Teachers urged to remain calm

BTU
BTU

Teachers’ unions, Botswana Teachers Union (BTU) and Botswana Sectors of Educators Trade Union (BOSETU) have urged teachers to remain calm against threats from the Ministry of Education to force teachers to invigilate and submit course work marks this year.

The ministry’s threats were delivered in the form of a savingram to regions late last month, in an effort to avoid last year’s catastrophe, when teachers stayed away from submitting course work marks.

A savingram authored by Miriam Maroba, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Skills Development last month reads in part: “ We are writing to clarify the position of the ministry with regard to the conduct of coursework.


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