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Basic Education

‘Most school governing bodies don’t work’
Article
/ 2 February 2012

‘Most school governing bodies don’t work’

Associations say the vast majority of school governing bodies are dysfunctional — contradicting the state’s suggestion of only 30% not functioning.

By Victoria John
Cosatu intervenes to end E Cape teachers’ go-slow
Article
/ 28 January 2012

Cosatu intervenes to end E Cape teachers’ go-slow

Cosatu has been mediating between teachers and the Eastern Cape education department to end the go-slow at schools over poor working conditions.

By Victoria John
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Article
/ 26 January 2012

Banking on education in Limpopo

In a small village in Limpopo, a private-public collaboration has launched a project to give under-resourced schools a fighting chance.

By Victoria John
Thousands of public schools close shop
Article
/ 19 January 2012

Thousands of public schools close shop

Despite a reported backlog of schools, provinces are closing them down in the thousands.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 19 January 2012

KZN teachers win battle over docked salaries

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.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 6 January 2012

Israel’s schools slammed for underperforming

A growing chorus of critics has warned that Israel’s educational mix will compromise the country’s ability to continue generating dazzling technology.

By Amy Teibel
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Article
/ 22 November 2011

Sadtu backs down from strike but goes to court

Eastern Cape matrics are safe from a teachers’ strike for now but tensions remain high as Sadtu takes the department of education to court.

By Victoria John
Education’s political nettles
Article
/ 18 November 2011

Education’s political nettles

Trevor Manuel’s national development plan is clear on the problems but does it present workable solutions?

By David Macfarlane
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Article
/ 16 November 2011

Question the quality of your school

Schools need to test their quality and conducting a questionnaire is one good way of doing that.

By Richard Hayward
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Article
/ 15 November 2011

Teachers on warpath in E Cape as strike talk escalates

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.

By Victoria John
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Article
/ 14 November 2011

Basic education under the spotlight

‘First’ South African basic education conference to be held in Durban in 2012.

By Thabo Mohlala
Climbing out of the box
Article
/ 11 November 2011

Climbing out of the box

The children of Lavender Hill are opening their eyes to new worlds and also going green.

By Staff Reporter
Teaching and selling are alike
Article
/ 11 November 2011

Teaching and selling are alike

Teachers are essentially selling knowledge to learners.

By John Demartini
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Article
/ 11 November 2011

Talking them through 2+2

An initiative encourages primary school teachers to overcome their fear of maths

By Hamsa Venkat and Lynn Bowie Hamsa Venkatakrishnan
Refugees ‘barred’ from schooling
Article
/ 4 November 2011

Refugees ‘barred’ from schooling

Ignorance of the law, antagonistic authorities and overcrowding were cited as major obstacles at an education rights for refugees workshop.

By Bongani Nkosi
Parliament gets an F for oversight
Article
/ 28 October 2011

Parliament gets an F for oversight

A damning report on basic education spending queries the adequacy of the state’s watchdog committees.

By David Macfarlane
A delicate balance
Article
/ 14 October 2011

A delicate balance

Is an over-emphasis on the rights of teachers damaging the rights of learners?

By Barbara Dale Jones
‘Engineered’ matric results queried
Article
/ 23 September 2011

‘Engineered’ matric results queried

Parliament wants the department of basic education to explain the sudden spike in part-time candidates writing the final exam.

By Bongani Nkosi
The Inspector who fails the grade
Article
/ 23 September 2011

The Inspector who fails the grade

Former education director general’s new schools website encourages censure rather than dialogue.

By Lebusa Monyooe
Why I still dream of rainbows
Article
/ 16 September 2011

Why I still dream of rainbows

One teacher’s contribution to the essential conversation — how to educate our children.

By Murray Thomas
Sadtu does U-turn on shutdown threat
Article
/ 16 September 2011

Sadtu does U-turn on shutdown threat

A teachers’ union now says it ‘will allow’ a court hearing of the principal accused of assault.

By Bongani Nkosi
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Article
/ 8 September 2011

Sanlam aims to free ‘economic slaves’

Financial giant Sanlam has launched a new education foundation to help equip young South Africans with the financial literacy to improve their lives.

By Victoria John
Towards schooling that transforms
Article
/ 2 September 2011

Towards schooling that transforms

The education we offer many learners is not providing an escape from poverty.

By Staff Reporter
Identify talent early
Article
/ 12 August 2011

Identify talent early

Future experts are groomed in primary school

By Rudi Horak
Making chemistry magical
Article
/ 12 August 2011

Making chemistry magical

Puppets are helping learners to get to grips with the subject on a molecular level

By Thabo Mohlala
‘We should affirm one another’
Article
/ 12 August 2011

‘We should affirm one another’

Veronica McKay’s legacy lies in the millions of ‘forgotten’ people

By Cornia Pretorius
Every woman is a heroine
Article
/ 12 August 2011

Every woman is a heroine

Being an authority on early childhood development

By Thabo Mohlala
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Article
/ 12 August 2011

It’s all in the process

Getting the right answer does not mean a child has understood how to do a sum

By Aarnout Brombacher
In a worse state than we think
Article
/ 4 July 2011

In a worse state than we think

SA’s focus on the matric exam results obscures the fact that pupils in earlier grades lack fundamental skills.

By Stuart Saunders
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Article
/ 3 July 2011

Bad results, even worse questions

The surprise surely is that anyone is surprised. We report elsewhere on the appalling levels of literacy and numeracy among primary school children.

By David Macfarlane
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Article
/ 1 July 2011

The damage schools do to children

Is South African public schooling damaging some children’s natural potential?

By David Macfarlane
Poverty damns SA’s children to ignorance
Article
/ 29 June 2011

Poverty damns SA’s children to ignorance

SA’s schools assessment shows how poor classroom performance is linked to poverty, and aggravated by curriculum chaos and inadequate district support.

By Amanda Strydom
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