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An enhanced coaching centre in Sunderland has applauded what coaches say is a "great experience" in bringing leading women coaches to motivate its under 12s group. Spark...

There needs to be rigorous monitoring of the use by provincial governments and schools of the existing budget should to inform any decision on whether increased funding is the answer to the country's foundation phase reading problem, writes Penny Vinjevold and Marion Mbina-Mthembu.

“It was great to see first-hand the positive impact this new facility is having on the local community and I look forward to seeing similar sites…

Early Childhood Development (ECD) should take centre stage as the start of the education process. If a child is school ready, they are life ready, writes Candice Potgieter.

Children are far behind in learning to read and it is getting worse

The 2023 Reading Panel report paints a picture of a country in the grips of a reading crisis, with no national plan on how to break free.

Basic literacy among children in South Africa has declined, a new report from the 2030 Reading Panel has found, with only the Western Cape and Gauteng taking steps to address the literacy crisis.

Good-natured and compliant are just some adjectives used to describe the average personality of a local South African - while paying bills on time, noticing variations in what they pay for versus what they get in return...

A new report from the 2030 Reading Panel has found that basic literacy among children in South Africa has declined,

Literacy crisis: Children are far behind in learning to read and the problem is deepening across South Africa.