The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will lead Kenyans in celebrating World Teachers’ Day (WTD) 2025 on October 5, under the global theme “Recasting Teaching as a Collaborative Profession”.
Working in partnership with the Ministry of Education, teachers’ unions, development partners, and other education stakeholders, the Commission is coordinating a series of national and county-level activities to honour teachers.
The national celebrations will be held at Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi, where President William Ruto is expected to preside over the event. Thousands of teachers from across the country, alongside senior government officials and education stakeholders, will gather for the occasion.
World Teachers’ Day is celebrated globally to recognise the critical role teachers play in shaping societies. The 2025 theme highlights the importance of collaboration in teaching, emphasising that collective effort among educators is essential to improving the quality of education.
In Kenya, the celebrations will feature recognition of outstanding teachers, exhibitions of teaching innovations, and policy dialogues on strengthening collaboration in the profession. The programme is expected to bring together teachers, policymakers, and the private sector in discussions on how to enhance professional networks and support systems for educators.
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Several organisations, including UNESCO, the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO, and the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD), are also supporting the initiative. Corporate partners, including Equity Bank, Co-operative Bank, KCB Group, National Bank of Kenya, Sidian Bank, and Imarisha Sacco, have joined the effort, reflecting the growing recognition of teachers’ role in national development.
World Teachers’ Day, first observed in 1994, commemorates the signing of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation on the Status of Teachers. The day sets global standards for teachers’ rights, responsibilities, and professional growth.
As Kenya observes this year’s celebration, the focus will be on reaffirming the place of teachers at the heart of education while promoting collaboration as a driver of success in schools.
By Joseph Mambili
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