Teachers
DBE ‘concerned’ about growing number of teachers fired for gross misconduct
A report by the South African Council of Educators has found at least 11 teachers have been let go after they were found guilty of a range of charges.
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Top teachers honoured for excellence amid COVID at awards
The Annual National Teaching Awards event in Kempton Park on Wednesday was attended by President Cyril Ramaphosa where teachers were praised for helping children despite facing their own challenges amid the pandemic.
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Ramaphosa to teachers: It's our responsibility to keep youth in schools
During President Cyril Ramaphosa' address at the National Teaching Awards ceremony, he spoke about youth unemployment. #Ramaphosa #NTA
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There's an increase in stress, anxiety amongst SA teachers - psychiatrist
Psychiatrist, Dr Alicia Porter, said that returning to the classroom placed further pressure on teachers, as some struggled with a lack of PPE, challenges in monitoring learners' compliance with the rules, fears of contagion and children being sent to school with COVID-19 symptoms.
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WC vaccinates over 42,000 education staff members
This equates to 76% of the 55,000 target.
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Motshekga to ask Health Dept for extension to complete teacher vaccinations
The Basic Education Department said that while they initially targeted 582,000 people in the sector, they'd now added over 789,000 staff including food handlers, janitors and support staff from independent schools and ECD centres on the EVDS system.
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‘Jabs save lives’ - Gauteng Educ Dept alarmed as 9,000 teachers refuse vaccines
The department said 9,113 employees in the sector, including those with comorbidities, had turned down their opportunity to receive their Johnson & Johnson jab.
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DBE: Vaccine programme for educators, support staff gaining momentum
More than 230,000 educators and other staff have so far been inoculated since the drive was launched a week ago.
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Motshekga: Health Dept says there’s enough jabs for all education staff
The minister on Tuesday gave an update on the sector’s response to COVID-19 under the stipulated alert level 4 of the lockdown.
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COVID-19 jab should've come much earlier for education sector, say some teachers
From Wednesday, teachers and school staff in most parts of the country will be inoculated while those in the Western Cape will have to wait until Friday.
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Educators and school staff to be vaccinated over a 10-day period
The Department of Health's Nicholas Crisp provided an update on the national vaccination rollout programme during a COVID-19 briefing on 18 June 2021. He outlined the special vaccination programmes that will target educators, police, military and correctional services.
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ANC MPs want teachers to be among the first to get COVID-19 vaccine
But when schools reopen in February and when the first vaccines arrive, the ANC wants teachers to be prioritised like other frontline workers.
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Basic Education Department: Teachers will not be forced to be vaccinated
As essential workers, educators will be included in phase two of South Africa’s vaccine roll-out.
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‘We are not invincible’ – Teachers fearful ahead of reopening of schools
More than 1,600 teachers have died after contracting the virus since the pandemic hit our shores - that's more than double the number of health care workers and police officers combined.
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Teachers to return to classroom today but some raise COVID-19 safety concerns
The Basic Education Department instructed all teachers granted concessions to work from home during the nationwide lockdown to report back to school on Monday.
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Gr 7s return to school, NASGB wants clarity on teachers with comorbidities
There is renewed anxiety in the sector as thousands of pupils are expected back at school on Tuesday.
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2 KZN teachers suspended for allegedly having a relationship with pupil
Both men are accused of being involved with the 18-year-old from Umlazi Comprehensive High School.
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Mabuza: Govt wouldn't allow children to return to school if lives were in danger
Deputy President David Mabuza said that if the country had the infrastructure, learning and teaching would have started a long time ago online.
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SA teacher Khangelani Sibiya receives global teacher award
Sibiya, who received the best global teacher award in Dubai at the weekend, said he reached over 25,000 pupils across the country.
