A long-term e-learning solution
In 2020, as students and teachers around the world grappled with school closures, the Snapplify Free Access programme delivered millions of US dollars’ worth of free e-textbooks to…
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COVID-19 disruption could be a chance to lay a firmer school maths foundation in South Africa
Craig Pournara, University of the Witwatersrand and Lynn Bowie, University of the Witwatersrand In South Africa, when Grade 9 learners return to school after the…
Department releases revised school calendar
Monday, August 3, 2020 “In terms of the new version of the calendar, schools will resume on 24 August 2020. There are 163 actual school…
RELEASE: BASIC EDUCATION MINISTER WELCOMES CABINET DECISION, CALLS FOR COMMUNITIES TO PROTECT SCHOOLS AGAINST VANDALISM
The Minister of Basic Education Mrs Angie Motshekga has welcomed the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa today regarding Cabinet decision on the school break. The…
COVID-19 school closures in South Africa and their impact on children
Servaas van der Berg, Stellenbosch University When the new coronavirus rapidly spread across the globe, evidence of its effect on children was still scanty and…
More grades return to school
Monday, July 6, 2020 Schools across the country will today welcome back Grades R, 6 and 11 learners to school. “The Council of Education Ministers…
Only Grades R, 6, 11 will reopen on 6 July
Only Grades 6, Grade 11 and Grade R will now be returning to school on 6 July 2020, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) said…
Minister Angie Motshekga: Coronavirus Covid 19 readiness for re-opening of schools
Media statement by the Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, during a media conference at the Sunrise View in Rustenburg Good morning ladies and gentlemen…
Schools to reopen on 8 June
Monday, June 1, 2020 Schools will reopen on 8 June 2020 for grade 7 and 12 learners to allow for the orientation and training of…
Grade 7 Revised ATPs & Assessments (COVID-19)
The trimming and re-organisation of the curriculum are designed to accommodate the impact of COVID-19 and is therefore an interim deviation from the original curriculum.…