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White elephant schools reveal lack of progress

Education Thokozani Chilenga Butao - 20 Sep 2020

The schools rationalisation programme is two decades old, but is still plagued by inconsistencies

Folly of school assessment in a pandemic

Education Joanne Hardman - 13 Sep 2020

The method used to determine whether children should move to the next grade considers what they recall rather than their potential to learn

A search for the meaning behind Motshekga’s words

Education Sarah Gravett - 2 Sep 2020

COMMENT The National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) recently hosted a seminar...

Matrics will write exams in November

Education Bongekile Macupe - 12 Aug 2020

The department of basic education has announced that the class of 2020 will sit for its final examinations later than usual.

‘I will have to repeat grade 8’

Coronavirus Bongekile Macupe - 2 Aug 2020

Schools have been closed again. After months of doing schoolwork at home, not all parents think their children are ready to move to the next grade

Another teachers union calls for schools to be closed

Coronavirus Bongekile Macupe - 14 Jul 2020

Naptosa says it is irresponsible to keep schools open and that this is affecting the mental and physical health of teachers and learners

Sadtu calls for the closure of schools

Coronavirus Bongekile Macupe - 14 Jul 2020

Citing cases such as a school to which only four learners returned, to be met by 20 teachers, the union said Covid-19 is wreaking havoc on learning

New August 31 deadline for the last learners to return to school

Coronavirus Bongekile Macupe - 7 Jul 2020

In an amendment published in the Government Gazette on Tuesday, the basic education minister has made further changes to the school return dates for different grades

Only three grades to return to school on Monday

Coronavirus Bongekile Macupe - 3 Jul 2020

Only grades six, 11 and R will return to school as expected, with the rest to be phased in later in the month

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Schools: Confusion rather than clarity and confidence reign

Coronavirus Bongekile Macupe - 5 Jun 2020

The way in which Angie Motshekga has handled the reopening of schools has caused many people to lose confidence in her

Teachers test Covid-19 positive

Coronavirus Bongekile Macupe - 5 Jun 2020

Many schools are still not coronavirus ready for learners and teachers to return

Education is a political and ethical matter

Coronavirus Muki Moeng - 3 Jun 2020

Knowing the learners and teachers and what they need is essential to reform in the school system

High-risk teachers vulnerable to Covid-19 now know how they will be treated

Coronavirus Bongekile Macupe - 3 Jun 2020

Protocols have now been established for school educators who are aged 60 and above and for those with comorbidities

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‘Tenderpreneurs’ block the delivery of protective equipment to schools

Coronavirus Bongekile Macupe - 1 Jun 2020

Protests by local suppliers have delayed PPE delivery, which according to the DBE, is one of the reasons the reopening of schools has been pushed back until June 8

Safety at schools: ‘Keep your distance and your pen’

Coronavirus Bongekile Macupe - 1 Jun 2020

The department of basic education has developed guidelines to assist schools with minimising the spread of the coronavirus

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