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, ...

Early Childhood Development (ECD) and grade R teachers staged a march to the Department of Basic Education offices on Struben Street on July 24. The reason for the march was that the group is not ...

Did you know that a child's self-esteem, which is the foundation for a lifetime of success, takes root long before they step into a Grade 1 classroom? A 2015 University of Washington study revealed ...