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Teacher unions concerned some schools not ready for new academic year Updated Karabo Tebele Share this: The National Professional Teachers Organisation of South Africa (Naptosa) says it is concerned about the readiness of schools in rural areas. Wikimedia Commons  The start of the academic year was delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic.  Naptosa’s Basil Manuel says most rural schools are not ready to reopen on Monday.   “We are concerned that there are still gaps, whilst our second survey has shown school readiness, there are still almost 35% of schools that are not exactly comple...

Not all schools are ready to open on Monday, says teacher union Naptosa 14 February 2021 - 14:30 While it will be all systems go for many SA schools, some are not ready, says teacher union Naptosa. File photo. Image: Sandile Ndlovu The National Professional Teachers' Organisation of SA (Naptosa) says not all of SA's schools are ready to receive pupils on Monday. Naptosa together with four other teacher unions conducted two surveys in January and February to establish the readiness of schools in SA. “One of the obvious things is that complete readiness is elusive. �...

Teacher union Sadtu said not enough was done to prepare educators for what they may face on Monday.

Most schools in SA not ready to open. Most schools in W Cape are ready - survey 2 February 2021 1:18 PM school principles Lester Kiewit interviews Basil Manuel of the National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa. Several teachers’ unions have collaborated to conduct a large survey to assess school readiness for the year ahead. Some of the survey’s findings: 54% of principals worry about their stressed-out, anxious teachers 47% of schools were confident that they could comply with Covid-19 protocols when schools reopen Principals in the W...

COVID-19 PTSD ‘exploding’ amongst educators, says Naptosa Teachers around the country were grieving the loss of colleagues while anxiously preparing for the return of pupils amid the second wave of COVID-19. FILE: A teacher sanitises the hands of a pupil returning to school in 2020. Picture: Gauteng Provincial Government. 75 days ago JOHANNESBURG – Many public school teachers who returned to work on Monday may be faced with an overload of responsibilities as the Basic Education Department begins the ...