Special Needs
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What one mother learned when a teacher ripped out her son’s hearing aid
The national education policy stresses the need to ensure educators have the training and skills to support kids with disabilities, such as hearing loss. But a 2024 study found…
Gauteng education department taken to court over special needs learners
Pupils at Filadelfia Secondary School have reported neglect and sexual harassment, but the provincial department has failed to intervene
Education department failed to build or renovate schools in four provinces in 2023-24 financial year
Education department failed to build or renovate schools in four provinces in 2023-44 financial year
We fail children living with disabilities
Despite commendable work and persistent battles, not enough is being done for these learners
South Africa treats special needs children as an aside
Many children with special needs have never seen the inside of a classroom, as there are no schools where they live that cater to them. It’s extremely disheartening, particularly…
The silent struggle of special needs students in South Africa
A special education teacher’s reflections on teaching demonstrate that a nationwide effort is needed to ensure no learner is left behind
Excellence in Special Needs Teaching
‘Words cannot describe the emotions experienced by both learner and educator when a basic skill has been mastered’
Blind schooling in ‘shocking’ state
It’s a national shame: our visually impaired children face appalling learning conditions.
No place for disabled children in KZN’s rural schools
A shortage of staff and dedicated educational facilities is depriving many with special needs of an education.
Teaching that embraces difference
Education law and classroom mindsets are still not accommodating "disabled" pupils properly.
Disabled pupils’ hostel of horror
It’s literally a case of the blind leading the blind at the crumbling Setotolwane special-needs school.
Electricity theft places special-needs school in peril
Illegal connections are sucking a special-needs school dry and endangering staff and pupils.
Special needs an unrelenting fight
A mother has described the extremely difficult path her family walks daily, caring for a child with a severe form of a speech-planning disorder.