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Teacher unions express mixed feelings about reopening of schools on Monday

By Thando Kubheka

The start of the 2021 academic calendar was pushed back last month by two weeks to deal with the rising COVID-19 cases.

  • FILE: A classroom at the Ga-Rankuwa Primary School, north of Pretoria, on 26 May 2020. Picture: @Lesufi/Twitter.

    Teachers union reiterate call for educators to be next in line for vaccines

    Public school teachers returned to work on Monday to prepare for the official re-opening in two weeks’ time, many facing the reality of losing their colleagues to the virus.

    78 days ago
  • FILE: According to the unions KZN, the North West, Mpumalanga and the Eastern Cape are the least ready provinces in all categories for the start of the 2021 academic year. Picture: @ECDOEZA/Twitter.

    Unions concerned about lack of PPEs as teachers prepare to go back to schools

    According to unions, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo teachers have been hardest hit by the pandemic.

    82 days ago
  • FILE: Teacher unions have expressed mixed feelings about the department’s announcement on the reopening of schools, saying some new guidelines had left them confused. Picture: freeimages.com

    DBE accused of showing little regard for the lives of teachers

    They say while an agreement was reached to push back the return of pupils, they were never consulted about the early return of school management teams and teachers.

    95 days ago
  • FILE: Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga. Picture: GCIS.

    Trade unions to DBE: Be prepared for when schools reopen amid pandemic

    In the last year, the department like many others has been forced to adapt to new ways of teaching and learning, thanks to COVID-19.

    100 days ago
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    Naptosa: COVID-19 may lead to interruptions in matric exam marking

    The National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa (Naptosa) is worried the process might have to be interrupted.

    104 days ago
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    Unions slam education dept for compromising health of educators

    The Department of Basic Education last week announced pupils that contract the virus would be allowed to write the National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams, but at a separate venue.

    163 days ago
  • Candidates who test positive and are deemed fit, will be allowed to write at a different venue and under secure conditions.

    DBE: Pupils who test positive for COVID-19 can still write exams

    Going back on its previous which prohibited pupils with COVID-19 from entering exam venues, DBE now says candidates who test positive and are deemed fit, will be allowed to write at a different venue and under secure conditions.

    167 days ago
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    ‘We need more children back at school’ – Unions monitor pupils’ return to class

    Many parents, teachers, and other school staff remain anxious as thousands of grade seven pupils in public schools returned to the class on Tuesday after a two-week break.

    252 days ago
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    Teacher unions condemn groups disrupting schooling

    The Basic Education Department issued an appeal to parents and communities to protect schools against disruptions, as grade seven pupils returned to the classrooms on Tuesday.

    253 days ago
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    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.

    260 days ago
  • A pupil receives a meal at Kgato Primary School in Bloemfontein. Picture: Department of Basic Education/Twitter

    Naptosa: Schools are best place for children during pandemic, but PPE needed

    Naptosa’s Basil Manuel said seven of the country’s nine provinces failed dismally in providing PPE to schools.

    270 days ago
  • FILE: Grade 7 pupils at a Western Cape primary school on 1 June 2020 sit in class after schools reopened following a national coronavirus lockdown, which started on 27 March 2020. Picture: @WCEDnews/Twitter.

    Ramaphosa: Cabinet is discussing whether schools should remain open

    President Cyril Ramaphosa said they have heard concerns raised by parents, unions and teachers as COVID-19 infections surge in the country.

    279 days ago
  • FILE: Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN.

    'We still have schools without water': Unions urge dept to close schools

    Natu and Naptosa have accused the Basic Education Department of failing to meet their non-negotiables, which include the replacement of teachers with comorbidities.

    280 days ago
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    Unions, rights groups say schools lacking COVID-19 essentials should not reopen

    On Monday, grade R, 6 and 11 pupils across the country returned to school after spending months at home under lockdown.

    288 days ago
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    Education groups, unions criticise DBE’s plan to reopen schools

    Earlier on Wednesday, director general Mathanzima Mweli presented the sector’s COVID-19 plan in Parliament, which coud see matrics and grades 7s being the first group of pupils to return to their classrooms.

    356 days ago
  • FILE: Panyaza Lesufi at Soshanguve East Secondary School for the launch of the Gauteng Education Department's e-learning platform. Picture: @EducationGP/Twitter

    Naptosa: Schools haven’t reached half the number of pupils with e-learning

    Schools have been closed for almost two months as the country continues to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

    358 days ago
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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.

    367 days ago
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    Teachers' unions criticise Education Dept for not protecting teachers

    A 17-year-old pupil from a Zeerust school in the North West was arrested on Thursday for allegedly stabbing his teacher, Gadimang Mokolobate, to death.

    950 days ago
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