Aggrieved teachers to take to the streets: Durban - Hundreds of teachers are expected to march from King Dinuzulu Gardens to the city hall as part of protest action by the South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) on Friday. Nomarashiya Caluza, Sadtu’s provincial secretary, told journalists at a media briefing that the union had decided to call for the march this week, … [Read more...] about Aggrieved teachers to take to the streets
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Teachers not coping with overcrowding
Teachers not coping with overcrowding: Cape Town - Overcrowding in Western Cape public schools is affecting the quality of teaching and negatively impacting on the behaviour of pupils. Principals have lamented the teacher to pupil ratio, which at some schools is as high as 1 to 46. Principal Riyaadh Najaar of Spine Road High School in Mitchells Plain said overcrowding of … [Read more...] about Teachers not coping with overcrowding
Born into revolution: reflections on a radical teacher’s life | The Conversation
Born into revolution: reflections on a radical teacher’s life: Alie Fataar, photographed during his exile in Zambia, was a revolutionary teacher. Courtesy of Alie FataarAlie Fataar was a teacher. Perhaps that doesn’t seem glamorous and very important. But Fataar, who would have turned 100 this month, is one of the many South African unknowns whose life and work can point the … [Read more...] about Born into revolution: reflections on a radical teacher’s life | The Conversation
UK and Zambian teachers forge professional partnerships
UK and Zambian teachers forge professional partnerships: Speaking at the Professional Partnership Conference for teachers under the connecting classrooms project in Lusaka today, British High Commissioner to Zambia, Fergus Cochrane-Dyet, said: Access to the right kind of education is very important in ensuring our children are able to thrive in today’s globalised world. … [Read more...] about UK and Zambian teachers forge professional partnerships
Foundation teachers are more than simply childminders. Here’s why | The Conversation
Foundation teachers are more than simply childminders. Here's why: Having good, well-trained teachers in their early lives benefits children enormously. ReutersTeaching young children is complex and challenging and requires laying solid foundations for literacy, mathematics and language learning. It needs dedicated, well-educated teachers, along with mechanisms and resources to … [Read more...] about Foundation teachers are more than simply childminders. Here’s why | The Conversation
