Proposal to Extend academic year to April 2021 Not Hid

Proposal to Extend academic year to April 2021 Not Hid
Proposal to Extend academic year to April 2021 Not Hid

The teaching sector trade union, Bosetu says they had proposed several options to government to either void the year, or re-open schools only for completing classes or extend the academic year to April 2021 to cater for lost ground

BOSETU says while their suggestions were  in light of the adverse impacts of covid 19 on the learning environment, none of them were hid.

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Students wellbeing is a priority

The research presented at the recent Botswana Secondary School Teachers Union symposium should serve as a wake-up call to us all.We are so focused on coding, artificial intelligence, and the jobs of tomorrow that we are neglecting the basic safety and emotional well-being of the children sitting in our classrooms today.Statistics are deeply worrying. One study revealed that 34% of secondary school learners in Gaborone meet the criteria for a...

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