The Department of Education has implemented the BELA Act, integrating Grade R into the schooling system and require Grade R teachers to upgrade their qualifications.

The Department of Basic Education has revealed that 7,294 unqualified Grade R practitioners are currently employed in public schools across all nine provinces in South Africa, and that only 2,121 of ...

Education experts are divided on scrapping grade repetition in the foundation phase, balancing emotional wellbeing against academic readiness and school resources.

With Grade R now fully integrated into formal schooling, the Basic Education Department demands minimum NQF Level 6 qualifications for all educators. A sizeable backlog of unqualified teachers must ...