Matriculants in poor schools will not be in a position to fully prepare for exams, the national executive committee of Sadtu says. Sadtu also wants the basic education department to trim, reorganise and reset the examination papers
Matriculants in poor schools will not be in a position to fully prepare for exams, the national executive committee of the South African Democratic Teachers' Union says.
The basic education department has been approached for comment. This story will be updated once its reaction has been received.Sadtu’s national executive committee said the re-opening of schools needed to be managed well to avoid straining the system. It said that the policy of admitting a maximum of 50% of pupils a day – based on the different timetables adopted by schools and influenced by their contextual factors – must be ensured, and physical distancing must not be not compromised.
It said teachers, as professionals, should be allowed to use their professional judgment and implored on members in provinces to be vigilant and monitor that no standardised tests were written.The committee condemned the basic education department’s plan to reduce the number of subjects for Grades 7 to 9.
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