The Western Cape education department’s ambitious programme to help pupils overcome the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has reversed huge learning losses, according to an independent evaluation by researchers at Stellenbosch University.

The intervention led to substantial gains in both maths and language skills, with some pupils recovering almost a full year of learning by attending just nine Saturday sessions...

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