 2: Learning Areas for Teachers Trained for Mathematics
| S/No: | Learning Areas | Remarks | No. of Lessons per
Week |
| 1. | Mathematics | compulsory | 5 |
| 2. | Integrated Science | compulsory | 4 |
| 3. | Life Skills Education | compulsory | 1 |
| 4. | Physical Education and Sports | compulsory | 2 |
| 5. | Virtual Arts | compulsory | 3 |
| 6. | Business Studies/Computer Studies | compulsory | 3 |
| 7. | Pre-technical studies | compulsory | 5 |
| Total | 23 |
3.   SCIENCE
Teachers trained and qualified to teach Science (Biology, Chemistry & Physics) will be called up to teach the learning areas shown in Table 1 below.
Table 3: Learning Areas for Teachers Trained for Science Subjects (Biology, Chemistry & Physics)
| S/No: | Learning Areas | Remarks | No. of Lessons per Week |
| 1. | Mathematics | compulsory | 5 |
| 2. | Integrated Science | compulsory | 4 |
| 3. | Health Education | compulsory | 2 |
| 4. | Life Skills Education | compulsory | 1 |
| 5. | Physical Education and Sports | compulsory | 2 |
| 6. | Pre-Technical Studies | compulsory | 5 |
| 7. | Business Studies/Agriculture/Home Science/Computer Studies | compulsory | 3 |
| Total | 22 |
4.   TECHNICAL
Teachers trained and qualified to teach Technical will be called upon to teach the learning areas shown in Table 1 below.
Table 4: Learning Areas for Teachers Trained for Technical Subjects
| S/No: | Learning Areas | Remarks | No. of Lessons per
Week |
| 1. | Mathematics | compulsory | 5 |
| 2. | Integrated Science | compulsory | 4 |
| 3. | Health Education | compulsory | 2 |
| 4. | Life Skills Education | compulsory | 1 |
| 5. | Physical Education and Sports | compulsory | 2 |
| 6. | Pre-Technical Studies | compulsory | 5 |
| 7. | Business Studies/Agriculture/Home Science/Computer Studies | compulsory | 3 |
| Total | 22 |
5.   HUMANITIES
Teachers trained and qualified to teach Humanities will be called upon teach the learning areas shown in Table 1 below
Table 5: Learning Areas for Teachers Trained for Humanities (History, Geography and Religious Studies)
| S/No: | Learning Areas | Remarks | No. of Lessons per
Week |
| 1. | Social Studies (Citizenship, Geography & History) | compulsory | 3 |
| 2. | English/Kiswahili/KSL | compulsory | 5 |
| 3. | Religious Education (CRE/IRE/HRE) | compulsory | 2 |
| 4. | Health Education | compulsory | 2 |
| 5. | Life Skills Education | compulsory | 1 |
| 6. | Physical Education and Sports | compulsory | 2 |
| 7. | Indigenous Language | compulsory | 3 |
| 8. | Visual Arts/Performing Arts | compulsory | 3 |
| Total | 21 |