DBE ‘extremely impressed’ with progress at matric exam marking centres The department has been closely monitoring the marking process of the matric final exams for the class of 2020 with a special focus on health and safety due to the second wave of COVID-19. Teachers at the Grey College in Bloemfontein on 8 January 2021. The school is one of the matric exam marking centres in the Free State. Picture: @HubertMweli/Twitter.
75 days ago
JOHANNESBURG – The Department of Basic Education on Friday said it was satisfied with the progress made in the first week of marking of matric final exam scripts for the class of 2020.
DBE ‘not considering’ school closures in 2021 despite COVID second wave More than 200 teachers have died after contracting coronavirus since the outbreak on home soil in March. Pupils from Olivenhoutbosch Secondary School on their first day back on 8 June 2020. Picture: Gauteng Provincial Government.
84 days ago
JOHANNESBURG - The Department of Basic Education on Thursday said at this stage, it was not considering keeping the schools shut next year despite the rise in COVID-19 infections among teachers.
More than 200 teachers have died after contracting coronavirus since the outbreak on home soil in March.
The department said it had put contingency plans in place to rope in additional help from retired teachers and educators abroad to be prepared for the 2021 school year.