I wonder if the education big shots – those with the lion’s share of responsibility for the education system – sleep well at night. If I had their portfolios, I don’t think I would. The interminable list of education shortcomings, coupled with the hard fact that the lives of youngsters – and the future of […]

I recently tried to help a mother sort out a school fees nightmare. She has four of her own children at schools, and is paying for the education of two of her relatives. The six are enrolled at four different schools. As a domestic worker, she doesn’t exactly make a fortune, and the going sometimes […]

It’s not new, but getting louder: the Department of Education’s maddening mantra about improving maths and science, M & S, M & S — There are more awards than I can count for maths and science teachers – but what about the ones for outstanding history, geography and life-orientation teachers? And, of course, there’s the […]

"Don’t take teaching for granted! It’s what made me what I am today." Julia Grey spoke to Angie Isaks, the people and conservation officerat Augrabies Falls National Park.

With holiday fever infecting most of us as the year draws to a close, topics like the best beaches on which to relax and 10 things to do without getting out of bed will undoubtedly be of far more interest to teachers than still more appalling facts about youth and HIV/Aids.