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Scientific research over the past 30 years has shown that the most important period of human development is from birth to eight years old. In the first few years of a child's life, more than one million neural connections are formed each second – a pace that will never be repeated.
Curro, the JSE listed independent school group, is proud to announce the promotion of Natasha Mkhize as its new Executive: Strategic Relations. Mkhize takes on the role after being the Group's Brand Manager for a period of three years.
The South African economy will not be able to remain globally competitive if it does not move away from Victorian-era, rote learning systems and embrace education methods that are tailored for the new digital future of work.
With the final matric exams less than 3 weeks away, over 700 000 full time candidates are counting down the days until they write the biggest exams of their school career. The Department of Basic Education held a media briefing on Friday to unpack its readiness for the final exams.
It is devastating to think that over 140 schools in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng were vandalised during the unrest and looting that took place some weeks ago in areas of the two provinces.
With online teaching hastened by the coronavirus, teachers have had to convert face-to-face teaching into remote classes with minimum resources and time.
Congress of South African Students (COSAS) is calling for government to vaccinate learners. This comes as many learners returned to school, following their winter break.
Primary school learners will soon be able to attend physical classes daily, bringing an end to the rotational timetable system.
Following a meeting to discuss the future of school sports, the Department of Basic Education has made a decision.
The Western Cape Education Department is working on a plan to finalise school placements for unplaced learners.
The Department of Basic Education has extended contracts for teaching assistants. This extension applies to teaching assistants based in the Free State.
The Western Cape Department of Education has decided to extend applications for the 2022 school year.
School sports are allowed to make a comeback under the new level 1 restrictions. The Department of Basic Education has given a breakdown, explaining how these sports will take place.
More than 300 000 jobs have been successfully created through the Basic Education Presidential Youth Employment Stimulus.
The Western Cape Education Department has revealed that thousands of learners have still not been placed in schools.
Many Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres have been submitting applications to receive relief from the government.
The Western Cape Education Department has urged parents to complete online applications before schools close.
The price of school uniforms has been worrying over the years, as some parents have been struggling to cope with the costs.
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After months of waiting, beneficiaries of the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant found out that they will soon receive outstanding grant payments for successful reconsideration requests. This means outstanding payments for June and the backlog related to April and May will also be addressed.
As the month of June begins, approved beneficiaries of the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) R350 grant will qualify for a new round of payments. However, some grant beneficiaries have not been paid for the past two months.
It has been almost three months since unemployed individuals in South Africa received the crucial R350 grant. This is due to the rules around the grant’s disbursement changing after the National State of Disaster was lifted.
After almost a year of waiting, beneficiaries of the R350 grant could finally have access to their money. This follows an announcement stating that the process that was preventing reconsideration request payments has been concluded.
It was recently revealed that many of the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) R350 grant requirements were changed. This means that some individuals who previously benefited from the grant no longer qualify for the crucial relief mechanism.
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