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Government must give a helping hand to learners who drop out

Education Bongekile Macupe - 18 Sep 2020

We cannot simply accept that 75 000 young people or more have dropped out of school this year and that life continues as normal — we need to give them opportunities

Covid-19 exposes South Africa’s digital literacy divide

Opinion Pauline Hanekom - 8 Sep 2020

Only a few households have access to the internet and students and learners , but educators can find ways to improve reading for meaning and digital knowledge

Covid-19 in classrooms: When a cough causes chaos

Coronavirus Bongekile Macupe - 8 Jul 2020

Despite the department of basic education’s announcement that teachers and learners were given orientation about the coronavirus, anecdotal evidence doesn’t bear this out

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

International students need equal care

Coronavirus Nico Jooste & Cornelius Hagenmeier - 1 Jul 2020

Contradictory pandemic regulations could to be putting critical training in jeopardy

Cape Town learners identify as coloured; the curriculum and teachers say they’re Biko black

Education Natasha Robinson - 27 Jun 2020

The teenagers, who clearly understood that race is fluid – some even changed their identity – felt shunned. If race is socially constructed, they should not be ignored.

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‘Covid-19 to deepen inequalities in education’ — report

Education Bongekile Macupe - 24 Jun 2020

A report from Unesco highlights a lack of access to online learning: only 12% of learners in sub-Saharan Africa can connect to the internet at home

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Initial teacher education must be prioritised

Article Sarah Gravett - 29 Apr 2020

Education and the education of teachers is already a complex issue and even more so in rapidly-changing global circumstances

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Township schools fight for their place in the education stakes

Special Reports Staff Reporter - 10 Feb 2020

Interventions produce great results

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Excellence in Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning

Article Thabo Mohlala - 8 Mar 2019

'I believe in talking with children in order to bring and find lasting behavioural change'

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Technology in the classroom is key to collaborative, effective and engaged learning

Article Staff Reporter - 15 Jun 2018

Kids need to learn how to think to survive in the new world

Technology in and around the classroom

Article Advertising Supplement - 15 Jun 2018

The new school administration system will streamline and simplify management processes

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Financial strains may mean some pupils won’t find schools in 2018

Article Alex Mitchley - 23 Oct 2017

The Gauteng Department of Education is under immense financial pressure, trying to place 63 456 students before the school year for 2018 starts.

Basic education department can’t afford breakfast

Article Staff Reporter - 4 Apr 2017

It is exploring the idea of asking more food manufacturers to provide poor learners with a morning meal.

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Victory for queer kids in Limpopo equality court ruling

Article Carl Collison - 21 Mar 2017

Parents and teachers need to understand LGBTQI+ children who need a ‘safe place’.

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