Activity-based and experiential learning should be encouraged at school and tertiary institutions so that the academic curricula must align with new realities.
Higher education institutions cannot be responsible for linguistic deficiencies. The real change needs to start at school level
How many more women have to experience sexual violence before we can see a fundamental change?
Teachers, especially those in schools where violence, drugs and gangsterism are a daily reality, need to become ‘trauma informed’
By targeting learners in primary school, children are better prepared for high school maths – and beyond
This skill is crucial not just for personal success but to close the gap between economic survival and prosperity, reduce debt and inequality, and for the country’s overall economic health
Autism occurs along a spectrum so teachers need to understand the disorder and adapt how they teach to meet learners’ needs
Innovative approaches are needed to ensure edtech companies’ long-term viability while fostering access to quality education for all
Parents need to be able to communicate and work with school staff to improve learners’ development and well-being
The fact that Chinese parents invest heavily in their children’s education -– and the learners themselves are driven to achieve — contributes to their facility for maths
A more educated and prosperous South Africa can be achieved by engaging in innovative solutions facilitated by artificial intelligence
Celebrating a high pass rate masks deep-seated problems such as the millions of people who did not make it to matric
Despite desegregation, schools tend to retain their historical learner and teacher racial profiles
Interventions aimed at reducing violence in schools often have the opposite effect
Parents have a vital role in the education ecosystem; however, schools act in ways that leave caregivers feeling alienated and disempowered
Parents need to feel empowered and have sufficient knowledge about what is happening in schools are better able to advocate for their children’s rights and champion their education
The inequality in services provided is a legacy of apartheid
Schools do have the responsibility to assume some of the parents’ responsibilities but does not seek to replace the role of parents
The standard report card provides little information about the child beyond their capacity to remember what they have been taught
Around the world, education systems are struggling to equip learners with the values, skills and knowledge needed to thrive in a rapidly changing world
The upcoming Transforming Education Summit is an opportunity to advocate for well-designed and properly financed free school-meal programmes to protect children against hunger
A teacher shortage is one reason learners are not doing these subjects but instead of giving up on these subjects, schools should turn to technology
Afghanistan and its people have suffered enough. It is crucial that adolescent girls’ right to an education, and women’s to work, be restored
Sierra Leone has taken positive steps to ensure gender parity in education but more needs to be done
Parents and guardians have four days left to apply for 2023 places for their children at schools in the province
One in six South African teenagers aged 15 to 19 have had a child. Here’s how to help them stay in school
Lebohang Mazibuko’s debut novel, ‘Bantu Knots’ is both poignant and relevant — and speaks to teenagers and adults alike
The basic education department has clearly outlined why school must not be skipped
To be effective, the General Education Certificate must plug gaps, not create new ones
Our government needs to interrogate our education system because worse is still to come through the hands of the youngsters who they have failed
Bongekile Macupe had self-esteem issues because of how she was belittled in primary school.
The rise in the number of Covid-19 cases resulted in school closures but mixed messages resulted and delayed gazetting of decisions caused confusion