News and Speeches for Western Cape Education Department
Western Cape to Benefit from Provincial Government Visit to Shandong Province in China
30 October 2007A delegation of the Western Cape Provincial Government, headed by Premier Ebrahim Rasool and including five MECs, is in the Shandong Province of the People's Republic of China this week to strengthen ties between the Western Cape and Shandong. Read More
WCED Launches Family Learning Campaign
29 October 2007The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has launched a family learning campaign to promote reading, writing and mathematics in the home. Read More
Special Schools to Support Mainstream Schools
23 October 2007The Western Cape Education Department's (WCED) focus in its 2007-2008 Strengthening of Special Schools Programme is the enabling of these special schools to function as resource centres that provide curriculum support to mainstream schools. Read More
Grade 5 Case Study on HIV/AIDS and Sex Work Cancelled
21 October 2007The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has issued a circular to all primary schools, requesting that a particular case study dealing with the topic of "The impact of HIV and AIDS" be ignored, as it viewed it is as an inappropriate case study... Read More
Multi-million Rand Pledge to Boost Literacy and Numeracy in Rural Schools
11 October 2007Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore has welcomed a pledge of two million rand to boost literacy and numeracy in rural schools, announced at a special event yesterday at Wardia Primary, a farm school near Montagu. Read More
WCED Provides Whole School Evaluation support
10 October 2007District offices of the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) will deploy circuit teams and other specialists to help develop the capacity of schools to provide quality education. Read More
Record Increase in Western Cape Matric Candidates
7 October 2007Statement by Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore Read More
Voluntarism Important for Development
4 October 2007Voluntarism, service and sacrifice have long been values espoused by the anti-apartheid liberation movements and Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore says he is happy to see that these values continue to live in the efforts of Inyathelo's... Read More
World Teachers' Day - Message from Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore
4 October 2007Today, on World Teachers’ Day, all over the world in over 100 countries, we who represent Governments are reminded of the important role of teachers within society. Read More
WCED Redesign to Strengthen Support for Schools, Teachers and Learners
1 October 2007Statement by Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has started implementing a new departmental structure designed to improve service delivery to schools and to ensure quality education for all. Read More
Schools to Benefit from Ambitious Venture
30 September 2007Several Western Cape schools stand to benefit from an ambitious venture when British Pilot, Robert Vallier will attempt to make the first Unity Flight of South Africa (Ufosa) by flying a single engine aircraft to 30 communities all round the country... Read More
Investigation into Alleged Racial Incident at Langenhoven Gymnasium Concluded
20 September 2007Joint statement by MEC Cameron Dugmore and the Langehoven Gymnasium Governing Body Read More
WCED Continues to Invest Heavily in Teachers
16 September 2007The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) continues to invest heavily in teacher development, said MEC Cameron Dugmore at the annual provincial teaching awards ceremony on Friday evening (14 September) in Cape Town. Read More
MEC Dugmore Salutes Award Winning Teachers
16 September 2007The award-winning teachers and all the hundreds and thousands of other teachers who have not been nominated but who are also doing brilliant work, are helping our children to re-dream their worlds, said Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore in... Read More
Heritage Day Schools Festival
16 September 2007All media are invited to a Heritage Schools Day Festival, to be attended by Western Cape Premier Ebrahim Rasool, Education MEC Cameron Dugmore and Culture and Sports MEC Whitey Jacobs. About 200 learners from various schools are expected to... Read More
Community Radio Stations Provide Virtual Matric Revision Classes
10 September 2007Statement by Education Minister Cameron Dugmore Read More
MEC Dugmore to Promote Reading
4 September 2007<p>Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore will visit the Paarlzicht Primary School (Lantana Street, Huguenot) in Paarl tomorrow (Thursday 06 September) 11h30, to highlight the importance of reading, as part of this week's Readathon... Read More
Teacher Vacancies Receive Excellent Response
26 August 2007The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has received an excellent response to its latest advertisements for teachers in the province. Read More
MEC Cameron Dugmore's Response to Kloof Neck Bus Accident Court Judgement
24 August 2007Three learners and the driver of a bus transporting primary school learners on an educational excursion to Table Mountain died this afternoon when, according to initial reports, the brakes of the bus apparently failed. Read More
Western Cape's Extra 747 Teacher Posts Reduce Class Sizes
23 August 2007Statement by Education Minister Cameron DugmoreThe Western Cape Education Department (WCED) will increase the number of Foundation Phase teachers in the province next year by 364, to reduce class sizes in Grades 1 to 3 - from a learner:teacher ratio... Read More
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