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School demonstrates the power of possibility thinking

Kannemeyer Primary School in Grassy Park will be celebrating their 60th anniversary this year and the school adopted “solutions focused thinking” as their annual theme.

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Brent Walters comes full circle

Superintendent-General (SG) of the Western Cape Education Department (WCED), Brent Walters, has returned to the sector where he was first employed as a teacher in 1987.

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MOT SA Courage to Care Global Grant Project

MOT South Africa has partnered with the Rotary Club of Wynberg, Haugaland Upper Secondary School, Karmøy Rotary Club and Rotary Districts...

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Excellence in Primary School Leadership

Name: Ms Anthea Williams School: Dorothea School, Stellenbosch District: Cape Winelands Education District Ms Willliams has been in a...

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Telematic Schools Project wins award for innovation

The Telematic Schools Project was recently awarded the 1st runner up prize at the Centre for Public Service Innovation (CPSI) Innovation Awards ceremony in Pretoria.

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Comprehensive Sexuality Education Teacher Training Workshop

Life Orientation teachers attended a workshop to assist them to become comfortable with mediating very sensitive topics with learners.

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Global Teacher Prize Competition

The Western Cape Education Department wishes to encourage our school communities to nominate exceptional teachers for the Global Teacher Prize (GTP).

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Invitation to schools to apply for blue heritage plaques

The Blue Plaque Schools Project was initiated by the Centre for Conservation Education and the Simon van der Stel Foundation in 2015. Since then, 36 schools in the Western Cape have received blue heritage plaques.

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Farewell to three education giants

The WCED has recently said farewell to the three education giants.

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Montagu Drive Primary welcomes celebrity to promote reading

“Reading is fun.” This message was prominently displayed on Montagu Drive Primary School’s Facebook Page. Learners at the school in Portland...

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