Are classrooms frozen in time? The urgent need for educational reform

[Shaun Fuchs] If you compare a classroom from 1924 with one from today, you'll notice very little difference...

#WomensMonth: Celebrating Dr Beverly Evangelides: 40+ years in education leadership

[Imran Salie] Dr Beverly Evangelides has worked across all school phases as a teacher, deputy-head principal, and principal, and in corporate education...

#WomensMonth: Catherine Raw’s educational journey and leadership at Reddam House Ballito

[Imran Salie] #WomensMonth: Catherine Raw joined the Inspired Education Group in October 2018 to open Reddam House Ballito...

How UCT Online High School's Tanya du Toit became the country's top SAICA learner

[Imran Salie] Tanya du Toit, who achieved six distinctions with UCT Online High School, unveils what it takes to reach the top...

Matrics of 2023 achieve highest pass rate in the history of NSC exams

[Imran Salie] A total of 897,775 candidates, both full-time and part-time, enrolled for the NSC examinations in 2023...

WCED, Wesgro launch new initiative to spark educational innovation and investment in the region

[Imran Salie] The Western Cape Education Department and Wesgro have together launched an initiative called Edu Invest...

ChatGPT and chatbots: The learning transformation catalyst educators been waiting for?

[Yudhvir Seetharam] Many educators are understandably concerned that AI could eventually replace human feedback entirely, leading to the large-scale homogenisation of student outputs...

#StartupStory: Ratings For Schools - a one-stop site to choosing the perfect school for your kid

[Evan-Lee Courie] One of the biggest challenges you will face as a parent is deciding where to send your child to school and choosing the right school for your child can make all the difference...

#Newsmaker: Meet Curro Serengeti's new executive head

[Shan Radcliffe] Kempton Park-based Curro Serengeti kicked off the 2023 academic year with the appointment of a new executive head - Thinus Enslin...

Award-winning principal's recipe for educational success...

[Shan Radcliffe] North West Department of Education recently awarded Principal Nkele Dikeledi Sekopamotse of Platinum Village Primary School top honours for Primary School Leadership at the 2022 National Teaching Awards...

5 tips to help you cope with homeschooling

[Louise Schoonwinkel] Many parents are worried that their children might fall behind in the coming weeks amid the school closures that officially took effect on Wednesday last week due to the Covid-19 outbreak...

5 tips to help you cope in case of school closures

[Louise Schoonwinkel] Covid-19 infection numbers are on the rise again, which means that more stringent lockdown regulations could follow...

Tech should be an enabler for education, not a barrier

[Jackie Carroll] It's clear how technology has been a saving grace for many learners during the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa...

#BehindtheBrandManager: Natasha Mkhize, brand and marketing manager at Curro

[Shan Radcliffe] Natasha Mkhize, brand manager for the Curro network of schools, shares with us the value of growing up with a strong role model, and explains what it takes to market not just a 'moment', but a lifetime experience...

International Green School opens its doors in SA

[Shan Radcliffe] There's a new school on the block - or more specifically, on eight hectares near Paarl in the Cape Winelands...

Just a few weeks left to help these kids - Pert Industrials

[Peter Horszowski] Thanks to marketing departments, motivational speakers, life coaches and team builders, many of us have picked up an annoying habit of reflex positivity...

Kutlwanong Promaths Programme puts rural learners on a professional career path

[Shan Radcliffe] "Mathematics and Physical Science are gateway subjects to professional careers," says Tumelo Mabitselo, CEO for the Kutlwanong Centre for Maths, Science & Technology. "Poor marks in these subjects eliminates a range of study and career options for students..."

Free-falling at the speed of science - Pert Industrials

[Peter Horszowski] There is great scientific power in our mistakes and, in fact, error is the impetus of scientific progress and our impulse towards a deeper engagement with our universe...

Broadening the horizons of Mpumalanga's matrics - SAICA

[Leigh Andrews] Speaking of the students he's trying to uplift, Chartered accountant (CA[SA]), Peace Mabaso says: "They remind me of myself - they're doing well, but have no information about what happens after matric...