TSC – Teachers to handle Languages at Junior Secondary School and their qualifications

The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, has released a circular on Teachers to handle various subjects at Junior Secondary School and their qualifications. In the circular, the teachers’ employer has also specified the Curriculum Based Establishment (CBE) and the number of lessons to be taught weekly.

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 Related Articles TSC Circular on Updating of data on registered teachers not currently employed by the Teachers Service Commission March 9, 2026 Mwalimu National Sacco Loans & Repayment Schedule (BOSA Loans) March 9, 2026 Latest TPAD Teacher’s Checklist of TSC Professional Documents March 9, 2026 Official Kuppet BBF Guidelines For All Branches March 9, 2026 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