The scripts of grade 7 to 9 educators will be assessed to identify where they need support
The world is changing fundamentally, which means education must evolve in turn in order to remain relevant
The World Economic Forum’s Global Information Technology Report 2016, which ranks the quality of education in 139 countries, placed South Africa 137th
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
Schools on farm and communal land are multigrade, resources are minimal and the lifestyle change is a shock
Policy needs to focus on making the teaching profession stable and more appealing so teachers have more reason to stay in the country
Most culprits get a light slap for dismissible offences, some of which are criminal.
It is a lost cause unless the department can show how the results will help educators
Readers write in about teacher tests, and matric results.
Universities produce school teachers but they’re needed for preschool, college and adult education.
Most cases involve men but a number of women are now crossing the line.
Inducting novice educators helps keep them in the profession and boosts learner outcomes.
Shortages, unqualified teachers and those giving lessons in areas they don’t like are adding to education problems, writes one pupil.
The basic education department owed R28-million to Eastern Cape teachers, resulting in its assets being attached.
The country’s skills shortage is to be worsened by the increasing move to mathematics literacy.
We are breeding a nation of angry underachievers, yet we come from a generation of overachievers. Citizens now need to step up to the education plate.
The Eastern Cape education department owes three schools R3.15m for teacher salaries it budgeted for over the last three years but didn’t pay.
Young teachers need support so disillusionment does not drive them away from the profession.
The ANC election manifesto has big, ambitious ideas for education, but can the party deliver on them?
Eastern Cape teachers may finally be paid and posts filled now that Legal Resources Centre has filed a class action lawsuit against the government.
Health and social services got large allowances, but Gordhan also forked out for teaching wages.
Tougher sanctions might be needed to enforce the laws against corporal punishment, writes Faranaaz Veriava.
A Johannesburg teacher who was suspended for allegedly sending a 16-year-old pupil a picture of himself naked will be back in court in November.
A pupil from Glenvista High School in south Johannesburg has been suspended for allegedly assaulting a teacher and now faces a disciplinary hearing.
Teachers in Mexico have taken to the streets in protest over a new education overhaul in the country.
Thai teachers have been under attack from Muslim insurgents who see them as representatives of the state.
Sunray Primary School is the runner-up in the Schools and Institutions Award.
It is vital for Southa African teachers to be able to use more than one language in their classrooms.
South Africa must do more to overcome the challenges that teachers and learners face in maths and science education.
Pupils are not taught to think, to solve problems or to read independently because most of their teachers do not know how to teach these skills.
Better rewards for teachers must be accompanied by better results in the classroom, says Public service and administration minister Lindiwe Sisulu.