TSC new marking scheme, score sheet for teacher recruitment – secondary schools

The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, has released a new teacher recruitment score sheet and marking scheme. The scoring criteria will be used during teacher recruitment interviews.

SELECTION SCORE GUIDE FOR TEACHERS – POST PRIMARY INSTITUTIONS

Applicants should be awarded marks during the selection in accordance with the areas specified below.

APPLICANT’S NAME QUALIFICATION TSC No.

	SCORING AREAS	MAXIMUM SCORE	ACTUAL SCORE	AVERAGE SCORE BY THE PANEL
A (I)	Academic and Professional qualifications Bachelors of Education (BED) Degree (i) First Class (ii) Second Class ——————– (iii) Pass OR Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree + PGDE or Bachelor of Science (BSC) + PGDE (i) First Class (ii) Second Class ———————- (iii) Pass MAXIMUM SCORE
		40
		35
		30
		40
		35
		30
		40
(II)	Diploma + Dip. Tech. Education
	(i) Distinction	35
	(ii) Credit	30
	(iii) Pass	25
	OR
	Diploma in Education
	(i) Distinction————————–	35
	(ii) Credit	30
	(iii) Pass	25
	MAXIMUM SCORE	35
B	Evidence of internship service
	Served for three (3) years——————————	15
	Served for two (2) years——————————–	10
	Currently serving the first year of internship——	05
	MAXIMUM SCORE	15

Length of stay since qualifying as a teacher

i. 2015 and before ——————————-

ii. 2016

iii. 2017

iv. 2018 v. 2019

vi. 2020

vii. 2021

viii. 2022

MAXIMUM SCORE

N.B: For purposes of scoring part C, year of completion of professional training (BED or PGDE) whose certificate is used to score part A of this score sheet determines the length of stay but not year of enhancement.

(D) (i) Communication ability

a) Communication skills—————————–

b) Presentation

(ii) Knowledge of current trends in Education Sector

(iii) Special talents (Leadership awards and acknowledgement)

NB: No candidate should score zero in this section

MAXIMUM SCORE

GRAND TOTAL

100

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APPENDIX 1 (b)

	SCORING AREAS	MAXIMUM SCORE	ACTUAL SCORE	AVERAGE SCORE BY THE PANEL
A I.	Academic and Professional qualifications
	Degree (BED)
	(i) First Class & Second Class ———————–	40
	(ii) Pass	35
	OR
	Degree BA + PGDE or BSC + PGDE (i) First Class & Second Class———————- (ii) Pass	40 35
	MAXIMUM SCORE	40
II	OR
	Diploma + Dip. Tech. Education
	(i) Distinction & Credit——————————–	35
	(ii) Pass	35
	OR
	Diploma in Education	35
	(i) Distinction & Credit——————————–	30
	(ii) Pass
	MAXIMUM SCORE	35
B	Evidence of internship service
	Served for three (3) years—————————–	15
	Served for two (2) years——————————-	10
	Currently serving the first year of internship—-	05
	MAXIMUM SCORE	15
C	Length of stay since qualifying as a teacher i. 2017 and before ——————————- ii. 2018 iii. 2019 and after ———————————- MAXIMUM SCORE	40
		35
		30
		40

SELECTION SCORE GUIDE FOR TEACHERS WITH DISABILITIES – POST PRIMARY INSTITUTIONS

NB: For purposes of scoring part C, year of completion of professional training (BED or PGDE) whose certificate is used to score part A of this score sheet determines the length of stay but not year of enhancement.

(D) (i) Communication ability

c) Communication skills ——————————

d) Presentation

(ii) Knowledge of current trends in Education Sector

(iii) Special talents (Leadership awards and acknowledgement)

NB: No candidate should score zero in this section

MAXIMUM SCORE

GRAND TOTAL

100

We confirm that the information entered above is correct to the best of our knowledge.

Sign Sign:

(Principal/Secretary BOM) (Chairperson BOM)

Name Name:

Date Date:

APPENDIX I (c)

GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA) GRADING SYSTEM

S/NO.	GPA	CLASS	MARKS
1	3.7 – 4.00	First Class	81 – 100
2	3.0 – 3.6	Upper Second	71 – 80
3	2.3 – 2.9	Lower Second	61 – 70
4	1.7 – 2.2	Pass	51 – 60
5	0 – 1.6	Fail	50 and below

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