PARTNERSHIP WITH UNIONS
Education trust to train teachers at weak schools
The National Education Collaboration Trust (Nect) has teamed up with teacher unions to improve teaching at the basic education level, where quality is often lacking. The partnership, started on Wednesday, will result in teacher trainers receiving help to improve subject knowledge. The South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) was the first union to finalise its partnership with Nect. The first phase of the partnership will be rolled out in Butterworth in the Eastern Cape and in Sekhukhune, in Limpopo, where matric results have been dismal in recent years. Nect was formed in 2013 as part of efforts to facilitate collaboration among stakeholders to improve educational outcomes in line with the National Development Plan. Teacher training is a central tenet of Nect. The collaboration with Sadtu will target 348 primary and secondary schools in Butterworth, and 437 primary and combined schools in Sekhukhune. On Wednesday, Sadtu general secretary Mugwena Maluleke said the two distric...
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