Curriculum

Prepare for the ‘unknown unknowns’

Article Ylva Rodny-gumede - 22 Nov 2019

Universities need to adapt teaching and curricula to cater for the fourth industrial revolution

Prune curricula to promote new learning

Article Sarah Gravett - 8 Nov 2019

Googling means students don’t have to memorise things, but knowledge is crucial for critical thinking

Plan outpaces the learners and teachers

Article Carol Bower - 27 Sep 2019

I recently bumped into a friend who is an experienced teacher at a suburban primary school and who generally loves his work....

Reimagining initial teacher education

Article Sarah Gravett - 26 Jul 2019

Preparing our children for the future begins with our educators. Focusing on ‘lifeworthy’ training is a good step

Focus on digital content for teachers and schoolchildren

Article Corrin Varady - 17 May 2019

Education policy has always been, and will continue to be, closely related to South Africans’ social conditions

Just what is ‘economics for Africa’?

Article bogdan TagDiv - 15 Feb 2019

A relevant economics curriculum should include different schools of thought and students must learn to engage with these in a critical way

Rethinking economics for Africa is a duty

Article Staff Reporter - 1 Feb 2019

Students must start a formal process to reform curriculums and fill gaps in a unitary approach

Reimagining sites of basic education

Article Staff Reporter - 25 Jan 2019

Knowledge gaps can be plugged without always changing compulsory subjects for matric pupils

SA would do well to follow the German education model

Article John Davenport - 25 Jan 2019

Today, on leaving school, more than 50% of Germans enter dual vocational education and training programmes as they make their way into the job market

School history curriculum overhaul mooted

Article Gemma Ritchie & Mashadi Kekana - 18 Dec 2018

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has asked that the history curriculum become more comprehensive and well-rounded

Picture books: A great way to encourage children to read

Article Staff Reporter - 12 Dec 2018

Nal’ibali, South Africa’s reading-for-enjoyment campaign, is giving away 20 mini-libraries containing 30 to 40 books for primary school children

Migrants don’t leave their right to education behind

Article Staff Reporter - 22 Nov 2018

Schools with the right resources can help to integrate children, support them with their trauma and give them hope for a better future

12 3 Page 1 of 3

Latest

National

Cradock Four back to haunt De Klerk

Paddy Harper - 20 Feb 2020

Pressure is mounting on the NPA to charge the former president and others involved in political killings during apartheid

National

From the archives: For the first time, an insiders’ account of the Third Force

Eddie Koch - 19 Feb 2020

Two young gangsters give an horrific account of how they were encouraged, equipped and trained to carry out violence against ANC-linked targets by the security forces.

National

Ramaphosa bets big on infrastructure to boost economy

Makhanda Ka Lima - 19 Feb 2020

Sona was a mixed bag but there were some meaningful announcements

Press Releases

Response to the report of the independent assessors

IT Web - 17 Feb 2020

VUT welcomes the publishing of the report of the independent assessors to investigate concerns of poor governance, leadership, management, corruption and fraud at the university.

Press Releases