BASIC Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube said Grade R practitioners will be formally integrated into the basic education system as educators once the provisions of Grade R in the Basic Education Laws ...

The Department of Basic Education has introduced a new minimum qualification requirement for Grade R teachers under the BELA Act The move has raised fears that thousands of experienced practitioners ...

South Africa’s early childhood education sector is facing a critical juncture as new regulations under the Basic Education Laws Amendment (Bela) Act bring Grade R teaching into the formal schooling ...

Almost 900 Eastern Cape grade R teachers will soon have permanent government jobs, pending adoption of the new budget later in November. The teachers, currently on annual contracts without benefits, ...

The integration of Grade R into the formal schooling system must be approached with caution, as the demands for specific qualifications among Grade R teachers have the potential to disrupt learning.

In the past two months, Grade R teachers have twice marched through Cape Town to demand permanent employment in the public sector and placement on the Human Resource, Personnel and Salary System. Many ...

According to Stats SA's 2024 midyear population estimates, there are 1.1 million five-year-olds in the country. Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has revealed that South Africa needs ...

Ntombifuthi Mokoena with the excellence award she received from the Department of Education. She was chosen as the best teacher for Grade R learners. Ntombifuthi Mokoena, a teacher at Osizweni Primary ...