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Official goes the extra mile to support vulnerable learners

Anusha Naidoo, a Circuit Manager in the Metro Central Education District, has embarked on a food hamper drive to bring much needed relief to...

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Request for markers to apply

The extended national lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in approximately 30 000 more candidates who are expected to write...

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Bridgeville Primary learner wins lockdown competition

Litasa’s Western Cape branch invited children aged 10 to 12 to share their stories about what it has been like to be in lockdown. There was...

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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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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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Online Safety Curriculum for learners and parents

The Western Cape Education Department is working with Google to provide individual lessons for high school learners and parents on online...

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Interactive lesson plans helps you keep up with curriculum from home

The Western Cape Education Department recently launched a new lesson planning platform intended to assist teachers, parents and learners...

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Western Cape schools serve over 1 million meals to learners during lockdown

Over 1 million meals have been served in the past month as part of the Western Cape Education Department’s emergency school feeding...

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Witzenberg Matric Fund helps alleviate hunger

For the past four years, the Witzenberg Matric Fund (WMF) has helped several matriculants from the Ceres area to further their studies.

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Learners provided with data for online learning

Qhayiya Secondary School in Hermanus provided Grade 12 learners with 1Gb WhatsApp data to enable them to stay in contact with their teachers during the lockdown.

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