Unions bemoan mid-term exam changes
Teachers' unions have criticised the KwaZulu-Natal Education Department for changes to the mid-term exam schedule.
The South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) says it's unfair that schools that scored below 85% in last year’s matric exams have to write common tests.
The union says even high-performing schools are being pressured to write, despite the department calling it voluntary.
There were delays to June exams in the province, after many schools weren't allocated norms and standards funds by the department.
The KZN government has allocated R900 million to tackle the funding crisis.
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SADTU has suspended its "Work to Rule" campaign to allow exams and payments to continue, with an amended timetable now in place.
Meanwhile, the National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa (Naptosa) KZN's Thirona Moodley says some schools are catching up after delays caused by last week’s protest.
" However, there have been schools that did have backup papers and were able to continue with the examinations and the assessments. Others have to now follow the amended timetable and assessment program of the department in order to complete the assessments for the second term.
"As the assessment protocol of the department requires that the assessments be done in the term that the learners had learned the work. So this has to be done during this term."
A meeting on the issue is set for next Friday.
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