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WESTERN CAPE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - NEWS ARCHIVE: MARCH 2007
Target Setting for Quality Education
30 March 2007
Targets setting for quality education - Statement by Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore ...  > 
Inquiry into West Coast Schools Starts
29 March 2007
An inquiry into various issues in schools in the Saldanha municipal area, including allegations of racism, access, transport, school fees and provisioning will start on Tuesday 27 March, 19h00, when senior officials of the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) meet with the community of Laingville ...  > 
WCED Launches Investigation into Alleged Racial Attack
29 March 2007
Langenhoven Gymnasium Alleged Racial Attack - Statement by Education Minister Cameron Dugmore on behalf of the Western Cape Education Department.  > 
Retired Bus Driver, 72, Wins WCED Adult Learner Award
27 March 2007
Mr Adam Marais, a 72-year-old retired bus driver, is among adult learners who received awards from the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) this week.  > 
Seminar Series: Reading for Enjoyment
27 March 2007
Calling all ...  > 
Dugmore Joins Call for "Bike to Work" Day
22 March 2007
In support of the call by the Pedal Power Association (PPA) and the Bicycling Empowerment Network (BEN) for "Bike to Work" day, Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore will be riding in tandem with representatives of the two organizations to schools and then to work ...  > 
WCED Workshop on Assessment Standards and Qualifications in Schools
22 March 2007
About 250 teachers, principals, union representatives, tertiary institutions, curriculum experts and senior education officials will meet this weekend to deliberate on protocols for assessment standards and qualifications in the new Further Education and Training (FET) curriculum and in the General Education and Training (GET) band ...  > 
Performance Agreements to be Linked to School Targets
19 March 2007
Performance agreements of education officials must be linked to the successful meeting of academic targets in schools. So said Education MEC Cameron Dugmore in his keynote address to a workshop on Assessment Standards in schools, convened by the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) today and ...  > 
Inquiry Into Education Provisioning In Saldanha Municipal Schools
13 March 2007
Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore today announced a Task Team that will investigate and offer recommendations on various issues in schools in the Saldanha municipal area, including allegations of racism, access, transport, school fees and provisioning.  > 
School Temporarily Closed After Clashes Between Learners and SAPS
13 March 2007
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has temporarily stopped schooling of the Masibambisane High School in Delft, following two days of clashes between learners and the SAPS during which shots were fired, resulting in at least three learners being treated for minor injuries, and one ...  > 
Further Options for Skills Acquisition for Young People
12 March 2007
Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore has announced further options for young people in acquiring skills, which were previously not easily accessible for historically disadvantaged communities.  > 
Targets for Maths and Science Passes
8 March 2007
Although there had been some slight increases in the number of Maths and Science passes, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has put in place extra measures to support schools, and will set targets for each high school to achieve even higher marks.  > 
R50 Million Feeding Scheme Benefits Two Hundred Thousand Learners
7 March 2007
More than 200,000 learners in 991 poor schools benefit from the Government's now renamed National School Nutrition Programme, at a cost of almost R50 million. So said Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore today in an interpellation during the Provincial Legislature sitting. The programme catered ...  > 
South Africa Pursues Millenium Development Goals on Education (MDGs)
7 March 2007
In the last twelve years of democracy, the country has made great strides in the reconstruction of South Africa and Africa. In pursuit of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on Education, it has successfully united 19 different education departments; increased the number of successful ...  > 
Western Cape Budget Good News for Education
7 March 2007
The Western Cape provincial budget tabled today is good news for education in the province and builds on the positive allocations made by Finance Minister Trevor Manuel, says Education MEC Cameron Dugmore.  > 
Aggrey Klaaste Maths, Science and Technology Awards
6 March 2007
Three teachers from Worcester, Cape Town and Paarl have won the provincial Aggrey Klaaste Maths, Science and Technology Teacher of the Year Awards for 2007.  > 
"For the Sake of Our Lives" Campaign Launches at Western Cape Schools
4 March 2007
Deputy Education Minister Enver Surty will join Western Cape MEC Cameron Dugmore and athletes Elana Meyer and Johan Landsman on Tuesday 06 March in the "for the sake of our lives" campaign.  > 
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