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Cape Town teacher addresses global education conference

More than 100 000 educators from around the world signed up for the T4 conference on Saturday, 30 May 2020 to discuss what the ‘new normal’...

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West End PS goes “all out” in welcoming back its Grade 7 learners

West End Primary School in Mitchells Plain has spared no effort in ensuring that their Grade 7 learners, the first learners to return during...

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WCED makes it easier for teachers to collaborate

The Covid-19 pandemic emphasised the need to find ways to continue education delivery and advance communication channels whilst at the same...

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School offers drive-through initiative to support remote learning

With only Grade 12 and Grade 7 learners allowed back at school as part of a phased reopening of schools, many schools have had to resort to...

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Heideveld teacher takes classroom online

Riefqah Sasman, a teacher at Heideveld High School and last year’s provincial winner for Technology-Enhanced teaching and learning, has been...

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Learners receive warm welcome back to school

Excited, apprehensive and cautiously optimistic. These are some of the emotions experienced by learners and teachers when schools in the Western Cape reopened on 01 June 2020 amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Parents give weekly lesson plans the thumbs up

The Western Cape Education Department has been providing weekly lessons plans to assist teachers, parents and learners with learning from home during lockdown.

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Eversdal Primary staff’s “can-do” attitude lays foundation for school’s solid COVID-19 response

Proud principal Henk Arangies says that when schools closed in March 2020, his entire staff (School Management Team, educators, general...

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Knysna Primary rises to the occasion

While in lockdown, the school has harnessed their Facebook page to bring a sense of connectedness and interaction between learners, parents...

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Preparing for ‘Back to school’

On Wednesday, 27 May 2020, Minister of Education, Debbie Schäfer visited three Cape Town schools to assess school readiness for the arrival...

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