Our new chapter as a holistic hub for teacher compliance and professional growth By Paige Davidson de Grandhomme In the words of award-winning educational reformer and visionary, John Cotton Dana: “he who dares to teach must never cease to learn.” And according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, over 70% of South African […]
After nearly a decade of serving schools and educators across South Africa, I’m incredibly proud to share the next chapter in our journey – Get SACE has officially become Empower-Ed. When we started Get SACE Points, our mission was simple: to help teachers understand what SACE compliance really means, manage their CPTD points with confidence, […]
Upon doing research on upcoming trends in education this year, I came across an unbelievable thought process; with technology at every students’ fingertips, what on earth are teachers actually teaching in their classrooms? Unsure of a Maths problem? Just Google Youtube and a video will pop up to show you how to solve it. Looking […]
[Reading time: 3 minutes] At the end of 2021, the South African Council for Educators published its annual report to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education. The comprehensive report outlined the challenges that the Council faced during the 2020/2021 financial year, its performance and its expenditure. It also outlined a few key factors that were […]
[Reading time: 5 minutes] ‘Resilience’ is a word that has become a popular part of the discourse surrounding South Africans, with particular reference to our country’s community of educators. This has been particularly prevalent since 2020, with the onset of the pandemic; which uprooted and challenged the way that South African teachers approached education. In […]
Three years ago I left teaching because I have small kids and the inflexibility of the job made it that much more tricky. My son and daughter are at two different schools and I have many friends who remain in this profession; I have to reiterate my admiration right here and now for teachers who […]
Reading time: 4 minutes In March 2020, within the matter of a day, the South African school calendar was disrupted. What was first believed to be a short-lived, temporary shift became a lengthy process of transition that lasted into 2021. As it stands, South African educators are being called upon to adapt to various levels […]
Place yourself in your students’ shoes! What can we learn as professionals from our personal learning journey? As educators and learning professionals, this question left me pondering about our own growth – what can we do to improve workplace learning in our own schools? First and foremost we need to find time to place ourselves […]
Professional development programs for educators are not unique to South Africa. In certain states in America, for example, educators require a licence to teach. This licence needs to be renewed periodically, and renewal depends on a teacher’s professional development credits. In South Africa, the professional development system for teachers is facilitated by the South African […]
Prior to lockdown – which seems like another lifetime for all of us – most SA citizens chose to roam the grocery stores in lieu of stock-piling on toilet paper and their choice of poison to keep them sane (which now can be easily located on the black market) for what feels like eleventy thousand […]
