In the early seventies, the Association of Private Schools resolved to establish a group pensions and life assurance scheme for the purpose of providing benefits on retirement and ancillary... Read More
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On 30 April 2020, the Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, briefed South Africans on proposed plans for the re-opening of schools. The briefing contained many important points, but most... Read More
To assist its member schools in understanding their rights and responsibilities, ISASA has produced a set of Guidelines for independent schools which have been prepared with legal assistance and are... Read More
Exclusions from an independent school fall into the two broad areas of: Exclusion on grounds of contravention of the rules contained in the school’s Code of Conduct. Exclusion on the... Read More
SAMSTIP, Investec and the Department of Basic Education are offering Senior and FET teacher internship bursaries in the fields of Mathematics and Science. Background The South African Mathematics and Science... Read More
As Covid-19 continues to spread, it is imperative that South African employers and their employees work together to safeguard their health and safety. Section 8 of the Occupational Health and... Read More
As we settle into another week of a country-wide lockdown, we acknowledge the pressures our people are experiencing. This is a challenging time for everyone and Sasol will continue to... Read More
The coronavirus has caused a major disruption to education around the globe. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) reported that nine out of 10 of the world’s... Read More
The South African Schools Act (SASA) of 1996 established a national schooling system and recognised two categories of schools: public and independent. Public schools are state controlled and independent schools... Read More
On 22 January 2021 the Minister of Basic Education issued, in terms of the Disaster Management Act 57 of 2002, amended Directions for the reopening of independent and public schools... Read More
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) recently consolidated its Directions under the National State of Disaster. These were gazetted on Friday, 12 February 2021 (Gazette Number 44154) . According to... Read More
ISASA provides both a Pension Scheme and Provident Fund to its member schools. These funds are voluntary and schools can elect to join either fund, or retain their own retirement... Read More