With schools set to reopen as the lockdown eases, teachers say too few classrooms, dodgy toilets and inadequate water make it difficult to teach safely
The basic education department is adopting a ‘phased-in’ approach to reopening schools, with some schools possibly starting up as early as next week
WIth classes being cancelled due to the outbreak of the virus, the academic enterprise can be salvaged through the use of technology
These include improving teachers’ knowledge and pay, and teaching in the mother tongue
In less than eight months the department has had to dig deep in it’s purse and use millions that could have provided much needed resources in schools
Take it back to the basics and focus on reading, writing and understanding
The National Development Plan wants children to go to school earlier. Will the country’s provinces be ready to meet the start date in 2024?
Minister says key focus will be on teaching children in early grades to read and do maths
School district officials and principals can achieve great results if they collaborate meaningfully
Sadtu vows to take new minister to court if infrastructure is not immediately made a priority
Home-based early childhood development centres can provide learning – and work for unemployed women
The scripts of grade 7 to 9 educators will be assessed to identify where they need support
The ability to think analytically and beyond surface-level information is a skill that brings solutions to the world’s issues
Various groups are picketing in hopes of getting President Cyril Ramaphosa to address their concerns
Knowledge gaps can be plugged without always changing compulsory subjects for matric pupils
The pupils have been tasked to work towards the fourth industrial revolution
Vhafamadi Secondary School rebuilt with NLC funding
The education department should provide free, inclusive education for disabled children and support their caregivers
A second-class system for the majority poor population entrenches social and economic inequality
MEC Mandla Makupula was a stickler for detail, and lifted the provincial education department out of crisis
Mandla Makupula was a fearless and straight-talking activist
South Africa’s schools must be able to produce youth ready for the fouth industrial revolution
To give young people the best chance of success, the two ‘bookends’ to primary school — early childhood and secondary education — must be sturdy
The MTBBE programme is an important part of decolonisation
Principal, Hlolisa Primary School
Individual attention is impossible to achieve in crowded classrooms
Declaring agriculture a ‘compulsory’ subject smacks of desperate political posturing
Equal Education has scored another victory in its long-running bid to force the department’s arm
In a democracy, this means learning about self-governance
In the hope of creating a better South African future, the youth of today should look to the past
The new school administration system will streamline and simplify management processes
History needs to focus on historical consciousness if students are to become capable of dealing with South Africa’s social problems