Among issues under the spotlight heading into the 2026 school year is the implementation of a compulsory Grade R year in the ...

The impact of grade grubbing on teachers typically isn’t positive—many reported feeling uncomfortable with the requests and say they didn’t get enough support from administrators when these instances ...

BASIC Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube said Grade R practitioners will be formally integrated into the basic education ...

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, ...

The integration of Grade R into the formal schooling system must be approached with caution, as the demands for specific qualifications among Grade R teachers have the potential to disrupt learning.

The Department of Basic Education has revealed that 7,294 unqualified Grade R practitioners are currently employed in public schools across all nine provinces in South Africa, and that only 2,121 of ...

With Grade R now fully integrated into formal schooling, the Basic Education Department demands minimum NQF Level 6 qualifications for all educators. A sizeable backlog of unqualified teachers must ...