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Welcome to the online home of the UCT Schools Development Unit! The SDU is passionately committed to work with educators to improve South African schools. Take a look around our site and learn more about how we are changing schools for good.

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Wednesday, 10 February 2010


Education failure is one of 'tragic proportions' - Kallaway

Problems facing South African education are "finally reaching tragic proportions", with failing literacy and numeracy rates, disastrous comparisons with equivalent testing internationally, teacher professional failure and curriculum disfunctionality listed among current troubles. Read more...


Holiday school launches

Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Thandabantu Nhlapo welcomed about 150 learners to the Mathematics and Science Education Project (MSEP) Grade 12 Holiday School, at UCT in July. Read more...


Reading festival reveals hidden talent

Learners recited emotive poems and made speeches highlighting the importance of reading as UCT's Schools Development Unit celebrated the Zenex English First Additional Language Programme's Reading Festival on 17 March. Read more...