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2016-12-02 – UNDERCURRENTS 2016 – VOLUME 6 NUMBER 34 – THE CURTAIN COMES DOWN ON 2016

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This edition reports on the December 2016 meeting of the National Consultative Forum, touching on matters such as a task team report on inclusive education; Provincial Consultative Forums; the development of ideas around the Annual National Assessments and the Matric Supplementary exams; possible changes to school fee and fee exemption regulations; and the TIMSS testing of 2015.

2016-12-02 – UNDERCURRENTS 2016 – SPECIAL EASTERN CAPE EDITION ON POST PROVISIONING – NOVEMBER 2016

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An explanation of some of the imperatives driving the provision of educator posts to schools in the Eastern Cape – November 2016.

2016-11-18 – UNDERCURRENTS 2016 – VOLUME 6 NUMBER 33 – WHO IS THE EMPLOYER OF THOSE IN SGB POSTS

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This edition looks at thew vexed issue of who is technically the employer of those in the so-called SGB posts in a school, and what the implications are of a recent CCMA ad liminem ruling in this regard.

2016-11-04 – UNDERCURRENTS 2016 – VOLUME 6 NUMBER 31 – CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

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Conflict of interests – what is it really, and how does one manage it in the school?

2016-10-28 – UNDERCURRENTS 2016 – VOLUME 6 NUMBER 30 – SCHOOL FEES REVISITED

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Another look at school fees, particular from the point of view of the implications of the various fees-must-fall initiatives.

2016-10-21 – UNDERCURRENTS 2016 – VOLUME 6 NUMBER 29 – WE ALL KNOW WHO IS THE BOSS

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We all know who is boss in a school – but we also need to formalize our understandings around who is second-in-command: the one who will have to step up to the plate if the boss is indisposed for any reason.

2016-10-14 – UNDERCURRENTS 2016 – VOLUME 6 NUMBER 28 – HOW IS YOUR SCHOOL FARING AT MATHS

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A look at a study on the teaching of Maths in the USA, and some suggestions on how we can improve the teaching of the subject in our own schools.

2016-09-23 – UNDERCURRENTS 2016 – VOLUME 6 NUMBER 27 – HAIR MUST FALL AND ALL THAT

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Another look at codes of conduct, grooming and hair in the light of recent developments in our schools.

2016-09-16 – UNDERCURRENTS 2016 – VOLUME 6 NUMBER 26 – BUDGETING AND THE BUDGET MEETING

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All the hints and documents schools need to run an effective budget meeting for parents (also known as the AGM in Gauteng Province).