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Clarendon High School for Girls. (Clarendon High School for Girls, Facebook) Allegations of long-standing embedded racism at the school were laid bare after a letter was posted on Facebook. The letter issued by the school's governing body was slammed as a public relations stunt by former pupils, parents. The headmistress has been instructed by education…

A Cape Town history teacher will undergo sensitivity training after giving Grade 7 pupils the "fun" task of making a poster to advertise slaves. "We regret what has happened," says principal of Parklands College secondary faculty Sylvia Steyn.The assignment reads: "Fun Activity - Advertisements were placed in newspapers to advertise the slave auction that would be…

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga. Parents will be allowed to keep children out of school despite them contravening the law.Minister Angie Motshekga said parents wishing to homeschool their children must comply with the department's requirements and apply on time.Schools with smaller class numbers have been allowed to open for all grades as long as they…

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga. (Chanté Schatz/News24) The Department of Basic Education has decided to use the first week of June to orientate teachers and non-teaching staff - and ensure that all schools receive safety material in order to be Covid-19 compliant.Grade 7 and 12s, who were meant to be phased in from Monday, will…

Empty classrooms ready to receive pupils after being closed for over three months due to the Covid-19 pandemic. (Chanté Schatz, News24) While Grade 7 and 12s were expected to return to school on Monday, the Department of Education has done a last minute about-turn and announced that pupils will now return on 8 June instead,…