The National Professional Teachers’ Organization of SA (Naptosa) has described the state of readiness for schools reopening as a “mixed basket”.
Naptosa executive director, Basil Manuel said that there are various issues that need to be examined when it comes to deciding if schools are ready to be reopened.
“There is a deadly silence on the side of the department of basic education on who is coming back to school and if the learners will still be doing rotational learning. There is no guidance to schools around this. Even though schools are ready for rotational learning, given where we are with the virus we should be having another discussion,” Manuel said.
Basic education spokesperson, Elijah Mhlanga said that schools will continue with rotational learning due to the pandemic.
Manuel said when it comes to everything else their members were ready and school support material had been delivered.
He said there were provinces, including Gauteng, that had a “problem of unplaced learners”.
South African Democratic Teachers Union secretary general, Mugwena Maluleke said that educators and education support personnel began preparing for the reopening of schools on Wednesday last week.
“Majority of the school management and support staff are already on the ground and hoping that the virus will subside and allow them to do their job in building the nation,” Maluleke said.
Professional Educators Union general secretary, Ben Machibi said that their members had been ready for this academic year last year.
“We used the last week of closing to prepare for everything. We expect all schools to use tomorrow (Monday), to give learners stationery and tie any loose ends, for schools to have what we normally refer as a super start,” Machibi said.
Sources: Press Reader, MSN
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