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The Department of Basic Education says it hopes schools will not be forced to close again due to Covid-19 as the impact will be devastating.
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Students in central Trinidad happy with SEA results - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
On Thursday, students in central Trinidad were happy as they got their results from the Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) exam. When Newsday visited Montrose Government Primary School on Thursday, the school had both a walk-in and drive-through option for students to collect results. Crist
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Do not return to schools, Sadtu urges teachers in the Northern Cape
The South African Democratic Teachers' Union (Sadtu) in the Northern Cape has urged its members not to return to work on Monday after the provincial Department of Education indicated it was not
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The Government, through the Ministry of Education, has entered into contractual arrangements for the delivery of 200,000 tablet computers for schools. This was disclosed in Parliament yesterday by Education Minister Karl Samuda, who said that it is...
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Angola: Government Reaffirms Inclusion Policies for People With Special Needs
[ANGOP] Huambo -- The Secretary of State for Pre-school and Primary Education, Pacheco Francisco, reaffirmed Tuesday in Huambo, the Angolan government's commitment to include people with special needs in its policies.
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Pietermaritzburg schools shut down by protesters demanding water
On Monday angry residents also blockaded the entrance to Bhekuximba Secondary for hours, preventing the delivery of water.
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Government extends contracts for IPTE13 teachers | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Government of Malawi has extended for two months contracts for auxiliary teachers who were deployed across the country earlier this year. Government through the Ministries of Education and Local Government in February this year recruited 3,270 auxiliary teachers to help decongest classrooms as one
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Luchenza Primary School Alumni donates PPE to school
Luchenza Primary School Association on Saturday donated Covid 19 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to Luchenza Primary School worth over Mk400,000. The donation that included buckets, Chlorine, Basins as well as Sanitizer was received by Headmaster of the school Rodgers Gomani and Primary
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Teeth Savers International, Colgate sensitize primary education advisors on oral health
Teeth Savers International in conjunction with Colgate Palmolive on Monday brought together Primary Education Advisors (PEAs) within Blantyre Urban to sensitize them on how they could make it a habit to remind teachers in their jurisdictions to keep schooling their pupils about oral hygiene. PEAs
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School in Sierra Leone takes centre stage at the World Education Week
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 1 September 2020: One of Sierra Leone’s primary school - the EducAid Maronka Primary School in Port Loko, northern Sierra Leone will next month play a key part in the world’s biggest grassroots online education conference - World Education Week. EducAid Maronka Primary
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#BTSpeakingOut – Replacing the 11-Plus Exam - Barbados Today
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World Bank approves $50 million grant to improve quality of  education in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 June 2020: The World Bank Board of Executive Directors yesterday approved a $50 million grant to support the Government of Sierra Leone’s flagship program for Free Quality School Education launched in 2018. According to the World Bank, the Free Education Project will
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Gadsby-Dolly: No policy for forms 4-6 students at home
Education Minister Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly says there is no specific policy on the education of forms four to six students who will not be returning to physical school on Monday because no 'prescription' will fit every school. However, she stress that clearly defined guidelines were given to schools
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Kenya: Why the Push to Overhaul Teacher Training in Kenya Is a Bad Idea
[The Conversation Africa] Kenya is in the fourth year of implementing a new competence-based curriculum for all levels of schooling. The new curriculum seeks to develop student competencies including mastery of content, critical thinking and complex problem-solving.
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Uganda: Rakai Deo Warns Teachers Against Defying Covid-19 Guidelines
[Monitor] The Rakai District Education Officer, Mr John Baptist Kimbowa, has warned teachers against defying Covid-19 guidelines, stating that could lead to their interdiction.
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Bethlehem Primary and Infant School students get online learning boost
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PM Says Government Delivering On Education Promises - St. Lucia Times News
The government of Saint Lucia has been delivering on its promise to  develop an education system which will allow students to compete anywhere globally, Prime Minister, Allen Chastanet says. Chastanet made the observation in a post on his official Facebook page. He recalled that on October 3rd
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Uganda: Education Discusses Strategy On School Reopening
The Ministry of Education was yesterday locked in a meeting to decide how schools will partially reopen two weeks from today after President Museveni allowed candidates to
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Nigeria: U.S. Embassy, Centre Trains 100 Kano Teachers On Language Transition
[Daily Trust] The Public Affairs section of the United States (US) Embassy Abuja in collaboration with the development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC) has organised a three-day training for 100 primary school teachers in Kano on the adoption of effective best practices in transitioning from
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Kenya: Concern Raised Over Drug Abuse By Students in Chuka
[Nation] Security officers and educationists in Tharaka Nithi County have raised concern over increased drug abuse in Chuka town and its suburbs, saying it threatens learning and safety in the region.
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WATCH | Vaccination of teachers underway in Western Cape | News24
It's all systems go for the Western Cape government's plan to start the vaccination of teachers.
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OP-ED: A Warning to Joe Biden and the Democratic Party About Black Voters | Afro
There is one profound truth this coming November – the Democratic Party knows it needs the support of black voters to win the 2020 presidential
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Staffer at a Cape Town primary school tests positive for Covid-19
A staff member at Hague Primary School in Delft in Cape Town has tested positive for Covid-19, the Department of Education said on
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Youth Day | 21-year-old Klipgat resident says charity begins at home | News24
It was back in primary school when 21-year-old Boitshoko Molephyane realised she wanted to give back to the community.
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Famed balata artist George Tancredo dead, fans pay tribute - Stabroek News
Balata craftsman and former primary school teacher George Tancredo of Nappi Village, Central Rupununi, who was known for seizing attention with his beautifully created pieces, died on October 30, following a tragic
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