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Few things are more important than ensuring that all South African children receive an education of quality - one that will enable them to achieve their potential and contribute to the development of our country. The broad education community is invited to the first South African Basic Education Conference “Opening the doors to Quality Education for All” which will be held over 2-4 April 2012 in Durban. We need to work together to understand the necessary conditions for the possibility of achieving quality education for all. This conference, which we intend to repeat regularly, aims to bring together all stakeholders that are passionate about:
The conference will provide a platform for research-focused institutions (i.e. universities and research institutions) and practice based organizations (i.e. education administrations, schools, NGOs) to share learnings and will encourage collaboration and partnerships both amongst researchers and practitioners and across the sector. Research questions can be deepened and extended through extensive engagement with practitioners, and practice can be improved through reflection on knowledge gained through research and enquiry. To read more, click here Over 320 papers submitted to 2012 SA Basic Education Conference.... Teachers, principals, practitioners and academics from the basic education sector responded enthusiastically to a call to participate in a national discussion and conference on basic education that will be held in Durban from 2 – 4 April 2012. Mary Metcalfe and Mpho Letlape, co-chairpersons of the conference, say they are both very excited and encouraged by this response, which reflects the commitment from teachers, academics and other education practitioners towards improving basic education in the country. "We received over 320 abstracts of presentations from teachers, principals, academics, government, non-government organisations, and the corporate sector. It is very encouraging to see the creative and innovative ideas coming from teachers and principals at the coal-face of basic education. These abstracts will be peer-reviewed by experts from the education sector, and we hope to include at least 150 of these presentations in the programme for the SA Basic Education Conference in Durban from 2 – 4 April 2012." Prof Metcalfe said. The conference programme will be structured to include both an academic and a practice stream. The purpose of this conference is to provide a platform where academics and practitioners can share their experiences, stimulate debate, collaborate on solutions, and identify best practices that will contribute to quality basic education for all. "A sound education system depends on much more than teachers and facilities. The involvement of entire school communities comprising parents, businesses, and non-government organisations is the glue that keeps various role-players together. We are looking forward to welcome representatives of these sectors at this conference," Prof Metcalfe said. |
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| Teachers must go where sent |
Public school teachers have to go where they are sent if they want to remain employed, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said on Friday. |
| Free education for 8 million pupils-minister |
News24 "Three years ahead of the 2015 target, we're set to fulfil the millennium development goals on expanding access to education," she said. Grade R enrolments had more than doubled from 300 000 in 2003 to 705 000 in 2011 and more young South Africans were ... |
| Honouring our teachers |
The cream of our country's teachers have gathered in Pretoria for the week long adjudication of the annual National Teaching Awards this week.Now in its 13th year,the NTAs arean opurtunity for the Department of Basic Education to acknowledge and paytribute to our dedicated,committed and professional educators and their effortsto develop learners as citzens of a democrati,non-racial and non-sexiest South Africa |
