News and Speeches for Western Cape Education Department
Community Schools Initiative Week - Premier and MEC Help with School Vegetable Garden
13 August 2006Western Cape Premier Ebrahim Rasool and Education MEC Cameron Dugmore will on Wednesday 16 August help children, teachers and parents plant seeds for the vegetable garden of the Kenmere Primary School in Kensington (08h00). Read More
Western Cape Schools Inspired by Minister's Call for Community Involvement
13 August 2006'Adopting' an informal settlement; cleaning up the neighbourhood; repairing vandalised school buildings; a special treat for the elderly; pampering nurses; parents reading to their children, teachers visiting the homes of absent learners;... Read More
Siyabulela Deliverables Campaign - Training of 900 Pre-school Teachers
10 August 2006The training of 900 pre-school teachers throughout the province will lead to significant improvement in the quality of early childhood development (ECD), and boost the Western Cape Education Department's (WCED) Literacy and Numeracy Strategy. Read More
MEC Answers Questions on School Safety and Teacher Development
7 August 2006Infrastructural measures can assist with crime control, but they are not the ultimate solutions. We need to develop sustained crime prevention structures and strategies as well as improve the socio-economic conditions in the high risk school... Read More
WCED Working With Engineering Industry to Support Teachers
2 August 2006The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is working with various role-players in the engineering industry, to develop in-service training programmes for teachers who teach mathematics, science, technology and related subjects in Grades 10 to 12. Read More
Western Cape Schools Excel in National Computer Olympiad
1 August 2006Out of a record number of 31,926 students from 433 schools around the country, no less than eight of the 15 finalists for this year's National Computer Olympiad are from the Western Cape - of which three each from Rondebosch and Stellenberg high... Read More
Killing of Five Langa Youngsters
24 July 2006The killing of the five youngsters last night was a dastardly act, and we urge the police to act swiftly to prevent further bloodshed. Read More
Grade 10 June Exams
24 July 2006The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is monitoring the results of Grade 10 June exams to assess how schools are adapting to the new curriculum for Grades 10 to 12. Read More
Western Cape Schools Excel in Schools Choral Eisteddfod
12 July 2006Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore has congratulated the 19 primary and high schools who have performed outstandingly at the National Championships of the 2006 South African Schools Choral Eisteddfod, formerly known as the Tirisano Schools... Read More
Untimely Death of WCED Official Ntombezintlanu Roberta Dwane (12 November 1941 - 02 July 2006)
4 July 2006Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore has expressed sadness at the untimely and tragic death of one of the Western Cape Education Department's (WCED) senior officials, describing it as a "tragedy of immense proportions". Read More
14,000 GETand FET teachers prepare for 2007
27 June 2006More than 14,000 teachers are attending workshops throughout the Western Cape during the June-July holiday as they prepare to introduce new aspects of the national curriculum in 2007. Read More
Education Questions in Western Cape Provincial Legislature: 20 June 2006
20 June 2006Of the slightly more then 1,000 educators who left the profession last year, more then half cited personal reasons, retirement, ill-health and better opportunities in the private sector. Read More
Western Cape Scraps Fees in 419 Schools
19 June 2006Parents of almost 150,000 learners attending 419 primary schools in the Western Cape will no longer have to worry about monies for school fees. Read More
Western Cape Representative Council of Learners to Pay Tribute to Generation of 1976
13 June 2006In an historical and key moment for youth development in the Western Cape, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) will launch the Western Cape Representative Council of Learners (WCRCL), to be attended by about 1,800 high school learners from... Read More
Media Alert: No Fee Schools Programme- Western Cape
13 June 2006Invitation to all media The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has the pleasure of inviting you to the official launch of the No-Fee School Programme in the province. Read More
Legislature Debate on Schools Safety
29 May 2006The Western Cape Education Department's (WCED) Safe Schools Programme is definitely having a positive impact on schools, said MEC Cameron Dugmore during a debate on the safety of children. At the same time he cautioned against complacency. Read More
Conference on "Languages Solutions" in Education
24 May 2006Hundreds of teachers from across the province will this weekend gather to share ideas on practical solutions to the challenges teachers and learners face in their classrooms. Read More
Industrial Action - Minimal Disruption Bodes Well for Education
17 May 2006Only 316 teachers of a staff complement of more then 30,000; and three administrative personnel members of a staff complement of more then 8,000 of the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) today participated in Cosatu's industrial action. Read More
Conference of the National Association for Persons with Cerebral Palsy
15 May 2006It is the responsibility of government to ensure that each and every learner, including those who suffer from cerebral palsy, acquires the knowledge, skills and values he or she needs to lead a fulfilling life as an empowered and productive citizen... Read More
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