29 October 2020 Joint MTBPS media statement: No new money for schools, but SAA’s rescue plan equals almost a year’s worth of school infrastructure funding Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s Medium-Term…
20 July 2020 Joint media statement: Education rights organisations and school communities to now monitor government’s compliance with the school meals court judgment “I am excited by this judgment but…
17 July 2020 Joint media advisory: Victory for Equal Education, Limpopo school governing bodies and over nine million learners as court rules that government’s National School Nutrition Programme must immediately…
25 June 2020 Joint statement on supplementary budget: Activists lament the lack of additional funding to Basic Education sector, concerned COVID-19 mitigation measures come at expense of long-term infrastructure needs…
24 June 2020 Joint media statement: Education justice organisations successfully advocate for amended basic education directions for Covid-19 - significant wins as new Directions published Yesterday, Minister of Basic…
Feb 2021: updated school health, safety and social distancing protocol guide, and how to report non-compliance with Covid-19 measures at schools.
[UPDATE] Safety measures for schools during the COVID-19 pandemic 2 Sept 2020 - By 31 August, all grades of South African schools have returned to the classroom. In the context…
29 April 2020 Media statement: Basic education authorities have not convincingly demonstrated that all schools will be provided with the necessary resources and support to reopen next Wednesday This morning…
To: The Honorable Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Social Development Mr Mondli Gungubele mgungubele@parliament.gov.za / tmarubelele@parliament.gov.za c/o Lindiwe Ntsabo (Committee Secretary) lntsabo@parliament.gov.za And to: The Honorable Chairperson of the…
S27 IEJ FUNDING BASIC EDUCATION FACT SHEET FINAL
Johannesburg, 19 July 2018 – SECTION27 welcomes the judgment of Acting Judge Msizi in the case of Equal Education v Minister of Basic Education delivered in the Bhisho High Court this morning.
Tuesday 4 October Executive Director, Mark Heywood will be deliver a talk to the pupils at St Peter’s School in the UK in which he will provide realistic insight into…
We will be publishing an updated version of the basic education handbook by the end of this year.
The Handbook is a legal literacy tool that serves to empower communities, school governing bodies, principals, teachers and learners to understand education law and policy, to know when learners’ rights have been violated and what steps are required to protect learners’ rights. It is a valuable resource in providing information on case developments and legal frameworks in key-areas of education law and policy.
We still have hard copies available of the current edition. Email EdManual@section27.org.za for your free copy. Pay only for postage and packaging.
In light of the announcement by President Ramaphosa on Sunday 15 March 2020 that Covid-19 has been declared a national disaster, we have decided to take the following measures to protect our staff and limit the spread of the CoVid-19 virus.
Our offices will be closed and our staff will work remotely until 31 March 2020.
Meetings will be conducted via electronic means.
Our advice desk will only conduct telephonic consultations.
The number to call or Whatsapp is 060 754 0751.
In light of the announcement by President Ramaphosa on Sunday 15 March 2020 that Covid-19 has been declared a national disaster, we have decided to take the following measures to protect our staff and limit the spread of the CoVid-19 virus.
Our offices will be closed and our staff will work remotely until 31 March 2020.
Meetings will be conducted via electronic means.
Our advice desk will only conduct telephonic consultations.
The number to call or Whatsapp is 060 754 0751.