Teacher unions are pushing back against a move to dock their pay should schools be closed again due to the upsurge of coronavirus cases. This arose at a meeting between unions and the department of basic education on Friday when minister…
Basic education minister Angie Motshekga said on Sunday that less than one percent of the country’s teachers had been infected by the coronavirus since the return of grade 7 and 12 pupils on June 8. That translated to 2,740 infected…
YOLISWA SOBUWA Teachers’ unions say the next phase of the reopening of schools for more than six million pupils is a ticking time bomb because the department of basic education failed to meet safety requirements for fewer pupils when the…
The start of the year means a new academic year, work and other opportunities, those interesting and sometimes challenging resolutions, and a time to take stock of the festive season. Many memories would have been made and special times…
Almost 3‚000 teachers in the Eastern Cape are teaching subjects for which they are not qualified‚ with Nelson Mandela Bay schools hosting more than 250 of them. More than 260 teachers in the province are not qualified to teach at all.…
Beaconhurst School is pleased to announce three of its teachers were acknowledged for excellence in teaching by the Eastern Cape Department of Education at the Provincial Teachers Awards. Lynette van Greunen, left, came second in the…
Many of South Africa’s teachers are ill-prepared for teaching‚ unaccountable and do not receive enough support and training to equip them as competent educators‚ a report by the Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) stated on…
Selborne Primary boys had a great time at the Grahamstown Festival recently. The school thanks music teachers at the school, Lana Hart and Michelle Venter for the trip Picture: SUPPLIED
Huge backlog should be addressed according to need, not budget, warns Gade The Eastern Cape Department of Education is putting itself at risk of court action if it does not urgently review its staff shortfalls at schools in the province.…
AW Barnes Primary School decided to raise funds for the DJ Sobey Old Age Home with their teachers dressing up as pupils and the pupils dressing up to suit a career of their choice. The funds raised will all go towards the wellbeing of the…
Pupils given outlet for night or terror in bold murals series If a picture can say a thousand words, then murals painted by pupils at Knysna High School tell a dramatic story of the terror, trauma and caring they experienced on the night…
