Department of basic educaiton
Naptosa: Exams can’t be conducted the same way as before COVID-19
Naptosa’s president Basil Manuel on Monday said the focus should be on the 2021 curriculum and determining what should be carried over.
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Ramaphosa: 2020 academic year to be extended as public schools go on break
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that it was difficult to find consensus on the best approach, but everyone agreed that both the health and academic development of pupils was important.
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Court orders DBE to resume National School Nutrition Programme
The ruling comes as a major victory for Equal Education, Section27, and two Limpopo school governing bodies who took government to court over the matter.
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Provincial Education depts decisively implemented COVID-19 measures - SAHRC poll
The commission's electronic survey has found about nine in ten schools reported that all learners and staff wear masks.
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WC educators, parents to protest ‘premature’ reopening of schools
One group was expected to picket in Retreat and another in Athlone.
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Deep cleaning of EC school under way after COVID-19 outbreak
Health officials are scrambling to contain the outbreak at Makaula Senior Secondary School in Mount Frere where more than 180 pupils tested positive for COVID-19.
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SAHRC to continue monitoring schools’ health, safety requirements
Grades 7 and 12 pupils on Monday returned to their classrooms after nearly two months.
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Maimane files papers in ConCourt to halt phased reopening of schools
The One South Africa Movement proposed through an online petition that schools should remain closed for another three months.
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Teacher unions unconvinced schools will be ready to reopen next week
Basic Education Minister Motshekga on Monday apologised for her last-minute about-turn postponing the return of grades 7’s and matrics by another week.
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Motshekga: Blanket reopening of schools would have been risky
Grades 7s and matrics are now expected back at school next Monday after the resumption of teaching and learning was postponed on Sunday night.
