Covid-19 revised 2020 public school calendar
The Department of Basic Education has issued the revised 2020 public school calendar. Find out more about these changes
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What if you choose NOT to send your child back to school?
what if you decided to actually quit your current school and consider alternative schooling? How would you go about this and what schooling options do you have?
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A new study urges government to open all schools immediately
A recent study by Stellenbosch university academics entitled Counting the Cost – COVID-19, Children and Schooling, argues that children under 19 years of age are more likely to die of unrelated causes than of Covid-19 in 2020 and therefore “all children should return to schools, crèches and ECD centres without any further delay.
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Studying from home ( Part 2) : Impaq learners and parents share their tips
by Jacqui Smit, a blue-haired “crazy cat lady” who loathes a split infinitive and loves an Oxford comma. She works as a copywriter for Impaq Education, a curriculum provider for home, tutor and school education. While some schools in some provinces have...Read more
COVID-19: When different grades will return to school
National State of Disaster Re-opening of schools (Gazette 43372 of 29 May 2020 as amended by Gazette 43381 of 1 June 2020) Which grades return to school when? 8 June 2020 Grade 7; Grade 12; and School of Skills: Year 4 6 July 2020 Early Childhood Development...Read more
Five tips on how to motivate your teen during lockdown
To motivate your teen to study can be a real challenge. Many teenagers are stereotyped as lazy and unmotivated children who want nothing more than to sleep in, socialise with friends and entertain themselves with their smartphones, laptops, and gaming consoles. But this stereotype isn’t really fair at all. It’s understandable because this behaviour is what parents see, but it’s ultimately misguided.
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Help for parents with kids braving school
Level 3 Lockdown. As parents, how do we adjust to the new norm at school? Our social feeds are flooded and somewhat overwhelming: different opinions, different stats, different advice. If you are looking for help for school in this new phase, there’s an...Read more
To go back to school or not, that is the question
Given the immense differences in schools and resources, why is the Minister not treating them differently? If private schools have all the protocols, safety measures and equipment necessary to get going, then perhaps they should be allowed to go back to school.
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How safe is going back-to-school for teachers and students?
By Dr Sheri Fanaroff MBBCh FCFP MFamMed, a Family Physician, practicing in Melrose, Johannesburg. Please Note: This article was written on 21st May as part of a series of regular updates on the COVID-19 pandemic for the benefit of her patients. It was written in an...Read more
School at home: Impaq learners and parents share their tips
Many learners who normally attend traditional schools have to temporarily school at home due to the national lockdown. While some are finding it easy to adjust, others are struggling. Impaq wanted to help, so they asked the experts: their learners and parents who successfully school at home all year round.
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The Great Covid-19 Back-To-School Dilemma
Lockdown is loosening and in the coming months schools around the country will start re-opening. So now, as with all things recently, the Covid-19 back-to-school debate is an emotional oil slick as parents scramble to figure out if this is indeed the best move right now. And whether or not they should do what the country asks or rather home school.
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COVID-19 school guidelines from June 2020
Covid-19 school guidelines schools will follow when they re-open including washing hands, wearing masks, social distancing and sanitizing
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Teacher shares online teaching experience
By Elmien Ackerman, a self-proclaimed “wordaholic” who loves words and language and cringes at the thought of a missing apostrophe. She writes for Impaq Education, a curriculum provider for home and tutor education. The national lockdown due to COVID-19 has not only...Read morerecent posts
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