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The Free State department of education has confirmed that it had to shut schools in the Xhariep district after 100 pupils were infected with influenza B and human rhinovirus.

Plan in place to recover ‘lost’ school days

Autumn matric camps cancelled as the actions of some provinces accused of being ‘tantamount to treason’ for wanting to keep them open

Misstep: Although matric pupils who did not get the results they wanted can write supplementary exams, there is concern that pupils will be lost to the system after the dates for the exams were changed from March to June. Photo: Madelene Cronjé

Delayed supp exams raise red flag

Educators say the state’s Second Chance programme doesn’t provide enough support to pupils who failed matric

Money is an impediment but so too is the lack of political will, accountability and quality teacher training and support

Rural teachers to get critical backup from assistants

Treasury has allocated an initial R29.2-million to the rural education assistant project

En garde! Paris Saint-Germain’s forward, Kylian Mbappé, has a certain style, and has the makings of a ruthless Messi or Ronaldo. (Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images)

Late payday highlights plight of grade R teachers

It may still be a year or two before grade R teachers are fully absorbed into the country’s basic education system

EFF leader Julius Malema. (David Harrison/M&G)

Class of 2017 achieves a 75.1% pass rate

Of the number of pupils who passed, 153 610 achieved bachelor, 161 333 diploma and 86 265 higher certificates passes

Cash in hand: More and more teachers are feeling the pinch and leaving the profession to free up cash for their creditors.

Debt gobbles teachers’ pensions

Educators want to draw on funds while they are working, rather than resigning to get money

(Dewlyn Verasamy)

​Naptosa rejects Gauteng department of education’s new teacher requirements

Teachers are refusing unfair labour practice and ensuring they are more than just administrators.

Soobrayan should face consequences of ‘rubber-stamping’ agreement

The basic education department’s advocate says Bobby Soobrayan was not authorised to sign the agreement, which makes it null and void.

Cosatu intervenes to end E Cape teachers’ go-slow

Cosatu intervenes to end E Cape teachers’ go-slow

Cosatu has been mediating between teachers and the Eastern Cape education department to end the go-slow at schools over poor working conditions.

Teacher bonus ban could head for court

Teacher bonus ban could head for court

Various organisations are investigating the legal basis on which new regulations can be challenged.

Revamped assessment methods in 2012

Revamped assessment methods in 2012

The new curriculum and assessment policy (Caps) will enable teachers to spend more time in the classroom.

Sadtu is ‘self-serving’, says DA

A row between Sadtu and the DA is brewing over a Bill that seeks to limit the striking rights of teachers.

Public servants’ pay increase ‘technically correct’

The proposed 10,5% salary increase for public servants is technically correct, the National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa said in Pretoria on Thursday.