‘Resilience’ is a word that has become a popular part of the discourse surrounding South Africans, with particular reference to our country’s community of educators. This has been particularly prevalent …
Reading time: 4 minutes In March 2020, within the matter of a day, the South African school calendar was disrupted. What was first believed to be a short-lived, temporary shift…
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…
Prior to lockdown - which seems like another lifetime for all of us - most SA citizens chose to roam the grocery stores in lieu of stock-piling on toilet paper…
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…
“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…