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Canny Maphanga/News24 According to independent schools' associations, about 90% of teachers and staff from private schools have been vaccinated. The associations say they are happy with the way the Department of Basic Education accommodated their teachers during the vaccine drive.  The education sector will conclude its vaccination drive at the end of the week.  While independent school associations say they are pleased with the Covid-19 vaccination drive for its members, the five teacher unions in the Education Labour Relations Council have urged their members to be ambassadors of the vac...

Krugersdorp principal Dawie Kriel’s Facebook video imploring parents to keep their children at home has gone viral

Teachers, cleaners and other support staff at the more than 25,000 public schools in SA will be vaccinated against Covid-19 from Wednesday.

The terms and conditions of employment under the Employment of Educators Act address conditions of re-employment if a teacher is dismissed for an act of misconduct.  The newly published conditions address if and when a teacher can be re-employed following a case of misconduct and the applicable mandatory period of prevention of re-employment.  Gazetted by the ministry of basic education on 9 April and signed by Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga, the terms and conditions now state how long an educator can be kept out of a public school depending on the severity of their misconduct....

Forget pass rate, focus on quality of passes – unions, education expert react to matric results Updated Nokukhanya N Mntambo GCIS The Educators Union of South Africa (EUSA) and the Professional Educators Union (PEU) are not surprised by the 5.1% drop in the pass rate.   Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced the matric pass rate on Monday.  The class of 2020 achieved 76.2% - a substantial drop from the previous year.  The class of 2020 wrote their final exams last year under the added pressure of adjusted learning due to the Covid-19 pandemic.  EUSA spokesperson Kabelo Mah...