Rotational Learning News Today

PR councillor Catherine Pieters said that at the Wesbank Secondary School in Malmesbury some learners had to sit on the floor while up to three pupils squeezed into a seat at one desk and there was also a shortage of teachers.

Minister Angie Motshekga says the department of basic education is confident schools are ready for the new norm despite infrastructure problems experienced by the sector.

Children will be heading back on a full-time basis after last weeks Cabinet decision ended rotational learning.

For many schools, the end of rotational learning means the return of overcrowded classrooms.

The department said that it was happy that finally all pupils would be seated in their classrooms on a full-time basis.

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says it all systems go for school children to go back to classes full-time from Monday.

Basic Education Minister Angie Motsheka will gazette the changes to school timetables, which means rotational school learning will come to an end.

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) said that rotational learning had been harmful to learners, affecting their cognitive abilities, disrupting the national school nutrition programme and taking a toll on their mental wellbeing.

The new regulations were gazetted overnight, bringing an end to rotational learning in schools after almost two years.

For many children from poor households, it will be difficult to re-budget for the extra costs involved in full-time learning.