Teachers, gov�t deal most welcome

The two parties have agreed on establishing a legal platform that will be used as a reference point on issues pertaining to invigilation and marking of examinations. This platform will set logistics requirements and payment structures for teachers engaged in all examination-related duties, bringing an end to a stand-off that has contributed to the weakening of the nation’s education system and poor results.

We welcome this development because the absence of a legally binding agreement between the two parties has led to delays whenever discussions around teachers’ remuneration for handling external examinations were concerned. Results for Primary School Leaving Examinations, Junior Certificate, and Botswana General Certificate of Education have not been impressive in the last six or seven years and have been sliding down.