Corporal punishment in rural schools is ‘big challenge’ for South African Council of Educators
/ 16 May 2022

Corporal punishment in rural schools is ‘big challenge’ for South African Council of Educators

The council received 169 corporal punishment complaints in 2020-21

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No mercy for teachers who are found guilty of misconduct
/ 17 April 2021

No mercy for teachers who are found guilty of misconduct

New regulations give direction on what sanctions should be imposed on disgraceful teachers, including lifetime bans for serious offences

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Pandemic hobbles learners’ futures
/ 21 January 2021

Pandemic hobbles learners’ futures

South African schools have yet to open for the 2021 academic year and experts are sounding the alarm over lost learning time, especially in the crucial grades one and 12

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