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We need more time: Motshekga to update SA on Monday on schools reopening
Minister Angie Motshekga is on Monday expected to present the sector’s final plans regarding its so-called phased-in approach to allow the resumption of teaching and learning in the country.
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Teachers' unions hoping Motshekga has concrete plan for reopening of schools
The department presented a tentative plan in Parliament on Wednesday that may see schools reopen from as early as next month. However, education groups have rejected the proposal, saying that it lacked direction and was a recipe for disaster.
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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.
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Sadtu wants assurances govt has plan for overcrowding when schools reopen
Government is under pressure to implement stringent measures to ensure that teachers, pupils, and parents are safe when schools reopen.
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Schools not ready to reopen yet, says Sadtu as govt prepares to ease lockdown
The union and many parents are worried about health and safety measures amid reports that pupils in some grades will be allowed to go back to school from next week.
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Uncertainty and concern around reopening of schools
Teacher’s union Sadtu is concerned about whether health and safety protocols have been put in place to ensure pupils, parents and educators aren’t exposed to the coronavirus.
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‘Teachers are confused’ - Sadtu wants clarity on how to deal with coronavirus
Sadtu, which represents more than 260,000 teachers across the country, has called on the education department to give clear instructions.
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Back to school: Sadtu raises concerns over unplaced pupils in Gauteng
Sadtu's Gauteng secretary Tseliso Ledimo said late registrations put teachers under pressure, as they needed to plan.
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Sadtu: Those having sexual relations with learners don’t deserve to be teachers
As the world marked international teachers’ day, Sadtu has condemned violence and sexual relations between learners and teachers.
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SA teachers have little to celebrate on World Teachers’ Day
Sadtu says teachers are faced with a number of challenges including low pay, unsafe working conditions and lack of adequate support.
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Ramaphosa: If ANC alliance remains dysfunctional, we can't transform economy
Ramaphosa was addressing the South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) in Nasrec.
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Ramaphosa warns teachers against having sexual relations with pupils
The South African schooling system is facing a massive challenge of teenage pregnancy, with experts saying adults including teachers are to blame for the problem.
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'Armed teachers' proposal is dangerous - Sadtu
The Educators' Union of South Africa initially made the statement, saying government was forcing teachers to protect themselves due to a lack of security at schools.
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Donor-funded schools will create imbalance in education system, says Sadtu
That view is contained in the union's argument challenging the Western Cape Education Amendment Bill.
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WC govt’s 'booze in schools' amendment won’t benefit pupils: Sadtu
The controversial bill was passed in the legislature in November.
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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.
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Sadtu calls on DA to focus on issues affecting teachers
Sadtu has accused the DA of deliberately confusing the nation with its call for a few staff members in the education sector to be declared an essential service.
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DA clarifies its stance on declaring teaching an essential service
The party made submissions to the Essential Services Committee hearings on Friday.
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Sadtu wants swift action in curbing initiation school deaths
The union has called on traditional leaders, government and civil society to take a stand against illegal initiation schools.
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Sadtu opposed to bid to declare teaching an essential service
The Democratic Alliance wants some school teachers and key staffers declared essential.
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Should teaching be considered ‘an essential service’?
According to the Labour Relations Act, essential service workers could endanger the life, safety and health of citizens if they go on strike.
