DA calls on Education MEC to prioritise teacher appointments
4 February 2019
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Northern Cape is calling on MEC of Education, Martha Bartlett, to do more to ensure that schools in the province are sufficiently capacitated with adequate numbers of teachers for respective subject choices.
This comes after learners at Nababeep High School only officially started their school year on Thursday last week. Schooling was disrupted due to critical teacher shortages at the school which especially affected matriculants. This in turn culminated in a two-week long protest by parents and learners, to expose the unconducive learning environment at the school.
While the eventual appointment of two additional teachers last week, finally brought an end to the protest, the new challenge of ensuring that learners catch-up on their missed English and Technology classes, must begin now.
A similar situation faces learners at SA Van Wyk School, which only received a Mathematics teacher on Friday last week. This school still needs an additional two teachers in order to ensure that all subjects are being taught.