Members of Parliament in the National Council urged the government to prioritise training for teachers and other stakeholders in the education sector to effectively navigate the revised curriculum. They were contributing to the report of the Standing Committee on Education on the high failure rate of learners for the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary and...
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The Sunshine Centre for children with learning impairment caters for around 150 people, children with special educational needs included, and adults who require a protected working environment. Assisting three of the teachers to attend the local Montessori Centre, Manica Group Namibia recently contributed N$100,000 for their education. Many of the teachers at the Sunshine also...
Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture executive director Sanet Steenkamp on Monday managed to avert a possible demonstration of unemployed teacher graduates scheduled for today. Steenkamp held a five-hour meeting with the representatives of hundreds of unemployed teachers, where it was agreed that a task force be set up to further iron out issues. “In...
Staff members of the Elambo Combined School in the Oshikoto Region petitioned the Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture to address inconsistencies in the bush allowances. Demonstrators claim that staff members at some schools get a bush allowance of N$1,750 per month, but at Elambo Combined School, they get N$1,150 per month. Teachers said they...
Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani has lambasted teachers’ workwear, saying it is often inappropriate. Venaani made these remarks in the parliament on Wednesday while contributing to a motion by fellow party member Hidipo Hamata on the government making adequate resources available to public schools in order to excel like private schools. “Today you...
I don’t want to undermine other professions in any way, but if there’s one profession that is of paramount importance in the mentoring and upbringing of a child, it’s teaching. Teaching plays a major role in shaping people’s futures through the gradual and systematic instilling of knowledge and academic skills. Not only do they play...
The Namibia National Teachers Union (Nantu) has called on unemployed teachers to register with their regional offices for assistance in finding employment and developing valuable skills. Nantu secretary general, Loide Shaanika in an interview on Wednesday highlighted the union’s commitment to supporting teachers in finding employment, amongst others through coaching in how to conduct themselves...
Stefanus Nashama Hidipo Hamata, a Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) Member of Parliament, wants the government to build more schools and employ more teachers to ensure quality education for Namibian children. Hamata was of the opinion that while the government has the mandate to provide universal basic education it also needs to have sufficient places in...