TSC Long serving acting heads and deputies to get promotions.

admin August 19, 2025

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The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will promote acting school Heads of Institutions (HOIs) and deputies who have served in their current job groups for long.

The Commission in an advert has declared 21,313 promotion vacancies for teachers where around 8,085 are promotions for institution heads and deputies.

TSC scoresheet has favoured heads and deputies who diligently performed administrative duties in acting capacity for long without pay.

The Commission has awarded upto 25 marks to those who have acted for seven years and 2 marks to those who have acted for less than a year.

No. of years as administrator	Marks
7 years and above	25
6 Years	22
5 Years	18
4 Years	14
3 Years	10
2 Years	6
6 months (Below 1 year)	2

TSC has also awarded heftily those who have served for long in their current grades as deputies and senior teachers.

The Commission has awarded upto 30 marks to those who have served in their current grade for at least seven years.

No. of years in grade	Marks
7 year and above	30
6 years	25
5 Years	20
4 Years	15
3 years	10
2 Years	5
6 months – 1 year	3

In the advert TSC has declared a significant number of vacancies that acting heads and deputies can apply.

Deputy Headteacher (Regular) C3 – C4 (3,547 posts)
Deputy Headteacher (SNE) C3 – C4 (19 posts)
Headteacher (Regular) C4 – C5 (1,872 posts)
CSO (Regular) C4 – C5 (111 posts)
CSO (SNE) C4 – C5 (134 posts)
Deputy Principal (Regular) C5 – D1 (847 posts)
Deputy Principal II (SNE) D1 -D2 (4 Posts)
Deputy Principal II (TTC) D1 -D2 (15 Posts)
Deputy Principal II (Regular) D1 -D2 (971 Posts)
Principal (SNE) D2 – D3 (2 posts)
Principal (Secondary) D2 – D3 (674 posts)

According to TSC the applications must be submitted by the midnight of Monday, 25th August 2025.

Interested candidates, who meet the required qualifications can submit their applications online through the TSC promotion portal.

In the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) 2025 – 2029 it signed with teachers unions, TSC pledged to promote teachers across all cadres at a cost of Sh1 Billion this financial year.

The promotion scoresheet also shows age will be a key factor during promotion interviews.

Age of Teacher	Marks
57 and above	30
52 to 56 years	25
47 to 51 years	20
42 to 46 years	15
41 years and below	10

However the Commission has given less consideration to teachers academic and professional certificates.

A PhD holder has been awarded 3 marks, Masters holder 2 marks and a Degree holder 1 mark. No marks for those with Diploma certificates have been awarded.

Click here to download TSC circular guide and scoresheet for promotion of teachers 2025-2026 (pdf)

S/ No.	Advert No.	Advert Name	TSC Scale	Grade	Posts
1	3/2025	Chief principal – Regular	D5	15	99
2	4/2025	Chief principal – TTC	D5	15	6
3	5/2025	Senior Principal – Regular	D4	14	490
4	6/2025	Senior Principal – TTC	D4	14	6
5	7/2025	Principal – Regular	D3	13	674
6	8/2025	Principal – SNE	D3	12	2
7	9/2025	Deputy Principal II – Regular	D2	12	971
8	10/2025	Deputy Principal II – TTC	D2	12	15
9	11/2025	Deputy Principal II – SNE	D2	12	4
10	12/2025	Senior Lecturer I – TTC	D2	12	23
11	13/2025	Senior Curriculum Support Officer	D2	12	19
12	14/2025	Curriculum Support Officer I	D1	11	56
13	15/2025	Deputy Principal III – Regular	D1	11	847
14	16/2025	Senior Head Teacher – Regular	D1	11	1,400
15	17/2025	Senior Head Teacher – SNE	D1	11	14
16	18/2025	Senior Lecturer II – TTC	D1	11	44
17	19/2025	Curriculum Support Officer II – Regular	C5	10	111
18	20/2025	Curriculum Support Officer II – SNE	C5	10	134
19	21/2025	Head-Teacher – Regular	C5	10	1,872
20	22/2025	Senior Lecturer III – TTC	C5	10	43
21	23/2025	Senior Master III – Regular	C5	10	737
22	24/2025	Deputy Head-Teacher II – Regular	C4	9	3,547
23	25/2025	Deputy Head-Teacher II – SNE	C4	9	19
24	26/2025	Senior Lecturer IV – TTC	C4	9	59
25	27/2025	Senior Master IV – Regular	C4	9	850
26	28/2025	Senior Master IV – SNE	C4	9	3
27	29/2025	Lecturer I – TTC	C3	8	18
28	30/2025	Secondary Teacher I – (Diploma) Regular	C3	8	994
29	31/2025	Senior Teacher I – Regular	C3	8	3,244
30	32/2025	Senior Teacher I – SNE	C3	8	141
31	33/2025	Senior Teacher II – Regular	C2	7	4,683
32	34/2025	Senior Teacher II – SNE	C2	7	188
TOTAL					21,313

However teachers must have served for at least three years in current job group for them to be considered except those in ASAL areas who will be promoted on affirmative action.

Click here to download TSC circular guide and scoresheet for promotion of teachers 2025-2026 (pdf)

TSC OFFICIAL PROMOTION SCORESHEET FOR TEACHERS FROM JOB C1 TO D4

1) ACADEMIC AND PROFFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

PhD – 3
Masters – 2
Degree – 1
Maximum 3 Marks
NOTE: Only one, highest qualification, to be awarded

2) TSC (TIMEC/CBC/CEMASTEA County trainers), KNEC (examiners/item developers), KICD (panelist/book evaluator)
Maximum 2 Marks

3) ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY AND LENGTH OF STAY IN CURRENT GRADE

i)Responsibility
(Marks awarded for performance of administrative duties – This shall apply to those who are performing duties of Head o Deputy Head Teacher OR had earlier acted as such through deployment by the Commission or BOM)

Maximum 25 Marks