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Teachers want inclusive classes but struggle to assist children with autism

Autism occurs along a spectrum so teachers need to understand the disorder and adapt how they teach to meet learners’ needs

Mix and match: Teachers from different backgrounds bring other views into the school to the benefit of learners, teachers and parents and prepare the scholars for adult life in a diverse society. Photo: Gianluigi Gurcia/AFP

Schools need teachers with diverse identities

Despite desegregation, schools tend to retain their historical learner and teacher racial profiles

ECD forums, if well run, have the potential to become essential resources in their communities. (Graphic: John McCann/M&G)

Early childhood development practitioners – important for the future of our society and yet overlooked

One of their biggest challenges is getting parents to support ECD practitioners and day mothers and get more involved in their children’s development

The apparent benefits of the internship model need to be offset by operational, political and academic challenges

What is the best way to train South Africa’s teachers?

The apparent benefits of the internship model need to be offset by operational, political and academic challenges

let us also focus on the teachers who stay up past midnight marking, who sacrifice weekends for extra lessons and who quietly absorb the stress so their learners don’t have to.
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Teacher union to join Cosatu strike over ‘uncaring employer’

Sadtu has accused the state of being an “uncaring employer” for failing to pay salary increases due two years ago

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Student teachers learn new resilience

Learning to teach takes on new forms under the Covid-19 regulations

The teachers
of the Eastern Cape have emerged as unsung heroes, pushing the boundaries to secure an impressive 81.4% pass rate in the 2023 matric results.

We honour the teachers who saw the potential in us

On Monday, 5 October — World Teachers Day — we recalled the teachers who helped us become the people we are today

Teachers must take care to not keep selflessly giving and learn to take care of their own emotional and physical needs

How do we support teachers’ mental health?

It’s vital for those who safeguard the wellbeing of learners at every level to be happy and healthy themselves

Learning the lessons from previous health emergencies, such as the Ebola outbreaks, the effect on education is likely to be most devastating in countries with already low learning outcomes and high dropout rates.

What is World Teachers’ Day?

A looks at the celebration’s history provides guidance for the future of education