The Teacher Reporter

A study of the experiences of beginner teachers in the first three years of teaching suggests that more support mechanisms are needed to encourage teachers to remain in the profession.

Newly appointed Gauteng education MEC Barbara Creecy has assured educators who did not receive their salaries at the end of April that the problem will be rectified next week.

Academically gifted grade 12 learners who wish to study commerce, engineering and science still have until June to apply for a fellowship programme facilitated by an investment firm.

The organizers of the star-studded Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket series are offering learners from underprivileged schools in areas where the matches will be played a chance to be a part of the action by making thousands of tickets available to them at a reduced price.

More than 10 million people are expected to take part in the Big Read this week, part of the Global Campaign for Education’s (GCE) action week to raise awareness about the high levels of illiteracy around the globe.

The KwaZulu Natal department of education has dismissed a threat by the South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) to down tools as unlawful.

More than 200 Western Cape learners are facing a joyless holiday as they await news on whether they will be able to continue in their current grade or face being demoted when schools re-open after the Easter break.

Learners around Soweto and surrounding areas within Johannesburg will benefit from the annual career Expo that will take place from 29-30 April this year at Orlando Community Centre. Careers Inc. is hosting the event.

Its all hands on deck for 10 Western Cape youngsters who will be leaving South Africa tomorrow for an epic sailing trip aboard a traditional wind-powered tall ship.

As world leaders gather in London this week, the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) has called for swift action from the G20 group of nations to prevent the global financial crisis from undermining prospects of future generations lifting themselves out of poverty through education.

Research indicates that Autism, a complex brain development disorder that impairs social interaction and communication, is on the rise.

The South African Council for Educators (SACE) has called for teachers who sexually abuse pupils to be named and shamed and to lose their jobs.

A panel tasked with probing the 2008 National Senior Certificate (NSC) results has found that learners who scored 50% and more for core mathematics would have achieved 40% or more in higher grade maths in the old matric system.

Sixty primary schools across four provinces have been selected for an innovative environment management initiative of the North-West University’s (NWU) Potchefstroom Campus, in partnership with the Free University in Brussels.

At 8.30 pm on March 28 Table Mountain will be plunged into darkness as South Africa joins the rest of the world to highlight climate change during Earth Hour.

Government has initiated an innovative project that aims to improve the statistical and numerical literacy of school learners and raise awareness of the national population census.

The University of Witwatersrand education campus has become the first higher education facility in South Africa to achieve green flag status for its efforts at going green.

As the 2010 Fifa World Cup draws nearer, language experts have gathered in Pretoria to develop the African language equivalent for English soccer terminology.

To mark World Storytelling Day the Johannesburg Storytelling Circle will be holding a storytelling session on Thursday March 19.

A survey of South Africans over the age of 16 has found that, despite the upsurge of violence in schools most respondents are against the idea of re-introducing corporal punishment.

Education minister Naledi Pandor has warned that the malaise in the Eastern Cape education system can only be addressed if the management of the provincial department is stabilized.

A project that aims to educate high school learners about the benefits of green living by measuring their impact on the environment is being rolled out in Cape Town schools.

A new study of grade 12 learners has shown that although the majority of matriculants wanted to continue their studies, only three percent of learners planned to study education.

Special interventions in the teaching of reading and writing by the Western Cape education department (WCED) have led to a visible improvement in the literacy skills of grade three learners, but numeracy skills still lag behind.

Each year thousands of South Africans are infected with tuberculosis. March has been declared national TB awareness month to coincide with World TB day on March 24.

Learners at a school in Johannesburg have been given preventative medication after a fellow pupil died of meningitis this week.

The Khanya project is hoping to expand an online tracking system that has drastically reduced computer thefts at schools in the Western Cape.

The national department of education has finally processed all outstanding matric results, more than two months after they were initially scheduled to be released.

The Gauteng department of education has embarked on a massive recruitment drive to fill more than 100 newly created senior posts that were advertised in national newspapers in the last two weeks.

When Sandberg NGK Primêr registered a disappointing zero percent numeracy rate for a fourth consecutive year in the Western Cape education department’s evaluation of literacy and numeracy levels, principal William Swartbooi knew he had to take action.

A university maths tutor has launched a support programme that will assist high school learners in bridging the gap between secondary and tertiary level mathematics.

Climbing mountain peaks in harsh weather conditions – such as in freezing temperatures – is no mean feat. Not only does it require physical endurance, but also mental and spiritual strength.