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SADTU statement, 28 July 2014 Launch of a historic teacher development programme SADTU in KwaZulu-Natal launches a historic television programme for teacher development History was made in Durban on Thursday, 24 July 2014 when the South African Democratic Teachers' Union (SADTU) in KwaZulu-Natal, with partners - Mindset, Telkom, Inkunzi, Hauwei, HP, Vortex, Cyberschool Technology and 247 Technologies, officially launched a teacher development television programme - a first by a teacher union. The launch took place during the Union's provincial congress at the Durban Exhibition Centre attended by hundreds of delegates from branches and regions who applauded when live pictures from the programmes's prototype school in Inanda appeared on the screens, and enjoyed cake afterwards. According to Provincial Secretary Mbuyiseni Mathonsi, the launch of the programme was a direct response to challenges facing teachers. "It is well known that Black teachers were not allowed to do Maths and Science and that affected the quality of teaching. We felt we could no longer fold hands and be spectators and allow the situation to get worse. The programme will address issues of teacher training. If you can solve challenges around education, start with teachers first," Mathonsi said. The programmes will also look at developing non-educators and matrics. It is being piloted in KwaZulu Natal but will eventually be spread across the entire country. For this to come true, SADTU in KwaZulu/Natal had to find reliable and like-minded partners, build a broadcast studio in SADTU's provincial office in Durban and create teacher development television programmes. Best teachers and subject specialists in the province will be lined up to provide teacher development from the studio and address challenging topics for teachers. Ten teachers' centres in provincial districts will be equipped with viewing technology including TVs, satellite dishes and servers to store content. Teachers will be provided with detailed broadcast schedules in advance, and can interact with presenters via SMS, telephone and social media live during the broadcasts. This will be shown on DSTV's channel 309. Mathonsi spoke highly of the close relationship between the union and the department of Basic Education in the province which led to the launch of the programme. He also thanked them for successful matric intervention programme which saw the increase in the matric pass rate in the province. KwaZulu-Natal's Head of Department for Basic Education Dr Nkosinathi Sishi commended SADTU's programme and promised his department would walk all the way with the Union to ensure the programme's success. SADTU Acting President Magope Maphila congratulated SADTU in KwaZulu Natal for coming up with an initiative that was moving with the times and change for the better. He said he wished DA had attended the launch in order to give correct testimonies about SADTU. "They can't say anything positive about us. When the results are bad, they blame SADTU. When they are good, it is not SADTU," Maphila said. Issued by: SADTU KwaZulu Natal Contact: Mbuyiseni Mathonsi, Provincial Secretary, 082 611 7027 --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
