Trade Unions & SGB Associations: Education system is not ready to re-open
29 May 2020 JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT BY EDUCATION TEACHER UNIONS AND NATIONAL GOVERNING BODY ASSOCIATIONS ON THE READINESS OF SCHOOLS TO RE-OPEN The National School…
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Back-to-school basics during the Covid-19 crisis
With the country heading into Level 3 from 1 June 2020, and schools opening up for certain students, here’s the lowdown on what you need…
Covid19: What if we can’t go back to school?
Just before term 1 ended, the school where I taught had to close it’s campuses due to two families having had confirmed cases of the…
How do SA kids see #Coronavirus in a TikTok and Instagram-based world?
As Covid-19 has exploded from a distant reality in South Africa to a global pandemic, with increasing local cases of the virus, we can count ourselves lucky to have almost instant access…
Snapplify acquires Onnie Media / Teacha!
Edtech company Snapplify has acquired Onnie Media / Teacha! – an educator media hub for South African teachers. The acquisition further diversifies the Snapplify Group’s…
Children’s Mental Health Week 2020: 6 tips to help our youth navigate the digital world
One in every ten children between the ages of five and 17 suffers from a psychiatric disorder, with these illnesses likely to persist into adulthood,…
Promising improvements seen at primary schools where Principals Academy Trust offers Teacher Support and mentoring of principals
In 2019 the Principals Academy Trust increased its presence in Western Cape schools at Foundation Phase level, with 26 schools now part of the organisation’s…
Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) what should schools do?
During the past few weeks the SAOU adopted an unambiguous position towards the planned implementation of the CSE methodology. The Department of Basic Education responded…
President Ramaphosa to Digitise Public Schools by 2025.
In his state of the nation address given in February 2019, President Ramaphosa committed to digitising the public school education system over the next six…
Anti-Bullying Week – South Africa ranks high in global survey on cyberbullying
South Africa showed the highest prevalence of cyberbullying in a recent report by Ipsos Global, based on research in 28 countries. The report showed that…