Associations say the vast majority of school governing bodies are dysfunctional — contradicting the state’s suggestion of only 30% not functioning.
Cosatu has been mediating between teachers and the Eastern Cape education department to end the go-slow at schools over poor working conditions.
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/ 26 January 2012
In a small village in Limpopo, a private-public collaboration has launched a project to give under-resourced schools a fighting chance.
Despite a reported backlog of schools, provinces are closing them down in the thousands.
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/ 19 January 2012
The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of teachers who objected to their salaries being docked after the public servants’ strike in 2010.
A growing chorus of critics has warned that Israel’s educational mix will compromise the country’s ability to continue generating dazzling technology.
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/ 22 November 2011
Eastern Cape matrics are safe from a teachers’ strike for now but tensions remain high as Sadtu takes the department of education to court.
Trevor Manuel’s national development plan is clear on the problems but does it present workable solutions?
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/ 16 November 2011
Schools need to test their quality and conducting a questionnaire is one good way of doing that.
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/ 15 November 2011
About 53 000 Eastern Cape teachers have moved closer to striking as their union talks tough, setting Friday as the deadline for government to respond.
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/ 14 November 2011
‘First’ South African basic education conference to be held in Durban in 2012.
The children of Lavender Hill are opening their eyes to new worlds and also going green.
Teachers are essentially selling knowledge to learners.
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/ 11 November 2011
An initiative encourages primary school teachers to overcome their fear of maths
Ignorance of the law, antagonistic authorities and overcrowding were cited as major obstacles at an education rights for refugees workshop.
A damning report on basic education spending queries the adequacy of the state’s watchdog committees.
Is an over-emphasis on the rights of teachers damaging the rights of learners?
Parliament wants the department of basic education to explain the sudden spike in part-time candidates writing the final exam.
Former education director general’s new schools website encourages censure rather than dialogue.
One teacher’s contribution to the essential conversation — how to educate our children.
A teachers’ union now says it ‘will allow’ a court hearing of the principal accused of assault.
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/ 8 September 2011
Financial giant Sanlam has launched a new education foundation to help equip young South Africans with the financial literacy to improve their lives.
The education we offer many learners is not providing an escape from poverty.
Future experts are groomed in primary school
Puppets are helping learners to get to grips with the subject on a molecular level
Veronica McKay’s legacy lies in the millions of ‘forgotten’ people
Being an authority on early childhood development
Getting the right answer does not mean a child has understood how to do a sum
SA’s focus on the matric exam results obscures the fact that pupils in earlier grades lack fundamental skills.
The surprise surely is that anyone is surprised. We report elsewhere on the appalling levels of literacy and numeracy among primary school children.
Is South African public schooling damaging some children’s natural potential?
SA’s schools assessment shows how poor classroom performance is linked to poverty, and aggravated by curriculum chaos and inadequate district support.