03 May 2021 The impact of Covid-19 continues to be widely felt and no more so than for children with special educational care needs, who need more practical solutions. Image: 123rf.com
The Covid-19 pandemic raised the bar for teachers everywhere, but the challenges were even greater for children with special needs and disabilities.
Getting specialist support to these children during the lockdown became a major challenge, especially as the majority were from poorer households with limited access to computers and other crucial technology to remain in touch and on top of their curricula.
Provincial education departments, organisations, schools and teachers must be applauded for quickly creating and adapting teaching and learning materials so that pupils could complete the syllabus in their homes while the country was in lockdown.