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Grades R, 6 and 11 will return to class on Monday 6 July 2020

2 July 2020

We have noted the statement by the national minister regarding today’s discussions in the Council of Education Ministers. We welcome the differentiated approach to phasing in grades that has been provided for, and the ability for schools to adopt a slightly slower phasing in approach should they ...

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WCED offers temporary Classroom Assistant posts during national disaster

1 July 2020

Western Cape Education Department

The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is asking candidates who wish to be considered as temporary classroom assistants during the national state of disaster to register their profiles on our online system as part of our Classroom Assistant initiative. The Covid-19 pandemic has completely ...

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Quality learning @home: WCED launches Virtual Library

23 June 2020

Western Cape Education Department

The ability to read and write is the foundation on which all further learning is based, and the ability to read for meaning and pleasure is without a doubt the most important skill that children can learn in primary school. This is why the WCED has made improving early reading a strategic goal for ...

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WCED preparations for the return of learners to schools are progressing well

20 May 2020

Western Cape Education Department

Following the announcement of the dates for the start of the return of learners to schools by the Minister of Basic Education, the various reactions and questions posed serve to illustrate the complexity of the decisions to be taken and plans to be made. We are facing an unprecedented challenge ...

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Western Cape schools serve over 1 million meals to learners during lockdown

13 May 2020

Western Cape Education Department

Over 1 million meals have been served in the past month as part of the Western Cape Education Department’s emergency school feeding programme. This is a tremendous achievement, made possible by the school staff, management teams, volunteers, and WCED officials who answered the call to feed ...

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Western Cape learners will not return to school next week

29 April 2020

Western Cape Education Department

In a presentation to national parliament today, the Department of Basic Education made a presentation with tentative dates for the reopening of schools across the country. These dates were not definite and do not constitute an official announcement. This has caused an understandable level of ...

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Celebrate World Book Day by reading a story to your children

23 April 2020

Western Cape Education Department

Today is World Book Day, first celebrated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in 1995 to promote reading and publishing around the world. The importance of reading at an early age cannot be overstated. In fact, without a solid grounding in basic literacy ...

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Online safety to feature in Life Orientation curriculum as learners move online

22 April 2020

Western Cape Education Department

The lockdown period has brought South Africa face to face with the challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. While internet access is by no means universal or available to all, during this time many more children have been engaging in the online space than ever before. As our lives, and our ...

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Keeping up with the curriculum (Part 4)

17 April 2020

Western Cape Education Department

Today, I am very excited to announce the launch of a new lesson planning platform intended to assist teachers, parents and learners in this new era of @ home learning. In Part 1, 2 and 3 of our series on Quality Learning @ home, we looked at a variety of digital resources that are available for ...

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