More Teachers for Poor Schools

South Africa's poorest pupils could soon enjoy the luxury of smaller classes if a plan by minister of basic education, Angie Motshekga, is implemented.

Motshekga is considering an alternative staffing model for schools, which involves allocating proportionally more teaching posts to schools serving the most impoverished pupils.

She confirmed that she is studying a model that will distribute teaching posts according to the actual class size per grade, the size of the school and its curriculum requirements.

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