Chapter 13, Part 3 · Art. 237

Teachers Service Commission

2010-as-amended · effective 2010-08-27

Official text

(1) There is established the Teachers Service Commission.
(2) The functions of the Commission are—
  (a) to register trained teachers;
  (b) to recruit and employ registered teachers;
  (c) to assign teachers employed by the Commission for service in any public school or institution;
  (d) to promote and transfer teachers;
  (e) to exercise disciplinary control over teachers; and
  (f) to terminate the employment of teachers.
(3) The Commission shall—
  (a) review the standards of education and training of persons entering the teaching service;
  (b) review the demand for and the supply of teachers; and
  (c) advise the national government on matters relating to the teaching profession.

In simple words

There is a Teachers Service Commission.
Art. 237(1)
(1) There is established the Teachers Service Commission.
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It registers trained teachers, recruits and employs them, and assigns them to public schools.
Art. 237(2)
(2) The functions of the Commission are— (a) to register trained teachers; (b) to recruit and employ registered teachers; (c) to assign teachers employed by the Commission for service in any public school or institution; (d) to promote and transfer teachers; (e) to exercise disciplinary control over teachers; and (f) to terminate the employment of teachers.
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It exercises disciplinary control over teachers and can terminate their employment.
Art. 237(2)(e)
(e) to exercise disciplinary control over teachers; and
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Kids explanation

A commission hires teachers and posts them to public schools.
Art. 237(2)
(2) The functions of the Commission are— (a) to register trained teachers; (b) to recruit and employ registered teachers; (c) to assign teachers employed by the Commission for service in any public school or institution; (d) to promote and transfer teachers; (e) to exercise disciplinary control over teachers; and (f) to terminate the employment of teachers.
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