The evidence both locally and internationally is so overwhelmingly clear on the impact of school closures and alternative timetabling on early learning that immediate action should be taken. The SA Human Rights Commission welcomes the Department of Basic Education’s decision that all primary.
WCED extends contracts of teacher assistants
By Sisonke Mlamla
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Cape Town - The Western Cape Education Department has extended the Basic Education Employment Initiative until the end of April. It was meant to end on March 31.
Education MEC Debbie Schäfer said over the past few months 19 011 young people have been working in their schools as education assistants or general school assistants as part of the national Basic Education Employment Initiative (BEEI).
Schäfer said education assistants support teachers with administrative tasks, classroom management, sports coaching and cultural activities, while the general school assistants helped with maintenance, cleaning, vegetable gardens, and general administration.
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Noluvuyo Fandeso serves breakfast to Grade 1s at CM Vellem Primary on the first day of school, 15 February 2021. Photo: Sue Maclennan First day brings new challenges
Hunger and social problems, both results of the Covid-19 lockdown and months out of school, are among the concerns of primary school principals in Makhanda.
GMDirect reports from some of these on the first day of term, Monday 15 February 2021.
Good Shepherd Primary Grade 1 teacher Susan Green comforts a tearful learner on the first day of school, 15 February 2021. Photo: Sue Maclennan
‘They must see it in your eyes’
FULL SPEECH: Angie Motshekga on SA schools readiness for start of academic year Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga on Sunday briefed media on the state of readiness for public schools, which were expected to officially reopen on Monday following a two-week delay. Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga. Picture: GCIS.
Director-General, Mr Mathanzima Mweli and his team
Members of the Media and everybody watching at home.
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It has been three weeks, since we started phasing-in the reopening of schools for the year 2021. School Management Teams returned on 25 January; and teachers have been back at work for two weeks now, since 01 February.