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Various organisations make submissions regarding Basic Education Amendment Bill

LOCAL Various organisations have made oral submissions before Parliament’s Basic Education Portfolio Committee on the Basic Education Law Amendment Bill. The Bill has been criticised for aiming to change the powers of school governing bodies (SGB) in deciding on admissions and language policies at schools. Among others, the Bill indicates that the head of the department will have the final say when it comes to admissions. The spokesperson of the […]

today9 November 2022

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Hybrid public hearings on the contested BELA Bill kick off

LOCAL Hybrid public hearings on the contested Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill are expected to kick off today. Despite backlash from unions and civil society, the department maintains that the changes aim to improve education by modernizing outdated laws. Amendments include making Grade R compulsory, criminalizing keeping children out of school, heightening financial accountability for governing bodies and provincial departments and granting Heads of Departments and Members of the […]

today8 November 2022

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