South Africa’s experience of closing and reopening its schools in the face of the pandemic holds valuable lessons for governments across the continent, according to Insights… Read More »African Governments Urged To Learn From South Africa’s School Reopening Challenges
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said that postponing the academic year over COVID-19 would have catastrophic consequences. The minister said that postponing the academic year to 2021 would make… Read More »Motshekga: Postponing Academic Year Over COVID-19 Would Have Catastrophic Consequences
The Department of Basic Education has on Saturday released a revised version of the 2020 academic year. When an already thoroughly disrupted school calendar resumes… Read More »Amended School Calendar Released For 2020
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that a decision would be made soon about whether schools in the country should remain open. Ramaphosa said they have heard… Read More »Ramaphosa: Cabinet Discussing If Schools Should Remain Open
The Basic Education Department said that it had revised its decision to allow almost 6 million pupils back to school from next week because of… Read More »Basic Education Department: Only Grades R, 6, 11 To Return To School On Monday
Pandemic or not, South African parents are starting to make decisions about schools for their children in 2021 – and they’re increasingly looking at schools… Read More »Parents Look For Soft Skills To Help Kids Cope With New Realities
Calls are mounting for schools in the Western Cape to be closed as COVID-19 infections continue to rise. On Thursday, scores of concerned teachers and… Read More »Calls Mounting For Western Cape Schools To Close As Coronavirus Infections Rise
Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga announced that after consultation with the council of education ministers they had opted to amend the 2020 school calendar… Read More »Updated School Calendar For 2020
When schools are back – albeit staggered over the rest of the year – it is critical that school management teams have plans in place… Read More »Tips To Keep Schools Clean And Safe From COVID-19
Grade 7 and matric pupils have arrived at schools across the country for the first day back in the classroom in almost three months. Basic… Read More »Back To School: Learning, Teaching Resumes Across The Country