Daily Maverick

Grade R teachers face job losses without NQF level 6 qualifications

With Grade R now fully integrated into formal schooling, the Basic Education Department demands minimum NQF Level 6 ...
Independent Online

Grade R practitioners to be integrated into basic education system

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 Citizen

Grade R will be prioritised, says Lesufi as ECD allocated R1.9 billion

With an allocation of R1.9 billion to early childhood development (ECD) from its budget of R59.7 billion, the Gauteng department of education said on Monday it had offered ECD to more than 164,000 ...

Rushed qualifications for Grade R teachers could disrupt education, warns committee chair

The integration of Grade R into the formal schooling system must be approached with caution, as the demands for specific ...
Mail & Guardian

Grade R offers SA’s poorest children no discernible benefit

A new study shows that grade R classes have almost zero effect on the future performance of pupils in South Africa’s poorest schools. “The impact of grade R in South Africa is small and there is ...
Daily Maverick

Treasury’s decision not to allocate extra funding imperils compulsory Grade R roll-out

While the Bela Act makes Grade R attendance compulsory, the National Treasury’s refusal to allocate additional funding leaves provinces struggling to deliver on the promise of universal early ...