The Professional Educators’ Union (PEU) has noted with shock and sense of disbelief on the “Hit back  campaign” by COSAS, directed at teachers who allegedly apply corporal punishment to learners.

PEU views this as hard and tough stand, alien to our society, with far reaching implications on our country’s social moral fibre. This simply depict how entrenched is the culture of intolerance and the bankruptcy  of social dialogue in our society.

It can’t be imagined, even for a moment, to watch our schools degenerating into battle fields …

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MEDIA RELEASE FOR THE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS ’UNION ON HER 108TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Over six hundred delegates of the Professional Educators’ Union (PEU) will converge in Pretoria, for the Union‘s 108th Annual Conference, scheduled for the 13 and 14 March 2014.

The Conference will be held under the Theme: Public Education as part of Public Sector facing delivery problems. The Public protector, Advocate Thuli Madonsela, has been invited and scheduled to deliver a Keynote Address at noon.

The Minister of Basic Education, Hon. Angie Motshekga, will set the tone …

THE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS’UNION MEDIA STATEMENT ON FINANCE MINISTER ‘S 2015 BUDGET SPEECH

The Professional Educators Union (PEU) generally welcomes the Budget speech by Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene, as it is inclined towards the poor.

As a Union, we are overly pleased with the cash injection aimed at teacher training and development, as well as infrastructure. It is our wish and hope that systems will be put in place to ensure that that the funds are directed accordingly, to achieve the intended objective.

We also welcome continuous introduction of …

The GS took some time away from the office to address a Seminar of teachers which was       held in Pretoria on the 31st of October….. CLICK HERE TO VIEW

The Professional Educators Union has received with great shock the news on the loss of 67 of our citizens, when a Church structure collapsed during a service on Friday 12/09/2014. This calamity that has befallen our African Nation makes it difficult to accept and come to terms with.

Our hearts and prayers are with the families of the departed. We are quite aware that at this point, words alone will not be enough to alleviate the excruciating pain that come with this loss.

May their Souls get …

Naledi Mokotedi (in a PEU cap) is our youngest member,born on August 19th 1991.She is seen on this photo posing with her colleagues from Seaparankwe Primary School in Tshwane. She completed her B.Ed. specialising in Early Childhood Development with Foundation phase in October 2013. She joined PEU in January this year.

We would to welcome the members from Seaparankwe Primary School to our family.

Civil society movements, attending the seventh SA Aids conference in Durban, want African governments to distribute condoms in schools.

They claim that adolescents are left behind in the fight against Aids. It’s estimated that 139 000 young South Africans, mainly girls, contract HIV every year.

A lack of adequate information and protection tools are cited as some of the contributing factors. However, government and Aids lobby groups are at loggerheads about condom distribution at schools.

A government’s draft policy proposes a comprehensive health-care service.

Treatment Action Campaign …