Education minister pleads with teachers
Education minister Paul Mavhima has implored teachers to give the on-going national joint negotiations a chance, cautioning that industrial action will disadvantage the students.
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Education minister Paul Mavhima has implored teachers to give the on-going national joint negotiations a chance, cautioning that industrial action will disadvantage the students.
Teachers have condemned Primary and Secondary Education minister Paul Mavhima who recently ruled out the possibility of government reviewing teachers’ salaries.
A Plumtree teacher who was fired 10 years ago for extending her maternity leave by four days, has taken Primary and Secondary Education Minister Professor Paul Mavima and the Public Service Commission (PSC) to court challenging her dismissal.
Government will continue paying Early Childhood Development (ECD) teachers who are already employed but has frozen the recruitment of more teachers for such classes, Primary and Secondary Education Minister Professor Paul Mavima has said.
Government is set to review the new curriculum before month-end to incorporate some of the concerns from key stakeholders who include teachers and parents.
Primary and Secondary Education minister Paul Mavima is adamant that the new curriculum will stay amid strong objections from teachers.
Government has allayed fears that pupils will undergo compulsory National Service training soon after completing Ordinary Level as a requirement from the new curriculum, an official has said.
A list of demands for children starting their grade 1 under the Primary and Secondary Education’s new curriculum has drawn fire from members of the public, who say it is too expensive for ordinary parents and guardians.
Government has once again warned teachers that it is illegal to offer extra lessons to pupils for a fee.
Primary and Secondary Education deputy minister Paul Mavhima has said schools and parents must continue administering corporal punishment on pupils but employ proportionate disciplinary techniques.