World Teachers Day awards.
The constitutional authority of the Teachers Service Commission in all primary and secondary schools nationwide includes:
- Registration of teachers
- Employment of teachers
- Promotion of teachers
- Transfer of teachers
- Disciplinary management of teachers
The Commission has developed plans to commemorate and reward Kenyan teachers in advance of World Teachers Day. This will be a worldwide event aimed at honoring educators.
For the sake of records, In 1994 UNESCO declared October 5 to be World Teachers Day. This is basically in honor of a critical turning point in education history. A crucial step forward for educators worldwide was made on October 5, 1966.
This is the time when an intergovernmental conference called by UNESCO in Paris endorsed the UNESCO/ILO recommendation. It was addressing the Status of teachers in partnership with ILO.
TSC plans to honor 500 educators who have excelled in mentoring the children entrusted to their care on October 5.
The celebratory event will be presided over by the Teachers Service Commissioners and the CEO, Dr. Nancy Macharia. It will be covered live on Citizen TV on Thursday morning of this week.
500 Teachers To be awarded on world Teachers Day
Likewise, Dr. Nancy Macharia thanked teachers at the previous year’s World Teachers Day celebration for their tenacity in overcoming difficulties brought on by the simultaneous disruptions of COVID-19 and the general election on August 9. She similarly assured them of the continuation of school programming.
This year, teachers are having a difficult time making ends meet as they celebrate World Teachers Day. This is largely contributed by the rising cost of living which has severely reduced their purchasing power. While the government did grant some pay increases, the implementation of the NSSF deductions and the housing charge offset these benefits. Teachers therefore are left with very little to celebrate.
The general perception is that their unions have sided too closely with the employer, who is seen as being indifferent to their problems.
World Teachers Day awards.
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