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News and Speeches for Western Cape Education Department

WCED to Measure Matric Results Against Targets - MEC Dugmore

22 November 2007

The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) will measure matric results against targets set earlier this year when the results are announced in December.   Read More

Khanya Wins Another Top Award

20 November 2007

WCED's Khanya project wins national award for service delivery - Statement by Ron Swartz, Head of Education in the Western Cape   The Khanya Project of the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has won another top national award for service... Read More

2007 FET College Achiever Awards Winners

20 November 2007

Category: Support Staff Member of the Year: General Assistance and Maintenance   Johan Uys South Cape College George Campus Tel: 044 874 2360 Read More

FET Colleges Central to Delivery of Priority Skills - Minister Pandor

19 November 2007

Further Education and Training Colleges (FET) colleges are central to the delivery of priority skills needed in South Africa, according to the Minister of Education, Naledi Pandor.   Read More

Matric Reminder on Improper Language

18 November 2007

Statement by Brian Schreuder, Deputy Director-General: Curriculum Management, Western Cape Education Department (WCED)   Read More

WCED Suspends Three Matric Invigilators

17 November 2007

WCED suspends three matric invigilators - Statement by Ron Swartz, Head of Education in the Western Cape.   Read More

WCED Enters New Chapter in the Delivery of Quality Education - MEC Dugmore

14 November 2007

The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has entered a new chapter in the pursuit of delivering quality education for all this year as it successfully implemented the first phase of the department's redesign project.   Read More

Service Delivery, Jobs and Working Together: Main Theme of Cape Imbizo

13 November 2007

Service delivery, jobs and the need to work with communities have been the main theme of the Retreat Imbizo, attended by more than 600 residents in the local community hall last night. Read More

Important to Celebrate Teachers

12 November 2007

It was important to allow teachers time off to celebrate World Teachers' Day, in honour of teachers who often make the difference between social order and chaos in our society. Read More

Western Cape to Benefit from Provincial Government Visit to Shandong Province in China

30 October 2007

A delegation of the Western Cape Provincial Government, headed by Premier Ebrahim Rasool and including five MECs, is in the Shandong Province of the People's Republic of China this week to strengthen ties between the Western Cape and Shandong. Read More

WCED Launches Family Learning Campaign

29 October 2007

The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has launched a family learning campaign to promote reading, writing and mathematics in the home. Read More

Special Schools to Support Mainstream Schools

23 October 2007

The Western Cape Education Department's (WCED) focus in its 2007-2008 Strengthening of Special Schools Programme is the enabling of these special schools to function as resource centres that provide curriculum support to mainstream schools. Read More

Grade 5 Case Study on HIV/AIDS and Sex Work Cancelled

21 October 2007

The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has issued a circular to all primary schools, requesting that a particular case study dealing with the topic of "The impact of HIV and AIDS" be ignored, as it viewed it is as an inappropriate case study... Read More

Multi-million Rand Pledge to Boost Literacy and Numeracy in Rural Schools

11 October 2007

Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore has welcomed a pledge of two million rand to boost literacy and numeracy in rural schools, announced at a special event yesterday at Wardia Primary, a farm school near Montagu. Read More

WCED Provides Whole School Evaluation support

10 October 2007

District offices of the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) will deploy circuit teams and other specialists to help develop the capacity of schools to provide quality education. Read More

Record Increase in Western Cape Matric Candidates

7 October 2007

Statement by Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore   Read More

Voluntarism Important for Development

4 October 2007

Voluntarism, service and sacrifice have long been values espoused by the anti-apartheid liberation movements and Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore says he is happy to see that these values continue to live in the efforts of Inyathelo's... Read More

World Teachers' Day - Message from Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore

4 October 2007

Today, on World Teachers’ Day, all over the world in over 100 countries, we who represent Governments are reminded of the important role of teachers within society. Read More

WCED Redesign to Strengthen Support for Schools, Teachers and Learners

1 October 2007

Statement by Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has started implementing a new departmental structure designed to improve service delivery to schools and to ensure quality education for all. Read More

Schools to Benefit from Ambitious Venture

30 September 2007

Several Western Cape schools stand to benefit from an ambitious venture when British Pilot, Robert Vallier will attempt to make the first Unity Flight of South Africa (Ufosa) by flying a single engine aircraft to 30 communities all round the country... Read More

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