National Association Of School Governing Bodies
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Ramaphosa closes schools as country grapples with coronavirus
Following several other countries, South Africa will send learners home this week
The right to dignity flushed away
The state is working to fix sanitation in Limpopo’s schools. But will it fix policy, too?
Lack of resources hamper SGB elections
The school governing bodies’ elections have highlighted the lack of resources at many schools, even one were ballot papers were written by hand.
‘Most school governing bodies don’t work’
Associations say the vast majority of school governing bodies are dysfunctional — contradicting the state’s suggestion of only 30% not functioning.
Sadtu does U-turn on shutdown threat
A teachers’ union now says it ‘will allow’ a court hearing of the principal accused of assault.
A matter of principals
SGBs expressed dismay this week that the department of basic education was discussing whether to remove their power to appoint school principals.
Committee mulls roots of violence in SA schools
The growing number of violent incidents in schools stems from problems within society and parents being too lenient, the Gauteng African National Congress’s education…