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Department of Basic Education

Gauteng principal to be disciplined after matrics miss final exam

GROUNDUP

Gauteng principal to be disciplined after matrics miss final exam

By Ezekiel Kekana

Diversity intervention suspended at Fish Hoek High after parents complain about traumatised learners

RACISM IN SCHOOLS

Diversity intervention suspended at Fish Hoek High after parents complain about traumatised learners

By Velani Ludidi and Victoria O' Regan

Provision needs to be made to allow equitable access to schooling for learners with disabilities

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Provision needs to be made to allow equitable access to schooling for learners with disabilities

By Yolisa Piliso

State investment in early childhood development sector can empower women and combat gender-based violence

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State investment in early childhood development sector can empower women and combat gender-based violence

By Laura Brooks and Sanja Bornman

Rolling blackouts a big worry as matrics set to write final examinations

NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE

Rolling blackouts a big worry as matrics set to write final examinations

By Michelle Banda

The everyday superwomen of early childhood development and their pivotal role in communities

EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

The everyday superwomen of early childhood development and their pivotal role in communities

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Early childhood development centres in SA continue to struggle with registration and access to subsidies

BASIC EDUCATION

Early childhood development centres in SA continue to struggle with registration and access to subsidies

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Alcohol in schools — a move in the direction of doom

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Alcohol in schools — a move in the direction of doom

By Pearl Nicodemus and Katherine Sutherland

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Corporal punishment ban in SA schools, more than two decades later: More needs to be done

By Gertrude Quan, Isabel Magaya and Mila Harding

Proposed removal of deadlines for infrastructure improvements in schools will lead to disaster

NORMS AND STANDARDS OP-ED

Proposed removal of deadlines for infrastructure improvements in schools will lead to disaster

By Themba Mola

Collaborative support for children and caregivers is vital to fast-track child wellbeing

CHILD SERVICES OP-ED

Collaborative support for children and caregivers is vital to fast-track child wellbeing

By Leila Patel, Elizabeth Henning and Jace Pillay

Proposed amendments to the School’s Act may lead to further marginalisation of undocumented children

EDUCATION OP-ED

Proposed amendments to the School’s Act may lead to further marginalisation of undocumented children

By Mila Harding

Learners picket in Pretoria over govt scrapping deadlines to fix schools

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Learners picket in Pretoria over govt scrapping deadlines to fix schools

By Magnificent Mndebele

Education department’s proposed watering down of infrastructure law is bad news for schools

EQUAL EDUCATION OP-ED

Education department’s proposed watering down of infrastructure law is bad news for schools

By Elizabeth Biney, Tarryn Cooper-Bell and Kimberley Khumalo

Deadline for public to comment on education minimum norms and standards extended

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Deadline for public to comment on education minimum norms and standards extended

By Marecia Damons

Learners protest education department proposal to end deadlines to fix schools

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Learners protest education department proposal to end deadlines to fix schools

By Marecia Damons

State of education on the ground differs from government reports — youth experts

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State of education on the ground differs from government reports — youth experts

By Unknown Author

Rise in drug use at schools sparks call for united effort to end the scourge

SPECIAL REPORT: GOING TO POT

Rise in drug use at schools sparks call for united effort to end the scourge

By Michelle Banda

First early childhood development census reveals underfunded and underqualified sector

ECD FUNDING CRISIS

First early childhood development census reveals underfunded and underqualified sector

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Much-needed change in deaf education must be ‘led by the deaf’

SIGN OF THE TIMES

Much-needed change in deaf education must be ‘led by the deaf’

By Unknown Author

Government prioritises displaced women and children in flood relief programme

NATIONAL STATE OF DISASTER

Government prioritises displaced women and children in flood relief programme

By Julia Evans