Preparing for ‘Back to school’
28 May 2020
On Wednesday, 27 May 2020, Minister of Education, Debbie Schäfer visited three Cape Town schools to assess school readiness for the arrival of Grade 7 and Grade 12 learners next week. The schools were not informed of the visits in advance.
The schools visited were:
- Westlake Primary School, Westlake
- Hillwood Primary School, Lavender Hill
- Intsebenziswano Secondary School, Phillipi
Minister Schäfer said she was extremely impressed with what she saw.
“Whilst there is anxiety, the teachers were there preparing the classrooms, preparing the school, ensuring that the desks and chairs are spaced 1.5m apart from each other. At two of the schools the teachers were engaged in workshopping the documents that we had sent out as the Department, to ensure that they understood them, ask questions and think through how they were going to put them into operation,” she said.
“I really want to thank the leadership of those schools for their proactive attitude, and for really stepping up and leading in a difficult environment.”