Section27 has asked the South African Council of Educators to amend its mandatory sanctions policy to include rehabilitative and corrective measures for teachers who assault children
Some principals do not have the skills to compile bullying reports; others fear being victimised. This has led to children battling the scourge alone
The Human Rights Commission inquiry into bullying and sex at schools in Limpopo has heard that some principals don’t report cases of a sexual nature that involve teachers and learners
Angie Motshekga was speaking to learners in a secondary school in Pretoria
Two women in Mpumalanga taught children for 11 years without the necessary qualifications. They are not the only ones to have slipped through the screening system
The Sexual Offences Act criminalises sex with a person under the age of 16 by a person over the age of 18
The SA Council of Educators has conceded that it has not used the Sex Offenders Register to vet teachers as it doesn’t have access to it
The family of an Eastern Cape primary school pupil has obtained a court order against a teacher they allege has been tormenting their child
The former headmaster of a Gauteng school has lost his fight in the labour court to be reinstated
Students studying to be teachers by distance learning should be given more time in classrooms
The Constitution rules against discrimination and for the protection of children at all schools
No national statistics exist for corporal punishment in South African schools and although it is illegal, it is still commonly applied.
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/ 6 November 2009
Teachers have expressed dismay at the ”waste” of levies they pay to the South African Council of Educators.
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/ 4 December 2008
Twenty-seven complaints of sexual misconduct against teachers were received by the South African Council of Educators between January and October.