Tag: teachers

What problems can be solved by the use of digital technology in schools? This was one of the questions discussed at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Kigali. Speakers from across the world gave their insights into how digital technology could improve learning inside and outside classrooms.

"We acknowledge your dedication and selfless service to the betterment of our country," Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said at the National Teaching Awards on Saturday, an event celebrating excellence in South African public education.

Students of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology were given a task to share stories of their community, in order for them to identify with one another. These stories capture the challenges they have overcome and aims to shape them as aspiring teachers.

The R8.2-billion Accelerated School Infrastructure Delivery Initiative, soon to hand over its 100th school, is upgrading education environments for teachers and learners across South Africa, writes basic education minister Angie Motshekga.

We need to be extremely radical in our determination to save our children, the Department of Basic Education said when it announced the implementation of its teacher development plan that is at improving the teaching of maths in South African schools.

How can parents, teachers and community leaders work together to protect children's right to education? Join Brand South Africa and the Sowetan newspaper on Wednesday 18 March for this important discussion.

"Through my work, I am able to change the lives of those who otherwise might have been overlooked in the system," says Thembisile Mdlalose, a teacher from Thembimfundo Special School in KwaZulu-Natal - and a winner at this year's National Teaching Awards.

MusicWorks aims to help children traumatised by violence and neglect through music therapy, by providing a space for emotional healing, an avenue for creativity and instilling a positive sense of self.

The Department of Basic Education has created a national recruitment database to ensure that qualified teachers are employed and to cut down on turnaround times in filling vacant teaching posts across the country.