Integrate JSS into secondary schools & absorb interns: KUPPET
Integrate JSS into secondary schools & absorb interns: KUPPET
The government is being urged to better integrate the interests of Junior Secondary Institutions (JSS) into the current secondary school system by the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET). KUPPET’s national tertiary secretary, Sammy Chelang’a, stressed during the annual general meeting that secondary school teachers have to be in charge of overseeing the subjects and issues taught in JSS.
Chelang’a highlighted the lack of necessary facilities, such as laboratories, swimming pools, and technological tools, in public primary schools, making it challenging for JSS students and university-educated teachers assigned to JSS. The inadequacy of preparation and the burden of managing fourteen untrained subjects across sciences and humanities are cited as challenges for teachers with a bachelor’s degree.
Chelang’a expressed discontent with the JSS curriculum’s implementation, pointing out that teachers with training in certain disciplines—like geography or Kiswahili—are forced to teach areas in which they lack it. He underlined the worries expressed by significant stakeholders and education specialists, claiming that the JSS curriculum as it is now unfairly treats students.
Furthermore, KUPPET encouraged the government to hire instructors on internships, claiming it is unjust to hire them for a year and then not hire them again.
