
[Reading time: 3 minutes] At the end of 2021, the South African Council for Educators published its annual report to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education. The comprehensive report outlined…
[Reading time: 3 minutes] At the end of 2021, the South African Council for Educators published its annual report to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education. The comprehensive report outlined…
Professional development programs for educators are not unique to South Africa. In certain states in America, for example, educators require a licence to teach. This licence needs to be renewed…
By: Inge Elliott As a fellow teacher, I know that many of us harbour negative perceptions regarding the concept of professional development. There is already a myriad of pressing administrative…
By: Inge Elliott Fast Food Model Ken Robinson, the ‘Ted Talk’ guru on all things education, once equated the modern-day schooling system to that of the fast food industry. The…
The South African Council of Educators (SACE) established the current Continuous Professional Teacher Development program in November 2012, with the support of the Department of Basic Education, the nine provincial…
The South African Council for Educators (SACE) recently announced that the deadline for principals and deputy principals to earn Professional Development points has been extended by six months, from December…
“One child excluded is one child too many” were the words of Basic Education minister, Angie Motshekga on the inadequacies around special needs education in South Africa. The facts speak…
The idea of individualised learning styles became popular in the 1970s and has greatly influenced the education industry. Today, there are a number of theories on the subject – each…