TEACH News

The TEACH South Africa Training Academy 2010 was held from January 3 to 17 at the South African Breweries’ Training Institute in Kyalami, Johannesburg. According to Nalini Reddy, TEACH South Africa’s training and support consultant, training for the 2010 group of TEACH Ambassadors “went extremely well”, with high expectations already in… Read more

People have the power to change the world and it is teachers who inspire those people. This was former school teacher and children’s rights campaigner Graça Machel’s message to this year’s TEACH South Africa Ambassadors, at a dinner held in their honour. On the night, each TEACH Ambassador received a certificate… Read more

As the final deadline for applications to join the TEACH South Africa Ambassador Programme drew near, the TEACH South Africa website recorded a whopping 1 826 user registrations, of which 595 users completed the application in full. The total number of people who registered an interest in TEACH South Africa in… Read more

Just two years old, TEACH South Africa is going national; from being based in Gauteng, to now operating in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Limpopo provinces. According to Joy Olivier, Western Cape regional manager for TEACH South Africa, the organisation’s expansion into the Western Cape came about as a result… Read more

Muriel Magaya, a 2009 TEACH Ambassador, holds a Masters degree in Mathematics and Science. After teaching Physical Science to Grade 11s for a year at Erasmus Monareng High School in Johannesburg’s East Rand, Muriel has been asked to teach the same subject to Grade 12s. “Being entrusted with the task of… Read more

The first Ms Sindiswa Mlokoti (principal of Encochoyini Primary School in Phola Park, Thokoza) knew of the TEACH South Africa programme, was when she was told her school had been assigned four TEACH Ambassadors. Speaking a year later, her appreciation is plain to see. “They are not scared of any challenge,”… Read more

The LEAP initiative grew from the vision of John Gilmour, a former headmaster at Cape Town’s Pinelands High School. Gilmour initiated a tutoring programme for township schools in 1989, where, under his direction, Pinelands High teachers gave disadvantaged learners extra lessons in English, Mathematics and Science. In partnering with LEAP Maths… Read more

TEACH South Africa’s website received a commendation at the recently held South African Graduate Recruiters Association (SAGRA) awards. Held on Wednesday, January 27, 2010, the SAGRA awards recognise organisations that help graduates find employment. According to Cathy Sims, SAGRA’s national co-ordinator, the association is a non-profit organisation that helps recruiting businesses… Read more

North-West University recently presented TEACH South Africa with the 2009 Employer of Choice Award in recognition of the partnership between the two organisations. According to Bernice Smit, manager of the career centre at North-West University, TEACH South Africa is one of a number of organisations that belong to the university’s Employer… Read more

TEACH South Africa honoured two of South Africa’s greatest supporters of education and all educators at an event held at the Sandton Sun in Johannesburg on October 6, 2009. The dinner was an opportunity for TEACH South Africa to present business leaders Cyril Ramaphosa and Paul Harris with Private Sector Heroes… Read more