Teachers Unions
latest news & developments
Education sector prepares for mass vaccination drive to beat J&J jab expiry date
More than half a million basic education-sector workers are set to receive the vaccination in the next two weeks
Learners take Motshekga to court over matric rewrite
This is after the minister announced on Friday that there would be a rewrite of the two subjects that have been leaked to protect the integrity of the exams
High-risk teachers vulnerable to Covid-19 now know how they will be treated
Protocols have now been established for school educators who are aged 60 and above and for those with comorbidities
Schools reopening terrifies me
It’s not just me who’s worried. Teachers unions are concerned about the capacity of schools to operate safely — and rightly so
Plan outpaces the learners and teachers
I recently bumped into a friend who is an experienced teacher at a suburban primary school and who generally loves his work. But he says he is becoming tired of the jam-packed…
Teacher unions to block members invigilating assessments
Five teacher unions have declared they will prevent their members from invigilating the Annual National Assessments until reforms are implemented.
Sadtu march: ‘Run Angie, run’
Classrooms stood empty as Sadtu members took to the streets calling for Angie Motshekga and Bobby Soobrayan to step down immediately.
Opposition parties slate Zuma’s SONA, but only just
Although opposition parties criticised President Jacob Zuma’s acceptance of education and employment statistics, they were less scathing this year.
DA: Make teaching an essential service
The DA on Monday renewed its call for teaching to be declared an essential service and urged teachers belonging to Sadtu to resign from the union.