National Professional Teachers Organisation Of South Africa

The South African Democratic Teachers Union alleges schools are pressuring learners in grade 10 and upwards to drop maths to protect overall matric pass rates

Teachers in Mpumalanga’s Manyeleti circuit in the Bohlabela education district are prohibited from marking matric exams following fraud allegations involving teachers and learners

The council received 169 corporal punishment complaints in 2020-21

Learners from grade R to 12 return on Wednesday to school for a new academic year.

More than half a million basic education-sector workers are set to receive the vaccination in the next two weeks

South African schools have yet to open for the 2021 academic year and experts are sounding the alarm over lost learning time, especially in the crucial grades one and 12

Strict Covid protocols are in place for the exams, with special provision made for those who test positive

After unions demanded that schools be closed this week, the department has said it is the cabinet’s prerogative to decide whether schools should close

Last week the basic education minister was adamant that teachers will return to school on May 25, but some provinces say not all Covid-19 measures are in place to prevent its…

Five organisations stand firm on ensuring schools have taken all safety measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus when learners, teachers and school management teams return