WCED appoints over 100 teachers to improve foundation phase maths and language

Lusanda Bill
26 March 2014

The Western Cape Department of Education has appointed about one hundred additional foundation phase teachers. 

Ministerial Spokesperson Bronagh Casey said these additional teachers have been brought for two reasons, and one of those reasons is as part of the WCED’s strategic objective to improving language and mathematics in foundation phase. 

Casey said the additional teaching posts in foundation phase are also to alleviate pressures of the high grade one enrolment in 2014. Our enrolment went from 107 000 to over 111 000 this year.

“These posts will cost the department approximately R30 million and have been done regarding saving that we have actual saved within the department” Casey added.