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Primary school's letters of hope

Table View Primary School has been posting daily messages of hope during lockdown on the school's social media platforms.

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Minister records and shares story with children on World Book Day

Western Cape Education Minister Debbie Schäfer encouraged parents to celebrate World Book Day (23 April) by reading a story to their...

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Lockdown anthem goes viral

The Settlers High School in Bellville tapped into their creative side to express how much staff members miss the learners.

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Teachers start Facebook group to support remote learning

A group of passionate teachers started a Facebook community to support teachers, parents and learners all over South Africa, as well as, Namibia.

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Teachers get inventive to enable remote learning

Necessity is the mother of invention, something Ronald Kock, a teacher at Diazville High School in Saldanha, is all too familiar with.

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Emergency feeding underway

Yesterday, thousands of learners arrived at their schools to receive a much needed meal. It is estimated that close to 100 000 learners were fed.

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Holiday packs keep academic boat afloat

Sunningdale Primary School pulled out all the stops to provide parents and learners with academic support during the lockdown.

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Teachers reach out to learners via WhatsApp

Evan Papier, a teacher at Groendal Secondary School in Franschhoek, created WhatsApp Groups for his Grade 12 learners.

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Essential Services at Head Office

While most people are working from home during lockdown, others still need to deliver essential services at Head Office. Critical staff have been identified to assist with salary and supplier payments.

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Tips on how to support reading @ home

This week the WCED released tips and advice to parents on how promote reading activities in their home as part of the “Quality Learning @ home” series.

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