5 October 2006
School pupils in the
The mostly poor schools, where ad hoc teachers are used, will now have to resort to even bigger classes, where over-crowding is already a problem. According to a daily paper, school principals are outraged, as this comes at a time when schools are battling to come to terms with the new Further Education and Training curriculum, or FET
MEC for Education, Cameron Dugmore, says that the decision to scrap the posts had been made in consultation with the teachers unions, citing that ad hoc teachers should receive full benefits.
The report says that while 152 ad hoc posts are to be phased into the 500 new posts for the year, 430 of those will go to primary schools.
The news comes on World Teachers Day. Education Minister Naledi Pandor claimed earlier today that Government is committed to a better education system. The minister conceded that a lot of work still needs to be done. She said her department would release a policy framework for the education and professional development of teachers.
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