Most would agree that the review of C2005 was necessary and a courageous move by the Department of Education (DoE). It was a candid acknowledgement of fundamental weaknesses in the emerging education system, a positive end to the trial-and-error period of transition. The point needs to be made, though, that the real meat of the […]
No longer simply a department that coaches wannabe teachers in the school syllabus, the University of the Western Cape’s (UWC) education department looks beyond simple classroom techniques. Areas such as education policy and management are covered in courses designed to broaden the educator’s knowledge in all spheres of life. Towards this end, the UWC education […]
For many schoolgoers, words like ‘future career” are more a source of anxiety and confusion than excitement. The road show is meant to expose the youngsters to career options – from interior design to computer programming or sound engineering – and where they can study courses related to them. Independent colleges offering courses for further […]
It’s a chilly day at Fezeka Senior Secondary School in the Western Cape township of Gugulethu and nothing can stop the freezing gusts blowing through broken classroom windows. But not even the sudden cold front and drizzle can dampen the spirits of the school’s educators:a new maths and science centre has just been donated to […]
An unlikely place to find a technology training centre is at the top of a hill in Limpopo which is home to more monkeys than people. But educators at Ramaano village, who had previously not even had access to a typewriter, now have a technology centre where they can plan lessons and learn improved ways […]
The Internet is unlikely to replace traditional classroom-based education for sometime yet but it is an extensive and valuable resource. This was the conclusion of a group of 16 teachers, educational publishers, parents and learners who got together to examine several of the country’s top education websites. The evaluation, at the Hof Street eCentre in […]
Learners from across South Africa, who had won a regional leg of the contest, brought their science and technology projects to Pretoria for judging. Other invited participants came from Zambia, Swaziland, Ghana, Reunion, Namibia and Hong Kong. Hundreds of aspirant scientists participated in different categories including environmental sciences and ecology, agricultural sciences, design, technology, innovation […]
So you dream about taking a little bit of dis and a little bit of dat and recording your groove on your very own CD? Well, you may as well dream of flying to the moon because you have to be rich or plain lucky to have that kind of technology available to you – […]
At the end of this year, for the first time in the history of South Africa, there will be one national History examination for the Senior Certificate. Grade 12 History learners will be examined on critical aspects of our history, including the history of apartheid. For the first time, the period from 1948 to 1976 […]
I had just completed my teacher training in 1995 and was looking forward to teaching. In 1996 I was appointed at Petrusville High School. I looked forward to implementing what I had learned at college. The principal asked me to take care of the assembly on Monday morning. I wanted to involve my whole class […]