Basic education
After COVID-19 budget cuts, education sector hopes for relief to resume projects
Infrastructure projects to ensure water supply and safe sanitation at schools had to be halted as government made tough decisions due to COVID-19.
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CINDY POLUTA: Parents are tired. But we must accept that life sucks right now
Perhaps we should be changing our mindsets altogether when it comes to living through a pandemic, writes Cindy Poluta.
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ANALYSIS: COVID-19 disruption may help lay firmer school maths foundation in SA
Long breaks from school lead to learning loss, with maths scores being particularly badly affected - but a return to core concepts could be the answer to a pre-pandemic problem.
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[LISTEN] Importance of DBE's amended directives for phased schools re-opening
Equal Education Law Centre deputy director Robyn Beere says one of their concern has been provisions for special needs schools.
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ANALYSIS: COVID-19 exposes underbelly of SA’s education system
The inequalities in South Africa's education are systematically being exposed at a scale not experienced before.
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'Phased-in resumption of school year workable, but stretching to July excessive'
Teachers' Organisation of South Africa (Naptosa) executive director Basil Manuel points out this is still a document in discussion.
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Dept worried damage to schools will delay lockdown recovery plan in some areas
The department said at least 402 schools across several provinces have been targeted by arsonists or were vandalised and burgled.
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Education Dept wants stationery made essential items during COVID-19 lockdown
There are currently 2003 known COVID-19 infections in South Africa and 24 fatalities amid reports school holidays may be scrapped to recover lost time.
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Ramaphosa: We need to improve schools to match fourth industrial revolution
President Cyril Ramaphosa said the country and its teachers needed to change the direction of secondary school education to develop relevant skills to match the fourth industrial revolution.
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'Exorbitant' school uniform prices putting pressure on us, say parents
Scores of parents lined up outside uniform and stationery shops for last minute preparations as the school year begins.
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[LISTEN] State of basic education in SA
Talk Radio 702’s Eusebius McKaiser talks to Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga regarding how the department plans to phase in history as a compulsory subject in schools.
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DA raises concerns over provincial education budget cuts
Minister Angie Motshekga revealed the budget cuts in a written parliamentary reply to DA Member of Parliament, Ian Ollis.
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Motshekga says she has discouraged Dept’s move to appeal Overvaal ruling
The High Court ruled that the school didn’t have space to admit 55 English-speaking pupils and that changing the school’s language policy was not lawful.
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[LISTEN] Matric pass rate: A question of quantity or quality
Education activist Guys Harris says that the matric pass rate has sacrificed quality for volume.
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SA literacy rate: 'Parental support remains a crucial factor'
The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study has ranked the country the worst on a global scale.
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[OPINION] How digital technology can help reinvent basic education in Africa
Information and communication technologies offer new opportunities for improving basic education in Africa.
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[LISTEN] What skills children need today
Critical thinking, collaboration and the ability to adapt are three of the skills that Cherry identifies and embroiders on.
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Motshekga: Empower pupils to speak out against abuse, racism
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says racism should be confronted on an ongoing basis.
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ANC: Basic education needs overhaul
Naledi Pandor says the party has resolved that subcommittees at branch level should work on improving the quality of education.
