Pretoria – The number of Gauteng Grade R learners is expected to increase to 92 000 in 2012 as the provincial Education Department plans to establish an additional 700 Grade R sites. Gauteng Education MEC Barbara Creecy announced on Tuesday during the department's budget for 2011/2012 that R20 million will be used to fund the start-up kits for the 700 new Grade R sites, … [Read more...] about More children to access Grade R
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Gauteng allocates over R1bn for education
Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Education will be spending more than R1 billion to improve the quality of teaching and learning in 1 183 underperforming primary and secondary schools. Presenting the department's R25.9 billion budget for 2011/12 on Tuesday, Gauteng Education MEC Barbara Creecy said the department will this year invest in improving the quality and … [Read more...] about Gauteng allocates over R1bn for education
Operation Wakeup Targets Tardiness
Pretoria – In a bid to address the problem of late comers, Gauteng Education MEC Barbara Creecy has launched "Operation Wakeup" to ensure that learners wake up and arrive at school on time. Addressing more than 700 parents at the Diepsloot Combined School on Saturday, Creecy said it was the responsibility of families to wake learners up and make sure they were ready for … [Read more...] about Operation Wakeup Targets Tardiness
Families encouraged to support children
Pretoria - Gauteng Education MEC Barbara Creecy has urged family workshop facilitators to assist families understand simple ways to help children do better at school. Addressing over 500 facilitators from the Central Johannesburg District Office during a workshop held in Pimville on Sunday, Creecy said she was encouraged by the enthusiasm of over 5 000 parents who attended … [Read more...] about Families encouraged to support children
Gauteng Parents Going Back to School
Pretoria – Parents in Gauteng will pump new life into the old adage 'you're never too old to learn' when they join the provincial Education Department's programme to help them play a more supportive role in their children's studies. Gauteng Education MEC Barbara Creecy will on Sunday address 650 facilitators of family support workshops, which will offer parents skills to … [Read more...] about Gauteng Parents Going Back to School
