BOSETU Rallies teachers to abandon marking of Coursework
Monday, September 06, 2021 | 950 Views |
Rari
This, after the Union and the examinations body, Botswana Examinations Council(BEC) deadlocked on bargaining for the wages of teachers for moderation and marking if this year’s examinations.
In a statement BOSETU Secretary General Tobokani Rari appealed to teachers to discontinue any ongoing moderation with immediate effect, until such time that the impasse between the Teachers Trade Unions and BEC over the 2021/22 Coursework and Moderation rates would have been resolved.
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